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    Eddie Van Halen is a renowned guitarist born in the Netherlands who moved to California as a child. He learned piano and drums as a youth before focusing on electric guitar, practicing for hours daily. In the 1970s, Eddie formed the successful rock band Van Halen with his brother Alex and others. Known for his innovative guitar techniques like tapping, Eddie helped popularize these styles. Van Halen saw much success throughout the 1980s before breaking up multiple times due to line-up changes. Eddie remains a highly influential guitarist.

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    Eddie Van Halen is a renowned guitarist born in the Netherlands who moved to California as a child. He learned piano and drums as a youth before focusing on electric guitar, practicing for hours daily. In the 1970s, Eddie formed the successful rock band Van Halen with his brother Alex and others. Known for his innovative guitar techniques like tapping, Eddie helped popularize these styles. Van Halen saw much success throughout the 1980s before breaking up multiple times due to line-up changes. Eddie remains a highly influential guitarist.

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    Eddie Van Halen is a renowned guitarist born in the Netherlands who moved to California as a child. He learned piano and drums as a youth before focusing on electric guitar, practicing for hours daily. In the 1970s, Eddie formed the successful rock band Van Halen with his brother Alex and others. Known for his innovative guitar techniques like tapping, Eddie helped popularize these styles. Van Halen saw much success throughout the 1980s before breaking up multiple times due to line-up changes. Eddie remains a highly influential guitarist.

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    EDWARD (EDDIE) VAN HALEN

    By: Zachary Clausen


    EARLY LIFE
    • Born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
    • Moved to Pasadena, California in 1962.
    • Learned to play the piano from a young age with his brother
    Alex.
    • Eddie started playing drums while his brother played guitar.
    • Switched to electric guitar after Alex showed more ability playing
    the drums.
    • Would practice for hours everyday and would play at parties
    and clubs.
    FORMING THE BAND

    • In 1974 the brothers met David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony to form Van
    Halen.

    • Around 1977 they met Kiss bassist Gene Simmons who financed their first
    recording session.

    • It was also around the time when the song “Eruption" was recorded showing
    Eddie’s two-hand tap technique.
    BAND SUCCESS

    • Shortly after their first recording session, they signed with Warner Bros.

    • In 1978 they released their self-titled album which got platinum status within
    six months.

    • They continued to release albums in quick succession in the following years


    up till 1984 when “Jump” was released.

    • The sudden popularity could be attributed to Eddie adding in electronics to


    the music.
    BAND BREAKUPS

    Lead Vocalist
    • David Lee Roth – Left due to disagreements with Eddie over the use of electronics in
    their music, and was replaced by Sammy Hager.

    • Sammy Hager – Left due to Eddie dealing with his alcohol abuse and becoming
    sober to which Hagar was a hard partier and had high tensions with Eddie.

    • Gary Cherone – Left due to lack of sales from the albums released.

    (Shortly after Cherone’s departure Van Halen parted with Warner Bros.)
    BAND BREAKUPS CONT.

    Bassist
    • Mark Stone – Was with the Van Halen brothers since 1972, but focused
    on school so he was replaced.
    • Michael Anthony – Replaced Stone in 1974 and around left around
    the same time as Hager.
    • Wolfgang Van Halen – Became the bassist around 2007 for a tour after
    a long break by the band.
    PERSONAL LIFE

    • Eddie was married to actress Valerie Bertinelli in 1981.

    • Wolfgang Van Halen was born in 1990.

    • They got divorced in 2006.

    • Eddie married a second time in 2009 to Janie Liszewski who he had been
    dating for 3 years.
    TECHNIQUES USED
    • Tapping

    • Bending

    • Tremolo Picking

    • Harmonics

    • Hammer-Ons

    • Two-Handed Tapping

    • Tremolo Bar Techniques


    IMPORTANCE TO THE ERA

    • Van Halen was one of the most if not the most popular and influential bands
    in the 80s.

    • The techniques used by Eddie were popularized by him mainly the two-hand
    tapping.

    • Eddie’s tone and style was something new and unique to the era, that
    would influence others to follow.
    BIBLIOGRAPHY
     Erlewine, S. T. (n.d.). Van Halen | Biography & History. Retrieved April 03, 2018, from
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/van-halen-mn0000260206/biography
     Prato, G. (n.d.). Eddie Van Halen | Biography & History. Retrieved April 03, 2018, from
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-van-halen-mn0000146544/biography
     Eddie Van Halen. (2015, June 16). Retrieved April 03, 2018, from
    https://www.biography.com/people/eddie-van-halen-9542559

    • Eddie Van Halen Guitar Techniques and Early Sound. (2015, August 07). Retrieved April 09, 2018,
    from https://projectevh.com/2014/10/08/eddie-van-halen-guitar-techniques-and-early-sound/

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