George Kooymans (born March 11, 1948, the Hague is a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. Founder of the most famous Dutch group Golden Earring. Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969). They had international chart success with the songs "Eight Miles High" in 1969, "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When The Lady Smiles" in 1984.