Golden Earring was a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Golden Earrings (the definite article was dropped in 1967, while the "s" was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch charts, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, and went to number thirteen on the United States charts, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. During their career they have had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts while releasing 25 studio albums.
The band went through a number of early line-up changes, though the band reached a stable line-up in 1970, consisting of Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboards), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar), Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion), which remained unchanged until the band broke up in February 2021 following the diagnosis of Kooymans with ALS. A number of other musicians also appeared in short stints with the band over its history as well.
Golden Earring-(1965)-Just Earrings
Golden Earring-(1967)-Winter Harvest
Golden Earring-(1968)-Miracle Mirror
Golden Earring-(1969)-Eight Miles High
Golden Earring-(1969)-On The Double
Golden Earring-(1970)-Golden Earring
Golden Earring-(1971)-Seven Tears
Golden Earring-(1972)-Together
Golden Earring-(1973)-Moontan
Golden Earring-(1974)-Switch
Golden Earring-(1975)-To The Hilt
Golden Earring-(1976)-Contraband
Golden Earring-(1977)-Live [2 CD]
Golden Earring-(1978)-Grab It For A Second
Golden Earring-(1979)-No Promises, No Debts
Golden Earring-(1980)-Prisoner Of The Night
Golden Earring-(1981)-2nd Live [2 CD]
Golden Earring-(1982)-Cut
Golden Earring-(1984)-N.E.W.S
Golden Earring-(1984)-Something Heavy Going Down
Golden Earring-(1986)-The Hole
Golden Earring-(1989)-Keeper Of The Flame
Golden Earring-(1991)-Bloody Buccaneers
Golden Earring-(1992)-The Naked Truth
Golden Earring-(1994)-Face It
Golden Earring-(1995)-Love Sweat
Golden Earring-(1999)-Paradise In Distress
Golden Earring-(2003)-Millbrook USA
Golden Earring-(2012)-Tits 'n Ass
