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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 a Dutch 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 to ...
Edward Lodewijk van Halen was born in Amsterdam on January 26, 1955, [5] 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, [6] before the war and after returning from Indonesia with local acts like Jos Cleber and Snip en Snap. [7]
Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen was introduced to the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle at a very young age.. The rocker, sober from alcohol since the 1980s, opens up about his experiences with ...
The album is dedicated to Eddie and Alex's father, Jan, who died on December 9, 1986, at the age of 66. The inner linings of the album include the words, "This one's for you, Pa". Jan had previously appeared playing clarinet on one track, "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)", on Van Halen's 1982 album, Diver Down. [10]
Eddie Van Halen, left, and brother Alex perform as Van Halen rocks at Staples Center on June 1, 2012. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times) If rock music history has taught musicians anything, it is ...
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.
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.
That was Wolfgang Van Halen’s reaction when he learned of his nomination for rock song at the 2022 Grammy Awards — for “Distance,” the tribute to his late father, Eddie — in a category ...