Lefties Soul Connection are a

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band from

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. The band was formed by guitarist Onno Smit and organist Alviz in August 2001, with Cody Vogel joining on drums by the end of the year. Bram Bosman joined as full-time bassist early in 2002, as the group solidified a mostly

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sound influenced by The Meters and

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'', June 12, 2007. They began releasing

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singles on Melting Pot Music, including a

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's "Organ Donor". Their debut full-length, ''Hutspot'', arrived in 2006, with a follow-up, ''Skimming the Skum'', released in 2007. The group toured with

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in 2009.

Members

;Current *Onno Smit - guitar *Alviz -

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*Pieter Bakker - bass *Cody Vogel - drums ;Former *Bram Bosman - bass (2002–2008)

Discography

LP: *''Dutch Soul Food'', (2004) *''Hutspot'' (

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, 2006) *''Skimming the Skum'' (

, 2007) *''One Punch Pete'' (

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, 2011)

References

;Notes ;Further Reading
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''Brabants Dagblad'', February 18, 2009.
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'', July 18, 2008.
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'', November 23, 2007.
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AD.nl, April 8, 2009. {{Authority control Dutch funk musical groups