![]() ( Golden Earring 1974 Toppop Photo: Beeld En Geluid Wiki) Rinus Gerritsen has also been married since the mid 1970’s (to wife Gigi) and lives in The Hague they have two daughters – Naomi and Raven. Melanie and George Kooymans have been married for over 45 years. Their son Kid Kooymans was born in 1982, followed by daughter Cassy Kooymans in 1986. They’ve lived in Rijkevorsel, Belgium since the mid 1970’s. ![]() Melanie Gerritsen and George Kooymans got back together, were married in October 1969. In 1968 Golden Earring recorded Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart, written by George Kooymans about his breakup with girlfriend Melanie (Milly) Gerritsen (Rinus Gerritsen’s sister).īelow, Golden Earring performing Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart. Over the 50+ years since then while they’ve been performing and recording together, Golden Earring has produced 30 albums. Kooymans was born Maand Golden Earring got it’s start 13 years later in 1961 in The Hague, Netherlands when George and his bass and keyboard playing neighbour Marinus (Rinus) Gerritson (age 15) got together. ( George Kooymans 1974 Photo: Jim Summaria)Īlthough George Kooymans, the guitarist and sometimes vocalist for rock & roll band Golden Earring, has released a couple of solo albums, he’s best known for his work with the band – including writing their 1982 Top Ten Hit, Twilight Zone. The Dutch rock band that took Europe and America by storm in the 1970s with their hit songs Radar Love and The Twilight Zone, are still playing their music and touring in the Netherlands and Europe.
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