The hard rock community was in a state of mourning as artists rushed to pay tribute to iconic elder statesman Ronnie James Dio, who died on Sunday at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. Read the billboard article.RIP Ronnie! As a tribute to the late, great, Ronnie James Dio, the Van Halen News Desk has dusted off an old recording from our archives. It's Van Halen covering the … [Read more...]
Audio from 1974: Earliest circulated recording of Eddie Van Halen playing guitar
This is the earliest know recording of Eddie Van Halen playing guitar. He is basically noodling and working out ideas. Recorded at home (in his parent's house) in 1974, when he was only 19 years old! The genesis of "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" and other great ideas. The guitar playing ends at 7:16, and then you can hear a short recording of David, Eddie and Michael hanging out … [Read more...]
Gibson article about the early years of Van Halen
From Gibson.com. [The PHOTO of young Alex and Eddie Van Halen is from the (out of print) Official Van Halen magazine, The Inside.] The Early Years of Van Halen: A Paper Route, a High School Essay, and a Couple of Lucky Breaks Jerry McCulley | 01.23.2008 It took a decade of false starts, misfires, and acrimony, but David Lee Roth’s return to Van Halen after a … [Read more...]