Eddie Van Halen

Sammy Hagar Releases Belated Homage to Eddie Van Halen ‘Encore, Thank You, Goodnight’

Sammy Hagar, with a little help from his friend Joe Satriani, has released what he says is a “long overdue thank you to Eddie Van Halen’.

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Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather May Be Working On A New Valen Album

by Paul Cashmere

There could very well be another Van Halen album, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraah.

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Mammoth WVH Premiere ‘I’m Alright’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Wolfgang Van Halen has debuted another video for the upcoming album ‘Mammoth II’ with ‘I’m Alright’ premiering today.

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Van Halen Trends On Twitter After Wolf Van Halen Calls Out Troll After Stupid Tweet Over His Name

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen was trending on Twitter today after a moronic troll called out Wolfgang Van Halen over his name.

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David Lee Roth Says Love Affair With Eddie Van Halen Was The Best He Ever Had

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David Lee Roth says working with Eddie Van Halen was “better than any love affair”.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute To Eddie Van Halen

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers new song ‘Eddie’ is a tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Explains Why Eddie Van Halen Tribute Hasn’t Happened

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Wolfgang Van Halen says a tribute concert for his late father Eddie Van Halen couldn’t “get off the ground” because “some people” are “difficult” to work with.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Slams Producers of Eddie Van Halen Autopsy Show

by Paul Cashmere

Wolfgang Van Halen has slammed into the producers of the upcoming television episode of ‘Autopsy: The Last Hours Of …” about his father Eddie Van Halen.

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Eddie Van Halen Left $1 Million To Music Charity

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The late Eddie Van Halen left over $1 million to a music education charity in his will.

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Daryl Hall Reveals He Was Once Asked To Join Van Halen

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Daryl Hall believes Eddie Van Halen was “serious” when he asked him to replace David Lee Roth as Van Halen’s lead singer.

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Valerie Bertinelli Reveals Eddie Van Halen’s Last Words

by Paul Cashmere

Valerie Bertinelli has revealed the last words her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, said before he died.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Eddie Van Halen Cause of Death was a Stroke

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Janie Van Halen Speaks About Husband Eddie Van Halen

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The death of rock legend Eddie Van Halen has “shattered” the heart of his widow into “a million pieces”.

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Ozzy Osbourne Talks About Eddie Van Halen

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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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