Musician, songwriter, and producer who co-founded the rock band Van Halen. He was joined in the band by Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, and Sammy Hagar. Before Fame As a child, he would travel from Pasadena to San Pedro to learn classical piano from...
Rock star and guitar great Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65 after a "long and arduous battle" with cancer, his son has said. In astatement, Wolf Van Halen said: "I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and ...
Edward Lodewijk “Eddie” Van Halen – legendary guitarist and founder of Van Halen – has passed away due to throat cancer. He was 65 years old. The news wasreported byTMZand confirmed by Van Halen’s son, Wolf,on social media. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my...
Templeman helmed Van Halen’s 1978 self-titled debut that sent the quartet of Van Halen; his drummer brother, Alex Van Halen; bassist Michael Anthony; and singer David Lee Roth into orbit. It went platinum in less than a year and was certified diamond by the RIAA in 1996. He went on t...
Edward Van Halen’s destiny as a maestro was never in question: His middle name was Lodewijk, in honor of Ludwig van Beethoven, a cute family dare he later bestowed on his own son, who shares a first name with Wolfgang Mozart. His father Jan was a professional saxophone and clarinet pla...
Eddie would love to make another Van Halen album, but that plan has obstructions. “It’s hard, because there are four people in this band, and three of us like rock’n’roll. And one of us likes dance music,” he says. “And that used to kind of work, but now Dave doesn...
EDDIE VAN HALEN: I had fun. I always have fun, you know, once the nerves wear off. The funny thing is, before a show, I guess the main thing that [his son — and bass player] Wolfie and I always talk about it is, "You nervous yet? How nervous are you?" I go, "I'm not...
The band went on to super stardom, selling 56 million records in the United States and 80 million worldwide, while also going through public turmoil between multiple band members. In October 2020, Eddie Van Halen passed away after an “arduous battle with cancer,” according to his son ...
Weezer, whose upcoming album, Van Weezer, is a reference to Van Halen due to a focus on heavy guitars, shared on Twitter that the project will be dedicated to the Guitar God himself.“We’re saddened to hear of Eddie Van Halen’s untimely passing today,” the band tweeted alongside a ...
His band set a Guinness World Record In 1983, Van Halen performed with his band on “Heavy Metal Day” at the US Festival in San Bernardino, California. They made $1.5 million for the 90-minute set. At the time, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized it as the highest paid sing...