Diesel
Diesel, a Dutch pop-rock band, were formed in October 1978 by ex-Kayak drummer
Pim Koopman. The group initially comprised Pim Koopman on drums, keyboard, and
vocals; Rob Vunderink on guitar and lead vocals; Mark Boon on guitar; and Frank
Papendrecht on bass. Their first album, Watts in a Tank, was released in the
Netherlands in 1980 and spawned the hit single "Going Back to China", which
became a Top 40 hit. The band's breakthrough came with the release of "Sausalito
Summernight" (also known as "Sausolito Summernight"), which reached number 25 on
the US Top 40 in late 1981 and nu...
