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Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen
  • Name: Eddie Van Halen
  • Birthday: 1955-01-26
  • Also known as: Van Halen ,Halen,Edward Lodewijk Van Halen,Edward Van Halen,Ed Van Halen
  • Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Popularity: 1.195
Biography: Eddie Van Halen (26 January 1955 - 6 October 2020) was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. Moving with his family (headed by musician Jan Van Halen) to Pasadena, California as a boy, Eddie and brother Alex were both trained on classical piano. Eddie got a paper route to pay for a drum set, but Alex spent far more time playing it while Eddie was at work, so Eddie "stole" Alex's guitar to get back at him, and they continued to play those instruments for the rest of their careers. The Van Halen brothers started a band called Mammoth, eventually recruiting frontman David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony, and renamed the band Van Halen at Roth's insistence. Van... Read More

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Title Release date
Van Halen Live at Monsters of Rock, Donington Park 1984   as  Self 2023-08-21
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon   as  Self (voice) 2022-05-06
The Dirt   as  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2019-03-22
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall   as  Self 2014-11-28
Van Halen The Downtown Sessions 2012-02-07
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World 2011-03-11
Van Halen - In Concert   as  Himself - Lead Guitar, Vocals 2011-03-11
Van Halen: The Van Halen Story   as  Himself 2003-01-01
Van Halen : Live from Australia   as  Self (Vocals / Guitar) 1998-04-09
Van Halen: Video Hits Vol. 1   as  Lead Guitars, Vocals 1996-01-01
Van Halen: Live in Pensacola, Florida   as  Lead Guitar, Vocals 1995-03-11
The History of Rock 'n' Roll   as  Self 1995-03-06
Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now   as  Lead Guitar, Vocals 1993-02-23
Van Halen : Live In Japan Tokyo Dome 1989   as  Self (Lead Guitar / Vocals) 1989-02-01
Van Halen: Live Without A Net   as  Self (Lead Guitar / Vocals) 1987-09-15
Van Halen Live at US Festival   as  Himself 1983-05-29