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Long-standing, Dutch rock band, formed in 1961 as The Tornados. They changed their name to The Golden Earrings in 1963, then shortened it to Golden Earring in 1969. Their first recording, début single 'Please Go', was released in September 1965. Golden Earring has been active for well over 50 years non-stop, which makes them the world's longest surviving rock band. The current line-up has been intact since 1970.

Legendary Dutch Rock band Golden Earring celebrate their Fiftieth Anniversary, and they celebrate in style by releasing a new EP called The Hague, a homage after the city where the quartet originates from. Initially called The Tornados when the band was established in 1961, they changed their name to The Golden Earrings a year later. Their first 1965 single ''Please Go became a national Top 10 hit. The band ultimately shook the world in 1973 with their monster hit ''Radar Love, which charted in the top ranks on the US Billboard Hot 100. Now, just in time for their Anniversary concert in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on Dec 12th, the mini album The Hague contains five new Rock songs written by Barry Hay, George Kooymans, Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk. The band members describe the songs as sounding new, but typical Golden Earring…

Best known in the U.S. for their hard rock material, Golden Earring have been the most popular homegrown band in the Netherlands since the mid-'60s, when they were primarily a pop group. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist George Kooymans and bassist/vocalist Rinus Gerritsen, then schoolboys, in 1961; several years and personnel shifts later, they had their first Dutch hit, "Please Go," and in 1968 hit the top of the Dutch charts for the first of many times with "Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong," a song that broadened their European appeal. By 1969, the rest of the lineup had stabilized, with lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Barry Hay and drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk.

Best known in the U.S. for their hard rock material, Golden Earring have been the most popular homegrown band in the Netherlands since the mid-'60s, when they were primarily a pop group. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist George Kooymans and bassist/vocalist Rinus Gerritsen, then schoolboys, in 1961; several years and personnel shifts later, they had their first Dutch hit, "Please Go," and in 1968 hit the top of the Dutch charts for the first of many times with "Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong," a song that broadened their European appeal.

Janie Fricke was one of the most popular female country singers of the '80s, racking up an enviable string of hits and proving herself a versatile vocalist with a particular flair for ballads. Fricke was born in South Whitney, IN, in 1952 and learned piano and guitar as a child; her first vocal influences were folkies like Joan Baez and Judy Collins, but she fell in love with country music as well. During college, she sang commercial jingles for a Memphis radio station and moved to Nashville in 1975, where she quickly became an in-demand session vocalist.