-From left to right : Murry,Tonny K, Yon K, Yok K.
Koes Plus is an Indonesian legendary
band that formed in 1969, initially named their group with personnel Koes Bersaudara Tonny Koeswoyo, Yon Koeswoyo, Yok Koeswoyo Koeswoyo and Nomo Koeswoyo. When Nomo Koeswoyo out, Murry replace him as the drummer, and then they changed the name to Koes Plus group. Koes Bersaudara considered the pioneer of pop music and rock 'n roll in Indonesia, even in the mass of the old order had been imprisoned because the music is supposed to represent the flow of capitalist politics. Where then, Indonesia was heavily against the incessant anti-capitalist movement. Songs Koes Plus has many ballads and stories have a simple poem. Songs like Cinta T'lah Berlalu, Manis dan Sayang, Di Dalam Bui, Telaga Sunyi and Laguku Sendir is still a favorite song and often sung society. Until now Koes Plus still exist even if only 2 members (Yon and Murry) active plus other musicians from the outside. But mostly they just sing the old songs. In the near future, Koes Plus will launch an autobiographical book. The book is still written by Yon, contains the history of Indonesian music band founded in the 1960s to the present existence.