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George Jan Kooymans (born 11 March 1948, The Hague, Netherlands) 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]

George Kooymans
George Kooymans in 2015
Background information
Birth name	George Jan Kooymans
Born	(1948-03-11) 11 March 1948 (age 74) The Hague, Netherlands
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Guitarist songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar
Years active	1967–2021

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.

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.[3]

Discography

Golden Earring

Solo albums

• Jojo (1971)
• Solo (1987)
• On Location (as Kooymans-Carillo with Frank Carillo) (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

На других языках

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- [en] George Kooymans

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[ru] Койманс, Джордж

Джордж Ян Койманс (родился 11 марта 1948 года, Гаага, Нидерланды) — нидерландский гитарист и вокалист. Он наиболее известен своей работой с голландской группой Golden Earring[2]. Койманс написал «Twilight Zone», единственный поп-сингл группы в топ-10 в американском Billboard Hot 100, который занял первое место в чарте Billboard Top Album Tracks[3] .

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