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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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8. From Twitter:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2022, 11:39 AM

Mar 2022

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The "heart and soul" of the band. Yes.

Barry Hay has said George was "always the toughest" member of the band. They did not expect him to be the one whose illness would lead to the band breaking up after 60 years. Barry called the diagnosis "a hammer blow."

But miracles do happen, and cures are discovered.

And I hope that in the meantime, George is having a happy birthday today, with many happy days to follow...

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It's March 11 in the Netherlands, where, 74 yrs ago, Golden Earring founder George Kooymans was born [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP

Candy's Going Bad DanieRains Mar 2022 #1

Two more great songs from their classic album Moontan...and like Radar Love and highplainsdem Mar 2022 #2

Candy's Going Bad, studio version and live on Rockpalast, 1982: highplainsdem Mar 2022 #4

Big Tree, Blue Sea - studio version and live at Winterland, 1975 highplainsdem Mar 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Mar 2022 #3

If you haven't seen this... blue sky at night Mar 2022 #6

Fantastic! Thanks for posting that! Everyone should see it. Cesar is an incredible drummer. highplainsdem Mar 2022 #7

Oh, and in case anyone wonders how great the band still was decades later -- live in 2006 highplainsdem Mar 2022 #9

From Twitter: highplainsdem Mar 2022 #8