EDDIE VAN HALEN EARLY YEARS DOCUMENTARY | Edward Van Halen: A Musician - Compilation of parts 1-5

In 1962, at the age of 7, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen left his native Holland with his parents and brother Alex, to begin a new life in America. Arriving in Pasadena, California with just a few dollars and a piano to the family’s name, the brothers and their father Jan gravitated towards music as they struggled to fit in to this new country.

Eventually, Eddie and Alex Van Halen would join forces with singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony to form Van Halen in 1973. After the struggle to be discovered, the group immediately took the musical world by storm upon the release of their debut album, with Eddie himself quickly earning a place as rock's greatest and most influential guitarist since Jimi Hendrix.

This new series takes you through this journey from the beginning - Eddie Van Halen's early life, his introduction to guitar at age 12, how he learned to play, the early bands and the formation and breakthrough of Van Halen.

The triumphs, struggles and divine talent of a musical genius.

Thanks to the following (in no particular order):

Alan C. Berry
Michel Schinkel
Daniel Sullivan
Jan Velasco Kosharek
Brian Corralejo
Julian Pollack
Steve Rosen
Jas Obrecht
Dave & Dave Unchained Podcast
Adam Roach
Johnny Beane
Lynn Larson Kershner
Dave Swantek


Recommended reading:
Buy Greg Renoff's Van Halen Rising https://bitly.ws/3aG7h
Buy Steve Rosen's Tonechaser (3rd Edition) https://bitly.ws/3aG8b
Buy Elizabeth Wiley's Could This Be Magic https://bitly.ws/3aG7q
Buy Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill's Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen https://bit.ly/43nkIOj
Buy Noel Monk's Runnin' With The Devil https://bit.ly/3OCElxW
Buy Paul Brannigan's Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story https://bitly.ws/3aLcP