Diesel

Diesel was a Dutch pop/rock group that became one of the few Dutch acts to chart in the US when their song, "Sausalito Summernight," entered the US Top 40 in 1981.

Diesel, composed of Rob Vunderink (guitar/vocal

Diesel was a Dutch pop/rock group that became one of the few Dutch acts to chart in the US when their song, "Sausalito Summernight," entered the US Top 40 in 1981.

Diesel, composed of Rob Vunderink (guitar/vocals), Mark Boon (guitar), Frank Papendrecht (bass) and Pim Koopman (drums/keyboards) formed in the late 1970s, and released their first single in 1979. They had several hits in the Netherlands following their formation, but were coming apart by 1980. Sausalito Summernight was the opening track of their debut album, recorded in 1979. Diesel broke up several times. During their 1987 resurrection they scored in their home country with Samantha, a song Pim Koopman had contributed to a Beach Boys' album that would never be recorded.