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Edward Lodewijk van Halen was born in Amsterdam on January 26, 1955, [6] the son of Jan van Halen and Eugenia (née van Beers).His father was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinettist, and saxophonist working for the Dutch Air Force, [7] before the war and after returning from Indonesia with local acts like Jos Cleber and Snip en Snap. [8]
Van Halen (/ v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY-len) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973.Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, [1] Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances [2] and the virtuosity of their guitarist, Eddie Van Halen.
Alexander Arthur Van Halen (/ v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY-len, Dutch: [aːlɛkˈsɑndər vɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; born May 8, 1953) is an American musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie under the name "Mammoth" before adding Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth in 1974 and changing their name ...
Alex Van Halen is shedding light on his brother Eddie Van Halen’s addiction to prescription pills. In his first interview since Eddie’s death, Alex, 71, explained that his late brother, the ...
Van Halen, who died Tuesday of throat cancer at 65, was the son of Dutch and Indonesian immigrants and spent his childhood in the Netherlands. Eddie Van Halen endured a 'horrifying racist ...
Alex Van Halen, older brother of the late Eddie Van Halen, who passed away Tuesday, has issued a heartfelt statement about his sibling's death. It was the first time Alex Van Halen, 67, had spoken ...
Wolfgang William Van Halen (/ v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ən / van HAY-lən, Dutch: [ˈʋɔl(ə)fxɑŋ ˈʋɪlijɑɱ vɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)], born March 16, 1991) is an American musician. The son of actress Valerie Bertinelli and guitarist Eddie Van Halen , he performed alongside his father and his uncle as the bassist for Van Halen from 2007 to 2020.
Alex and Eddie founded Van Halen in 1972 alongside David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony.As tensions grew between Alex and Eddie, Roth left the rock band in 1985 to pursue a solo career.