The album Eddie Van Halen was scared to release: “I was nervous”
Most bands cut out for stardom, like Van Halen, don't have to worry about the crowds, but Eddie remembered shaking in his ...
Harvey Mandel wants credit for introducing Eddie Van Halen to tapping
The guitarist has no beef with Van Halen, but he wouldn't mind getting his due for using the technique long before Eddie and ...
Guitar World on MSN5mon
New Eddie Van Halen documentary traces the guitar journey that led him to create the Frankenstein – and it's narrated by the man himself
A new mini-documentary charting Eddie Van Halen’s pre-Frankenstein electric guitar journey has been released online.
These rockstar sons all grew up with guitar legends as fathers. Now they’re forging their own careers
What's it like to make music when your dad is a legend in the business? We ask Tommy Prine, Greg Guy, Evan Stanley, Michah ...
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UP AND DOWN THE RIVER: Ferris professor to discuss Van Halen's impact on music history
Join Ferris professor Paul Kwant for a talk on Van Halen's influence on music history, part of the Festival of the Arts.
Guitar World on MSN4d
Eddie Van Halen apparently left Peavey because it signed a second superstar shredder – Joe Satriani
Van Halen had developed his Wolfgang and 5150 with Peavey, but the firm’s current CEO reckons Satch’s arrival ultimately ...
Eddie Van Halen on the only Van Halen songs that sounded right: “I did most of the work myself”
Van Halen already has a reputation for great records, but Eddie felt that only a handful of tunes managed to capture his ...
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The Eddie Van Halen Collaboration That Never Happened
For nearly 30 years, Joe Satriani has worked and toured with a lot of different guitar players on his G3 tour. But the late Eddie Van Halen is one major name who never was on the bill. Though it ...
American Songwriter19d
“I Was a Complete Fool, According to the Rest of the Band”: Why Eddie Van Halen Never Made a Dime off Michael Jackson’s Hit “Beat It”
Did you know that Eddie Van Halen quietly and cheaply wrote and played the guitar solo for Michael Jackon’s “Beat It?” Well, if you didn’t, now you do, and you should also know that Eddie Van Halen ...
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Massive Eddie Van Halen Mural Unveiled at Hollywood Guitar Center
Is it a fair assumption to say that Guitar Center wouldn’t exist if not for Eddie Van Halen? I don’t think it’s a stretch — EVH inspired millions of guitar players, who in turn inspired millions more, ...
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David Lee Roth, Van Halen’s proudly Jewish former frontman, is retiring from music
As a part of the world famous group, also anchored by its late virtuosic guitar player Eddie Van Halen, Roth became one of rock music’s most famous showmen. He first left the band in 1985 — he ...