George Jan Kooymans (born 11 March 1948,

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

) is a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his work with the Dutch group

Golden Earring Golden Earring (originally known as The Tornados) was a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Golden Earrings. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on th ...

. Kooymans wrote " Twilight Zone", the group's only Top 10 Pop Single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Album Tracks chart. Kooymans also wrote and produced for other artists. In 2017 and 2018 he released two albums as a member of Vreemde Kostgangers (Strange Boarders), a Dutch-language supergroup he formed with

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(bass player of the band

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) and singer-songwriter

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. In February, 2021, Kooymans announced that he was suffering from

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

(ALS) and would retire. Shortly afterward, Golden Earring announced they would disband.

Discography

Golden Earring

Solo albums

*''Jojo'' (1971) *''Solo'' (1987) *''On Location'' (as Kooymans-Carillo with

Frank Carillo Frank Carillo (born July 14, 1950) is an American rock musician. In 1971, manager Phil Lorito formed a band around Frank Carillo called Doc Holliday, with Carillo, Bob Mayo, Tom Arlotta and Bob Liggio. In 1973 they released one album, ''Doc Hollid ...

) (2010)

Singles

*"Lovin' and Hurtin'" / "For Gail" 1971 *"Lost For Love" / "The Devil Rides Again Tonight" 1987 *"The Beat Goes On" / "Again" 1987 *"World of Our Own" / "All Things Are Light" 1987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kooymans, George 1948 births Living people Musicians from The Hague Dutch rock guitarists Dutch male guitarists Golden Earring members People with motor neuron disease 20th-century Dutch people