Piet Botha (18 July 1955 – 2 June 2019)[1] was a South African musician[2][3] and the frontman of the South African rock band Jack Hammer (in which he was known as "The Hammer"),[4] which has been an opening act for bands such as ZZ Top, Deep Purple and Uriah Heep.

In 2011 Botha appeared in the television series "Wie Lê Waar" (Who Lies Where) on the Afrikaans TV channel kykNET.

In the programme he visits the graves of famous Afrikaner icons and tells about their lives.

The series led indirectly to the recording and release of "Spookpsalms", Botha's first solo album in eight years.

Botha was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2019, and died on 2 June 2019.