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Eddie Van Halen was born into a musical family. His father was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinetist and saxophonist, and the ...
Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.
Sammy Hagar wrote many top jams with Van Halen, and this list looks at some classic moments from the “Van Hagar” era.
By then Van Halen had become the biggest thing in hard rock, and Eddie was reshaping the sound, technique and look of electric guitar. According to Simmons, he chose Kiss. As the Kiss cofounder ...
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 ...
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 had revolutionised the art of rock guitar in the late-'70s, ...
Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed he no longer listens to his dad’s music, owing to the fact his connection to the legendary ...
Heart, her Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame band with her big sister Ann Wilson, the band’s supersonic singer, resumes their latest ...
Joe Satriani admits he needed some help when it came to figuring out Eddie Van Halen’s distinctive guitar riffs. “This is a gig that I turned down multiple times,” the guitarist confessed.
Van Halen's 'Balance' arrived in 1995 and marked the end of the Sammy Hagar era for the iconic rock band. Here are the album's highlights.
From moonwalks to music videos, Michael Jackson's artistry transcended boundaries. Here is a ranking of his greatest tracks.