About this artist
Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter and producer.
Born January 26, 1955 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Died October 6, 2020 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Brother of Alex Van Halen. Father of Wolfgang Van Halen, married to Valerie Bertinelli from 1981 to 2007 (divorced).
Eddie van Halen was considered one of the best rock guitarists ever and was famous for his 'two-handed tap' technique that has been copied by an uncountable number of guitar players to this day. He is listed as no. 4 on the list of best guitar players of all time.