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Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen was preoccupied with the cello when he died – and has called on Wolfgang to form a Van Halen tribute with him
Eddie Van Halen was born into a musical family. His father was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinetist and saxophonist, and the ...
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Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s stopped listening to his dad’s music
Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed he no longer listens to his dad’s music, owing to the fact his connection to the legendary ...
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4 Classics From Van Halen’s “Van Hagar” Era
Sammy Hagar wrote many top jams with Van Halen, and this list looks at some classic moments from the “Van Hagar” era.
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"It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world, and it was more like a whimper." Michael Anthony on his Van Halen regret
He tells Get on the Bus: "The only regret that I have is how things, unfortunately, turned out for Van Halen. It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world, and it was more like a ...
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Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen Wanted to Write Song on Cello
Sammy Hagar said he’d once discussed writing a Van Halen song with Eddie Van Halen on the cello. The singer said it was just ...
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How Eddie Van Halen Inspired Steve Stevens’ Classical Guitar Solos
It's a fitting homage, considering Eddie Van Halen inspired Stevens to perform a classical solo in the first place. "Oddly enough, the way that I ended up doing a nylon [string] guitar solo was ...
Valerie Bertinelli Recalls Eddie Van Halen and Her Late Mother's 'Complicated Relationship'
The celebrity chef posted of photo of her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and her mother, Nancy, on Monday, May 26 ...
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4 Albums From 1987 That Changed Rock History
Rock music was rapidly changing in 1987, and albums by Guns N' Roses, U2, The Cure, and R.E.M. changed rock history.
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“He went into this trance state as he played. I’d be sitting there at the console and he would lean on me while he was playing. And it was kind of weird – it was like it ...
In 1985, when Van Halen singer David Lee Roth quit the band, Eddie Van Halen was left facing the toughest challenge of his career. Eddie was the most famous guitar player on the planet — the guy who ...
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Gary Holt's favorite pedal emulates Eddie Van Halen's iconic “Brown Sound” – and it retails for less than a $100
Credit: Kevin Nixon/Metal Hammer Magazine/TeamRock/Future This mini-pedal is based on the original Peavey 5150, which was released in the early ’90s as Eddie Van Halen's official signature amp.
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Kesha asks Valerie Bertinelli if son Wolfgang Van Halen is single: 'Checking the vibes out'
Wolfgang, the son of Bertinelli and the late Eddie Van Halen, wed software engineer Andraia Allsop in October 2023. Kesha took the news in stride, laughing and shrugging her shoulders before ...
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Kesha Asks Valerie Bertinelli If Son Wolfgang Van Halen Is Single
His father is late Van Halen frontman Eddie Van Halen, whom Bertinelli was married to from 1981 until 2007. Eddie died from cancer in October 2020. When Barrymore asked Kesha about her own dating ...