Hans la Faille

Born

1946-08-21

Birthplace

Zwolle, The Netherlands

Biography

Hans la Faille is a Dutch percussionist. La Faille is a childhood friend of bass guitarist Herman Deinum, with whom he played in Blues Dimension from 1967 onwards. In 1969, they moved on to Cuby & the Blizzards, in 1974 they played in Cyril Havermans's group Cyril, and from 1976 onwards with Sweet d'Buster. In 1975, La Faille and Deinum formed the rhythm section for the recording of the LP Fingerprints by Rob Hoeke and Hein van der Gaag. La Faille and Deinum returned to Cuby & The Blizzards in 1996. However, Deinum left the group in 2010. After the death of singer Harry Muskee in September 2011, Cuby & The Blizzards disbanded.