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 Who was Eddie Van Halen?

Eddie Van Halen and  Michael Jackson

You may have heard that a older, famous rock star named Eddie Van Halen died recently, on October 6 of this year. Eddie Van Halen was the founder of a famous rock band of the1970's and 80's along with his brother Alex and with the lead singer for the band; David Lee Roth. The hard rock/heavy metal band was named Van Halen and produced many famous songs becoming one of the top bands in rock history. Although Eddie Van Halen and his brother grew up mostly in Southern California, they were born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and their native language was Dutch. The Van Halen family was of Dutch and Indonesian background and immigrated to the United States when Eddie was 7. Unfortunately the Van Halens had problems with alcohol addiction, like many musicians, but in the end were still able to produce many great songs. See some of the Van Halen videos and songs below:

Eddie Van Halen The Joy and Pain of Rock's Last Guitar Superhero

Question: how do the Van Halen songs compare with the music you listen to?