Eddie Van Halen was never one to hold his tongue, but his comments about Eric Clapton were particularly scathing, especially ...

For their second album, Van Halen created an infectioussound that was perfect for the new decade, and a lookthat MTV couldn’t ...

The Van Halen drummer writes an elegy to modern guitar god Eddie about a brotherhood tested by drug abuse, power trips and all the other common traps that befall megastars who once shared the same ...

His songwriting tank was already empty after the band released its third album, ... “I was listening to a ton of early Van Halen, and I felt so inspired by Eddie’s playing,” Jones says.

Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Originally broadcast Oct. 29, 2024.

Wolfgang Van Halen's song titled, "Distance," is now seeing chart success. It reached No. 1 on the MediaBase and BDS Active Rock Charts.

Eddie was born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, in Amsterdam, in 1955. His father, a classical musician of Dutch descent, met his mother in her native Indonesia when he was on tour.