Eddie Van Halen (born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen in in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, on 26 January 1955; died 6 October 2020) was a Dutch-American virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of American hard rock band Van Halen. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guitar World magazine reader's poll for "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Born to a Dutch father (Jan) and an Indonesian mother (Eugina), the Van Halen family moved to Pasadena, California, from Holland in 1962. Eddie Van Halen immediately started classical piano training and… read more
Eddie Van Halen (born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen in in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, on 26 January 1955; died 6 October 2020) was a Dutch-American virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of American hard rock band Van Halen. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guita… read more
Eddie Van Halen (born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen in in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, on 26 January 1955; died 6 October 2020) was a Dutch-American virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of American hard rock band Van Halen. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guitar World magazine reader's poll for "The 100 Greatest Guitarist… read more