Eddie Van Halen was much more than just a simple guitar player. He was known for creating the band “Van Halen”. He is known to be one of the top guitarist of all time and also an influential person of the 20th century.
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, a small town in the Netherlands. Van Halen is named after Ludwig Van Beethoven, Lodewijk being the Dutch version of Ludwig. Eddie wasn’t the only musician in his family. Eddie is the son of Dutch father, Jan van Halen who was a famous clarinetist, saxophonist, and pianist. His mother’s name was Eugenia van Halen. A fun fact about his mother, is her madden name is van Beers. Van Halen had an older brother named Alex, who was his partner in crime in learning how
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to play the piano at a young age. The brothers dreaded the long commute from Pasadena to San Pedro to study with an elderly man named Stays Kalvaitis, who taught them classical piano. The reason I choose Van Halen as my guitarist was due to the fact that he revealed in an interview that he never could read music. Instead, he learned from watching and listening. During recitals of Bach or Mozart, he would just simply wing it. The band Van Halen, originally called "Genesis" with bass player Mark Stone, became "Mammoth" when they soon discovered there was already a band from England with the name Genesis.
Mammoth was made up of Van Halen on guitar and lead vocals, Brother Alex on drums and bassist Mark Stone. Mammoth didn’t own a P.A system, so they rented one from David Lee Roth. David charged the service by the night, making it a bit pricy for the band. Van Halen quickly became frustrated with singing lead vocals, so he then decided they could allow David into the band and be able to save money while doing it. Within a few years, Michael Anthony replaced Mark Stone on bass. A little while back, Roth suggested that the last name of the two brothers sounded unique and awesome. Roth also stated that he thought that changing the name would give the group staying power. Van Halen released a total of six albums with vocalist David Lee Roth, before conflict had struck. The names of the albums were Van Halen, Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), Diver Dow (1982), and 1984 (1984). When Van Halen released the album 1984, which yielded the band's first #1 hit Jump. Other singles released from the album performed well, particularly Hot for Teacher, the video featured a skimpily dressed model playing the part of a female elementary school teacher and school-age boys portraying younger versions of the band members. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts, behind
Thriller by Michael Jackson. Overall, Eddie Van Halen is a strong guitarist and has led the way for most guitarists. He gives all people hope in learning music. He is living proof that even if you can’t read music, you can still learn it and sound astonishing.
"YouTube - Eruption Guitar Solo--Eddie Van Halen." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 07 June 2011. .
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