Eddie Van Halen Gets Discovered | Documentary - "Edward Van Halen: A Musician" (Part 5)

An unofficial, fan-made documentary on the life and career of Eddie Van Halen.
This fifth part covers Van Halen starting to play in Hollywood, how Gene Simmons of Kiss initially discovered the band and was captivated by Eddie's playing, as well as how Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin of Warner Bros. Records ended up signing them.

Music by Luke Richards (under license from Audio Network)

Thanks (in no particular order) to:
Alan Berry
Daniel Sullivan
Jan Velasco Kosharek
Jas Obrecht
Dave & Dave Unchained Podcast
Adam Roach
Steve Rosen

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