George Kooymans

George Kooymans
George Kooymans
	George Kooymans in 2015
Background information
Birth name	George Jan Kooymans
Born	11 March 1948 (age 76); The Hague, Netherlands
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Guitarist; songwriter;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar;
Years active	1961–2021

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 entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart.^[2]

In 2021, George retired not only his own career, but also the Golden Earring band after he revealed that he had ALS.

^ 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.

[Huey-1] Huey, Steve. "Biography: George Kooymans". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2010.

[:1-2] Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits',' 9th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 259.

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