Marinus Gerritsen (born 9 August 1946 in

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) is a Dutch

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. Best known for being founding member of Dutch group

Golden Earring Golden Earring (originally known as The Tornados) was a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Golden Earrings. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs " Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on ...

, he is also a producer of artists like

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counts Gerritsen as an important influence.

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1946 births Living people Dutch rock bass guitarists Golden Earring members Musicians from The Hague {{Netherlands-musician-stub