# Jaap Valkhoff | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 07:24 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Jaap Valkhoff
- Visible lyric pages: 4

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `jaap-valkhoff`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 07:24 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-4eabb5ea9c766db7
- Visible lyric pages: 4
- Pages with stored lyric text: 4
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 5378
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 75
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 5
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Dat Kan Alleen In Rotterdam, 'k Heb U Lief Rotterdam, Langs De Maas, and Ik Zie De Haven Al
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Jaap Valkhoff was born in 1914 in Rotterdam's Feijenoord neighborhood. He grew up hearing Dutch folk songs, and later took an interest in jazz and swing. During World War II, he performed for German occupiers, which led to some criticism after the war, though his connection to Rotterdam remained strong. In 1949, he wrote and recorded "'k Heb U Lief Rotterdam," a song about the city's harbor, shipyards, and people....

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Dat Kan Alleen In Rotterdam — https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/dat-kan-alleen-in-rotterdam
2. 'k Heb U Lief Rotterdam — https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/-k-heb-u-lief-rotterdam
3. Langs De Maas — https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/langs-de-maas
4. Ik Zie De Haven Al — https://lyroverse.com/jaap-valkhoff/ik-zie-de-haven-al