Cesar Zuiderwijk, Golden Earring's drummer for 51 years, was born on this date, July 18

[highplainsdem]

Born in 1948, the same year as his bandmates George Kooymans and Barry Hay (Rinus Gerritsen is two years older).

One of the greatest drummers ever. After Keith Moon's death, the other members of The Who asked Cesar to join their band -- they'd toured with Golden Earring -- but he declined.

74 now, and still making great music. i hope he'll have many more healthy years to do so.

Editing to add video of the full concert Cesar did with Sloper for RockPalast in 2020:

[ZZenith]

1. Great drummer.

I might not be a drummer we’re it not for his performance on “Radar Love.” He made it swing as hard as it rocked. Got to see him many years later opening for Rush and he did not disappoint.

[highplainsdem]

2. How cool! I'm sure he's inspired a lot of drummers over

the years.

Btw, I ran across that second, teaching video thanks to a thread in the forum at Drummerworld.com, this one:

https://drummerworld.com/forums/index.php?threads/radar-love-golden-earring-fast-shuffle.124935/

[ZZenith]

4. Excellent find!

Thanks for pointing that out - fun to see drummers trying to break it down. It’s technically not all that difficult but it’s fast and has to be played with the exact right feel. It was kind of the “Wipeout” of my generation.

[highplainsdem]

3. I just edited the OP to add the concert Cesar did with Sloper in 2020.

[highplainsdem]

5. Another video of Cesar, this one a masterclass drum solo:

[highplainsdem]

6. Another example of Cesar's brilliance, playing an acoustic cover of "Eight Miles High":