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Van Halen

Biography

Started: 1974
City and Country of Origin: Pasadena, California
Music Training:
Awards: 2007 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Grammy 1991 Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Top Recordings: "Jump," "Why Can't This Be Love," "When It's Love," "Black And Blue," "Finish What Ya Started," "Poundcake," "Runaround," "Top of The World," "Right Now," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)," "Can't Stop Lovin' You," "Humans Being," "Me Wise Magic," "Without You"
Van Halen Biography: Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the 1970s. Starting with their debut album, Van Halen (1978) the band became a leader in American hard rock. As of 1998 the band had released eleven studio albums, and sold more than 75 million albums worldwide earning the band the Guinness Book of World Records title for the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock List. According to the Recording Industry Association of America Van Halen ranks number 19 on the list of Top Selling Artists of all time (having sold more than 56 million albums in the U.S.) and is one of only five rock groups that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S. The band and its best known former members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007.

In addition to being recognized for their artistic contributions and commercial success, the band has known its share of drama surrounding their lead singer. Although the core instrumentalists have remained constant (Eddie Van Halen on guitar, Alex Van Halen on drums and, until 2006, Michael Anthony on bass), the band has recorded studio albums with three different lead vocalists: David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone. Each vocalist has departed (at least once) under cloudy circumstances. More recently Michael Anthony was replaced in the band by Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang, but this new lineup is not yet known to have performed or recorded.

Following their 2004 concert tour the band was on hiatus until September 2006, and since then the status of the band has been discussed by the band numerous times, though current details are vague. Other than three new songs in 2004, the band has released no new material since their album Van Halen III was released in 1998.

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