George Kooymans
- Guitarist
- songwriter
- Vocals
- guitar
George Jan Kooymans (born 11 March 1948) is a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his work with the Dutch group Golden Earring.[1] 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.[2]
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 Henny Vrienten (bass player of the band Doe Maar) and singer-songwriter Boudewijn de Groot.
Kooymans is married to Melanie Gerritsen, the younger sister of Golden Earring bassist Rinus Gerritsen. Kooymans primarily played a Gibson Les Paul, a Gretsch 6119, a Fender Stratocaster, a Gibson Marauder, a Gibson SG, a Yamaha SG2000, several BC Rich guitars, a double cutaway Gibson Melody Maker and a Gibson Firebird, with his primary amps being a Roland Jazz Chorus, a Vox AC30 amp, and a Fender Twin Reverb. [3] [4]
In February, 2021, Kooymans announced that he was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and would retire. Shortly afterward, Golden Earring announced they would disband.[5]
Discography
Golden Earring
Solo albums
- Jojo (1971)
- Solo (1987)
- On Location (as Kooymans-Carillo with Frank Carillo) (2010)
- Mirage (as Kooymans & Carillo with Frank Carillo) (2022)
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
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: George Kooymans". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits',' 9th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 259.
- ^ http://www.golden-earring-museum.nl/articles/art0520.htm
- ^ https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/songs-snaren-gitaren/9200000054117392/
- ^ "Golden Earring Co-Founder George Kooymans Retires After ALS Diagnosis; Band Calls it Quits". 11 March 2021.
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- Rinus Gerritsen
- George Kooymans
- Barry Hay
- Cesar Zuiderwijk
- Peter de Ronde
- Frans Krassenburg
- Jaap Eggermont
- Sieb Warner
- Bertus Borgers
- Eelco Gelling
- Robert Jan Stips
- Fred van der Hilst
- John Legrand
- Hans van Herwerden
- Just Ear-rings (1965)
- Winter-Harvest (1966)
- Miracle Mirror (1967)
- On the Double (1968)
- Eight Miles High (1969)
- Golden Earring (1970)
- Seven Tears (1971)
- Together (1972)
- Moontan (1973)
- Switch (1975)
- To the Hilt (1976)
- Contraband (1976)
- Grab It for a Second (1978)
- No Promises...No Debts (1979)
- Prisoner of the Night (1980)
- Cut (1982)
- N.E.W.S. (1984)
- The Hole (1986)
- Keeper of the Flame (1989)
- Bloody Buccaneers (1991)
- Face It (1994)
- Love Sweat (1995)
- Paradise in Distress (1999)
- Millbrook U.S.A. (2003)
- Tits 'n Ass (2012)
- Live (1977)
- 2nd Live (1981)
- Something Heavy Going Down (1984)
- The Naked Truth (1992)
- Naked II (1997)
- Last Blast of the Century (2000)
- "Radar Love" (1973)
- "Slow Down" (1981)
- "Twilight Zone" (1982)
- "When the Lady Smiles" (1984)