RIP: Eddie Van Halen, 65!
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thewayneYet another felled by cancer. Some fascinating things from the Rolling Stone article: I did not know he was born in the Netherlands! Considering his name, I shouldn't be surprised.
He met David Lee Roth because he owned a PA system that he rented every weekend for $35 while getting paid $50 for gigs, it was cheaper to get him in the band.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eddie-van-halen-dead-200051/
He met David Lee Roth because he owned a PA system that he rented every weekend for $35 while getting paid $50 for gigs, it was cheaper to get him in the band.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eddie-van-halen-dead-200051/
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Date: 2020-10-06 10:04 pm (UTC)Nor did I until seeing it in another article I read earlier today :o)