Golden Earrings
Netherlands
Formed: 1961
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock
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Best known in the U.S. for their hard rock material, Golden Earring have been the most popular homegrown band in the Netherlands since the mid-'60s, when they were primarily a pop group. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist George Kooymans and bassist/vocalist Rinus Gerritsen, then schoolboys, in 1961; several years and personnel shifts later, they had their first Dutch hit, "Please Go," and in 1968 hit the top of the Dutch charts for the first of many times with "Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong," a song that broadened their European appeal. ...
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