JumboXL Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 50 years ago bass player Rinus Gerritsen (1946) and guitar player George Kooymans (1948) started a band in The Hague, in The Netherlands: The Golden Earrings. Today both of them are still active in the band that what was renamed to Golden Earring a couple of years later. Singer/guitar player Barry Hay joined in 1967, drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk in 1970. The four are still together, playing theaters and a few bigger gigs per season. Golden Earring toured the US in the 70's, with KISS and Aerosmith as opening acts. Apparently they scored lots of succes and lost lots of money in these tours. Their 25th studio album is expected to be released one of these weeks. To honor them, the The Hague Historical Museum presents an exhibition: "Golden Earring: Back Home", till end of February 2012. A hobby museum is free accessible in the Terletstraat in The Hague, showing the original equipment of The Golden Earrings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 I heard that they wanted to tour again.But, financially it was impossible.They put people in museums after 50 years? Now, I feel old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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