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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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3. It's tragic that he has ALS now. He was still going strong, touring and recording in two other groups

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:39 PM

Mar 2025

as well as Golden Earring, when he was diagnosed with ALS in late 2020. Still managed to finish and release new albums by those other groups, Kooymans & Carillo and Vreemde Kostgangers. I posted some of that news in the Lounge, in replies/updates, here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181674319

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Golden Earring - Vanilla Queen - 4/25/1975 - Winterland [View all] turbinetree Mar 2025 OP

Great song, and a great performance. Especially guitarist George Kooymans' solos at 3:15 and 8:20. highplainsdem Mar 2025 #1

Yepper he is a great guitarist................saw them on there Moontan tour........... turbinetree Mar 2025 #2

It's tragic that he has ALS now. He was still going strong, touring and recording in two other groups highplainsdem Mar 2025 #3