Focus - Hocus Pocus

I do not own the copyright to this recording. If you like this song, please buy the album for the full experience. Founding Members : Thijs van Leer - Flautist, Vocals Jan Akkerman - Guitar Martin Dresden - Bass Hans Cleuver - Drums Artist - Focus Album - Moving Waves Song - Hocus Pocus Released - 1971 Focus are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, who recruited bass guitarist Martijn Dresden and drummer Hans Cleuver after he met them at sessions for the Jazz and Poetry radio program in Hilversum, Netherlands. After the addition of Akkerman to van Leer's rock trio in late 1969, the band named themselves Focus and were the pit band for the Dutch production of the rock musical Hair. Their debut album Focus Plays Focus (1970) gained little attention, but their follow-up album Moving Waves (1971), and its lead single «Hocus Pocus», earned the band international recognition. Their success continued with Focus 3 (1972) and Hamburger Concerto (1974), the former containing their second hit single, «Sylvia». After two additional albums recorded with various musicians, Focus dissolved in 1978.