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

Added 24 Mar 2026