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Golden Earring
Golden Earring in 1974 left to right: Rinus Gerritsen, Barry Hay, Cesar Zuiderwijk, George Kooymans
Background information
Also known as
The Tornados
Origin
The Hague, Netherlands
Genres
Hard rock
progressive rock[1][2]
Years active
1961–2021
Labels
Polydor, MCA, Track, Universal, Columbia, Capitol, 21, Polygram, Atlantic, Atco, First Quake, Red Bullet
Past members
Rinus Gerritsen
George Kooymans
Barry Hay
Cesar Zuiderwijk
Fred van der Hilst
Hans van Herwerden
Peter de Rond
Frans Krassenburg
Jaap Eggermont
Sieb Warner
Bertus Borgers
Eelco Gelling
Robert Jan Stips
John Lagrand
Philip van Boom
Website
goldenearring.nl
Golden Earring was a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Tornados. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, and went to number thirteen on the United States chart,[3][4] "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984.[3] During their career they had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts and released 25 studio albums.
The band went through a number of early line-up changes until settling on a stable line-up in 1970, consisting of Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboards), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar), Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion), which remained unchanged until the band broke up in 2021 following the diagnosis of Kooymans with ALS. A number of other musicians also appeared in short stints with the band over its history as well.
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^Dome, Malcolm (28 October 2014). "It's Prog Jim, But Not As We Know It: Golden Earring". louder. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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^US-Singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 / US-Alben: The Billboard Albums von Joel Whitburn, 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
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