Golden Earring
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Background information
Also known as: Golden Earrings (1961 - 1969)
Origin: The Hague, Netherlands
Genres: Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Nederbeat
Years active: 1961 - present
Labels: Polydor, Universal
Members: Rinus Gerritsen, George Kooymans, Barry Hay, Cesar Zuiderwijk
Past members: Fred van der Hilst, Hans van Herwerden, Peter de Ronde, Frans Krassenburg, Jaap Eggermont, Sieb Warner, Bertus Borgers, Eelco Gelling, Robert Jan Stips, John Legrand, Philip Van Boom
Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs ''Radar Love'' in 1973, ''Twilight Zone'' in 1982, and ''When the Lady Smiles'' in 1984. During their career they had nearly 30 top ten singles on the Dutch charts; over the years they produced 25 studio albums. The band's lineup currently consists of co-founders Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboards) and George Kooymans (vocals and guitar), along with Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone) and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion). All musicians in the present lineup of the band have been continuous members of the band since 1970, although other musicians have joined and left the band during the intervening years.