Golden Earrings is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as Golden Earring (an article that must have been dropped in 1967, while "s" was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit song "Radar Love" in 1973, which became number one on the Dutch charts, reached the top ten in the UK and went to number thirteen on the US charts, "Twilight Zone" at 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. During their career, they have nearly 30 top singles on the Dutch charts; over the years they produced 25 studio albums.
The band's lineup consists of co-founder Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard) and George Kooymans (vocals and guitar), along with Barry Hay (vocals, guitars, flutes and saxophone), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion). All musicians in the lineup of the band today have been a continuous member of the band since 1970, although other musicians have joined and left the band during the intervening years.
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Histori
Awal tahun (1961-1969)
What became the Golden Earring was formed in 1961 in The Hague by 13-year-old George Kooymans and his 15-year-old neighbor Rinus Gerritsen. Originally called Tornadoes, the name was changed to The Golden Earrings when they discovered that the name The Tornados had been used by another group. The Golden Earrings name is taken from an instrumental called "Golden Earring" performed by the British group The Hunters, for whom they act as an opening and closing. Originally a pop-rock band with Frans Krassenburg on lead vocals and Jaap Eggermont on drums, The Golden Earrings had their first chart success with the debut single "Please Go", recorded in 1965. It was a hit on the charts in the Netherlands. Unsatisfied with the Dutch recording studio, the band's manager and co-inventor Fred Haayen is set for the next single to be recorded at Pye Records studio in London. The record was cut in Pye, "The Day That", reaching number two on the Dutch charts.
In 1967, Barry Hay joined the band, replacing Krassenburg as frontman of the group. The following year, the band got their first number one hit in the Netherlands with the song "Dong Dong Diki Digi Dong". In the United States, fieldwork to enter the US market is being laid by East Coast FM radio disc jockey and music critic Neil Kempfer-Stocker, who is credited as the first radio DJ to play bands in the US. The single was followed by a successful psychedelic album Eight Miles High , featuring an 18-minute version of the title track, which was a cover of 1966 hit songs by The Byrds. The live version, which can last 45 minutes, was played during their first and second American tour in 1969. American band recordings in this period were released by the Perception Record label in New York, and the band Gold Earring LP, known as the Wall of Dolls, and the single "Back Home" performed poorly in the US but became the number 1 hit in the Netherlands.
In 1970, drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk joined the band, completing what had become the classic Silver Earring lineup. The band enjoyed a brief international fame in the 1970s when a single version of "Radar Love" (1973), from the Gold-certified album Moontan became a hit in Europe and US Golden Earring embarked on their first major US tour in 1969-1970. Due to American influence, their music evolved into hard rock, and they performed together with Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Procol Harum, and Eric Clapton. Between 1969 and 1984, Golden Earring completed 13 US tours. During this period, they performed as opening act for Santana, King Crimson, The Doobie Brothers, Rush, and.38 Special. During 1973-74, when "Radar Love" became a hit, they had Kiss and Aerosmith as the opening act. When signing a contract with UK Track Records label, the band rented an outstanding quadraphonic sound system typically used exclusively by The Who.
Golden Earring enjoyed a short period of US stars but could not secure further chart success until the 1982 "Twilight Zone". The music video of the song, directed by Dick Maas, was screened on MTV recently launched in the United States, and helped the song become hit Top Ten.
"When the Lady Smiles" became an international hit in 1984, reaching No. 1. 3 in Canada and became the band's fifth hit number one in their home country, but was unsuccessful in the United States. The lack of success in the US is due to the fact that the music video of the song is banned from MTV, due to nudity and scenes depicting a nun's rape. The edited version of the video is displayed, but failed to deliver its original intent. While on a US tour in 1984, the band played at the Great Six Flags Great Adventure Arena in New Jersey on May 11 and was in the middle of their concert when a fire at Haunted Castle started on the opposite side of the playground, killing eight teenagers. After this tour, Golden Earring shifted their focus to Europe where they continued to attract a standing-only-room crowd. The group paused after the release of The Hole in 1986 to focus on other projects, with Hay and Kooymans releasing solo albums ( Pain Victory and Solo >, respectively) in the following year. The group then reassembled to record their last album in 1980, releasing Keeper of the Flame in 1989.
A few years later (1990s-present)
In 1991, Golden Earring had another hit in the Netherlands with "Going to the Run", a rock-ballad about a motorcycle gang member Hells Angels who was a friend of the band and died in an accident. The Russian rock band Aria made the successful cover of "Going to the Run" as "???????????" ("Careless Angel"). From 1992 to 2004, the band released three live acoustic unplugged albums, which became an instant success. Since 1992, they have been performing unplugged acoustic theater performances that continue up to this date and are usually sold out. The acoustic album featured a well-known version of the famous band, and has become some of the band's best-selling albums, such as The Naked Truth , which sold over 500,000 copies in the Netherlands.
Known for their live performances, Golden Earring performs over 200 concerts a year, especially in their home countries in the Netherlands and sometimes in Belgium, Germany and the UK. This energetic live performance has been recorded on several live albums - Live , which were recorded at London's Rainbow Theater in 1977; 2nd Live , 1981; Something Heavy Going Down , 1984 (also released on DVD as Directly from Twilight Zone ); and Last Blast of the Century , a live recording of their last concert in the 20th century (available on CDs and DVDs). Furthermore, the band's live acoustic album included The Naked Truth (1992), Naked II (1997) and Naked III (2005). Their latest live album, Live from Ahoy 2006 , is a DVD with bonus CD.
In 2003 the band briefly returned to the US to record the studio album Millbrook USA . The recording takes place in Millbrook, New York, in the studio of fellow musician Frank Carillo. March 2009 Golden Earring made two shows in Britain for the first time in 30 years, with one show at Ipswich Regent Theater on March 13, 2009, and a concert on March 14, 2009 at The Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. Golden Earring celebrates their 50th anniversary 2011. On October 10, 2011, at The Hague History Museum, PostNL presents its first stamp with music. The stamps were issued in honor of the band's 50th anniversary. When a smartphone with a special application is held to a music stamp, "Radar Love" plays the Golden Earring. This stamp is the first in a series of musical stamps that encode a real sound that highlights the most successful pop albums released in the Netherlands. The band members and one of the founders of Rinus Gerritsen received the first sheet of PostNL. Moontan has, internationally, the most successful Golden Earring album. In celebration of the band's 50th anniversary, PostNL has chosen Moontan as the first cap subject in this series. The 50th Anniversary of Gold Earrings is celebrated at The Hague History Museum in his hometown, The Hague, with special temporary exhibitions about the band, music, lifetime, and their influence. On-screen are singles, albums, posters, T-shirts, instruments, handwriting and portraits. The scene of the night life of the 1960s and 1970s was also highlighted, as well as the teen bedroom remake typical of the 1960s. The exhibition is called 'Golden Earring - Back Home' and lasts until February 2012.
May 11, 2012 the band released their latest studio album Tits' n Ass . The album was recorded in London during the summer of 2011 with producer Chris Kimsey and peaked at # 1 on the Dutch album charts twice. To produce a more intense sound on stage and on this album the band has been augmented by singer and keyboard player Johnny Rooymans. The album features the song "Still Got the Keys to My First Cadillac" which is marketed as their latest single. The video for this song features a young imitator of the Golden Earring.
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Personnel
Members
Arrangement
Timeline
Discography
References
More references
- Biography by Golden Earring founder and bassist Rinus Gerritsen is published on the band's website.
- Biography of Gold Earrings: Haagsche Bluf by Pieter Franssen, 1993, and Rock die niet roest by prof. Maarten Steenmeyer, 2005. Both titles are written in Dutch.
- Golden Earring Stories by Karin and Mechteld Beks, pictorial publishers, official biographies published on the band's 45th anniversary occasion. Text in Dutch. (2005)
- Interview with the band over the years, much of which can be traced back through the Gold Earring Museum website.
External links
- Official website
- English interview with George Kooymans for 'MusicMirror'
- Gold Earrings in WorldMusicDatabase
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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