Piet Botha

Piet Botha
Piet Botha performing in Pretoria in 2015
Piet Botha performing in Pretoria in 2015
Background information
Born(1955-07-18)18 July 1955
Died2 June 2019(2019-06-02) (aged 63)
OccupationRock musician
Years active1974–2019
Formerly ofJack Hammer, The Lyzyrd Kyngs, Wildebeest, Akkedis
Websitehttp://pietbotha.com

Piet Botha (18 July 1955 – 2 June 2019)[1] was a South African musician[2][3] and the frontman of the South African rock band Jack Hammer (in which he was known as "The Hammer"),[4] which has been an opening act for bands such as ZZ Top, Deep Purple and Uriah Heep.[5] He also performed solo.

  1. ^ Local Rockstar Piet Botha dies
  2. ^ Piet Botha Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Musicians.co.za
  3. ^ Celebs hit city to usher in new year, Independent Online, 30 September 2011
  4. ^ Jack Hammer history at the band's site
  5. ^ "Piet Botha, South African Singer Songwriter - bio from official web site". pietbotha.wordpress.com. June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.