George Kooymans died 77 Golden Earring.

George Kooymans, guitarist and co-founder of the Dutch band Golden Earring, has died at 77. His family and bandmates announced this week that he died from complications of ALS, which he was diagnosed with in 2020. Kooymans co-wrote the classic “Radar Love” and wrote “Twilight Zone.” He helped found Golden Earring in the early 1960s and was part of the band’s best-known lineup. The band had over 20 top 10 singles in the Netherlands and gained international fame with “Radar Love” in 1973. Golden Earring continued to tour and record into the 1990s and beyond.