“George bore this devastating and debilitating illness with exceptional strength and dignity,” the statement from Golden Earring reads in part. “We bid farewell to a great musician and composer, whose ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans – who wrote the driving anthem ...

The band and Kooymans’ family announced his death, saying he died on July 23 from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — George Kooymans, the guitarist and co-founder of the Dutch band Golden Earring who co-wrote the hard-rock classic “Radar Love” and wrote and shared lead vocals on the top 10 hit ...