, the guitarist and co-founder of the Dutch band Golden Earring who co-wrote the hard-rock classic “Radar Love,” has died. He was 77 years old.

Kooymans’ family and the surviving members of Golden Earring announced his death Wednesday from complications with . He was diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, i …

Rolling Stone dubbed the track , coming in at number three on their list. It also inspired a number of cover versions by artists like Bryan Adams and Def Leppard.

The band later went on to tour with Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rush and the Doobie Brothers. Their 1982 song “Twilight Zone” became their biggest hit on the heels of a music video that was in heavy rotation on the newly launched MTV.

The band continued to record and tour and were honored with a commemorative 50th anniversary stamp in the Netherlands in 2011.

As of Thursday, the surviving members of Golden Earring were still set to perform one last show in January, with proceeds set to be donated to ALS research, according to Rolling Stone.