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David Lee Roth To Retire From Music

by Paul Cashmere

David Lee Roth’s next stop is Springfield, USA. He is off to join Grandpa Simpson at the Springfield Retirement Castle.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Rejected Grammy Offer For Eddie Tribute

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang Van Halen has turned down the chance to play his dad’s most famous guitar track at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

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Eddie Van Halen Mural Displayed In Hollywood For EVH 66th Birthday

by Music-News.com

A mural of the late Eddie Van Halen is set to be unveiled to mark what would have been his 66th birthday (26.01.21).

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Eddie Van Halen To Be Honored With Guitar Collection

by Music-News.com

Eddie Van Halen’s own brand – which bares his initials – has announced the release of nine guitars for the reimagined 5150 series.

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Sammy Hagar Made Up With Eddie Van Halen Before His Death

by Music-News.com

Eddie Van Halen fell out with Sammy Hagar after Hagar left the band but in the months leading up to Eddie’s death in October following a cancer battle, they buried the hatchet.

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Eddie Van Halen Posthumously Awarded

by Music-News.com

Eddie Van Halen – who passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer in October – has become the first guitarist to be recognised with the accolade in memoriam for his contribution to the history of guitar playing.

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Slash Discusses Eddie Van Halen

by Music-News.com

Slash has heaped praise on the late Van Halen guitar legend – who passed away after a battle with cancer in October – for his “phenomenal” technical ability and insisted there aren’t many other “rock’n’rollers” who have that level of nuance in their playing.

Tagged as: 90s, Eddie Van Halen, Guns n Roses, metal, rock, Slash, USA, Van Halen

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Eddie Van Halen Cause of Death was a Stroke

by Music-News.com

Eddie Van Halen’s death has been confirmed as a stroke, brought on by pneumonia and multiple cancers.

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Van Halen Family Has No Plans To Open Eddie Vault

by Music-News.com

Wolfgang Van Halen says there are no plans at present to release songs from his late father Eddie Van Halen’s vault following his passing.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Releases Video For ‘Distance’, His Tribute To Dad Eddie Van Halen

by Paul Cashmere

Wolfgang Van Halen, the son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli, has released a video in honour of his father Eddie Van Halen.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Distance, Eddie Van Halen, metal, USA, Van Halen, video, Wolfgang Van Halen

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Wolfgang Van Halen Reveals Details of his Father’s Illness

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Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed his father Eddie Van Halen battled a brain tumour and stage four lung cancer before he passed away.

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Eddie Van Halen Rumours Dismissed By Son Wolfgang

by Music-News.com

Wolf Van Halen has dismissed untrue rumours that he is about to replace his father in Van Halen. Eddie sadly passed away earlier this month, aged 65, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

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Eddie Van Halen Guitars Go To Auction

by Music-News.com

Eddie Van Halen axe-slayer’s 2004 EVH Charvel Art Series electric guitar with red, white and black stripes on the body and a second EVH, both of which the ‘Jump’ hitmaker partly designed, will be sold as part of the upcoming ‘Icons & Idols Trilogy: Rock ‘N’ Roll’ auction in December.

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David Crosby Apologises Over Van Halen Comment

by Music-News.com

David Crosby forgot Eddie Van Halen had died when he responded to a fan’s tweet about the guitar great and sparked a storm of protest Van Halen’s fans.

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Jack White Pays Tribute To Eddie Van Halen On Saturday Night Live

by Music-News.com

Jack White dedicated his ‘Saturday Night Live’ musical performance to the late rocker Eddie Van Halen.

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Sammy Hagar Talks About His Reconnection With Eddie Van Halen

by Paul Cashmere

After Eddie Van Halen passed away this week following a lengthy battle with cancer, the band’s ex-frontman Sam Hagar – who replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer in 1985, but left in 1996 – revealed they had secretly been texting and got their friendship back on track after having not spoken to each other since the ‘Jump’ hitmakers’ 2004 reunion tour.

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Ozzy Osbourne Talks About Eddie Van Halen

by Music-News.com

Ozzy Osbourne has paid tribute to his old tourmate Eddie Van Halen following his death, crediting the rocker for “making guitar playing exciting”.

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BREAKING NEWS: R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen At 65

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen guitarist and founder Eddie Van Halen has died from cancer at the age of 65.

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Tributes Flow for Eddie Van Halen

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Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, and Lenny Kravitz are leading the tributes to rock legend Eddie Van Halen following his death from throat cancer.

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Sammy Hagar Apologises For Being A Fucking Idiot

by Paul Cashmere

The Red Rocker Sammy Hagar should change his nickname to the Redneck. What a fucking moron.

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Sammy Hagar Delivers Iso Version of his Van Halen Classic ‘Right Now’

by Paul Cashmere

Sammy Hagar has delivered an iso-version of his Van Halen classic ‘Right Now’ almost 30 years after the first release of the song.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, metal, rock, Sammy Hagar, The Circle, USA, Van Halen

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Here Are The Van Halen US Hits That Didn’t Chart In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

In the United States, Van Halen were massive. In Australia, not so much. But it should have been the other way around. Van Halen took off in Australia stronger than in America.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, rock, USA, Van Halen

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Sammy Hagar Has Covered His Van Halen Era Classic ‘Good Enough’ During Lockdown

by Paul Cashmere

Sammy Hagar has created a new version of his Van Halen classic ‘Good Enough’ while social distancing in isolation with his band The Circle performing virtually.

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David Lee Roth Solo Shows Open To Pretty Shitty Reviews

by Paul Cashmere

David Lee Roth has opened his solo show in Las Vegas and the reviews have been pretty average.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, David Lee Roth, Glam Rock, heavy, Las Vegas, metal, rock, USA, Van Halen

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David Lee Roth Drops Hints About Eddie Van Halen’s Health

by Tim Cashmere

David “Diamond Dave” Lee Roth – the definitive rock star, famous for fronting one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most extravagant showpieces, Van Halen – has spoken out about the health of his bandmate, Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

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Billie Eilish Comes Out On Top After Not Knowing Van Halen

by Tim Cashmere

Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has tweeted support for seventeen-year-old pop star Billie Eilish for not knowing the classic rock band.

Tagged as: 10s, 70s, 80s, Billie Eilish, Jimmy Kimmel, pop, Van Halen, Wolfgang

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Eddie Van Halen Is Battling Throat Cancer

by Music-News.com

The 64-year-old rocker has reportedly been making secret trips between the US and Germany over the last five years to receive radiation treatment to keep the disease in check.

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David Lee Roth Says Van Halen Is Finished

by Paul Cashmere

David Lee Roth says that Van Halen is over. Although there has been no official announcement of a break-up, Eddie Van Halen has tried a number of times to resurrect the band but it keeps falling over. Roth says they are finished.

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David Lee Roth To Kick off 2020 With Las Vegas Residency

by Paul Cashmere

David Lee Roth will be in residency at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Las Vegas from January 8, 2020 with a brand new band.

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Simon Hosford’s Fair Warning Performs a Note Perfect Facsimile of the ‘Van Halen’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

It is fair to say Simon Hosford’s Fair Warning’s performance of the debut album by Van Halen at the Melbourne Guitar Show was (probably) better than Van Halen.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Fair Warning, Heavy Rock, Melbourne Guitar Show, metal, rock, Simon Hosford, USA, Van Halen

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