ro o ▁( born ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁pop ▁and ▁country ▁music ▁singer , ▁and ▁an ▁accomplished ▁l uth ier . ▁For ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁perform er ▁on ▁Band stand , ▁a ▁pop ▁music ▁TV ▁show , ▁hosted ▁by ▁Brian ▁Hend erson . ▁De ▁K ro o ▁was ▁one ▁half ▁of ▁The ▁De ▁K ro o ▁B ros ▁ ▁( with ▁his ▁friend ▁Doug ▁Bre wer ▁who ▁later ▁changed ▁his ▁surname ▁to ▁De ▁K ro o ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁take ▁the ▁stage ▁name , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁travel ▁over se as , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" The ▁De ▁K ro o ▁B ros "). ▁As ▁The ▁De ▁K ro o ▁B ros , ▁they ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁other ▁pop ▁music ▁shows . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁De ▁K ro o ▁moved ▁from ▁D ord recht , ▁Netherlands ▁to ▁Western ▁Australia ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁living ▁in ▁Indones ia . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁child , ▁De ▁K ro o ▁gained ▁a ▁fasc ination ▁of ▁the ▁guitar ▁as ▁an ▁instrument ▁after ▁he ▁heard ▁the ▁local ▁news ▁theme ▁being ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁instrument . ▁M aking ▁his ▁own ▁instrument ▁with ▁card board ▁and ▁rub ber ▁bands ▁was ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁interest ▁in ▁both ▁playing ▁and ▁making ▁these ▁and ▁other ▁instruments . ▁De ▁K ro o ▁initially ▁began ▁his ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁in ▁Per th , ▁Western ▁Australia ▁before ▁he ▁met ▁up ▁with