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Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz rock influences. == Biography == The son of a scrap iron trader, Akkerman was born in Amsterdam. He started playing the accordion before turning to the guitar. Around age ten he took guitar lessons and his first single, with the Friendship Sextet,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jan Akkerman first charted in 1973 with Hocus Pocus.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 2 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Rock the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.