In the collection
13 records
Nicolette
Nicolette Larson, 1978
Van Halen
Van Halen, 1978
Van Halen II
Van Halen, 1979
Women And Children First
Van Halen, 1980
Fair Warning
Van Halen, 1981
Diver Down
Van Halen, 1982
Thriller
Michael Jackson, 1982
1984
Van Halen, 1984
The Wild Life (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various, 1984
Live: Right Here, Right Now.
Van Halen, 1993
Balance
Van Halen, 1995
Twister (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various, 1996
Detroit Rock City (Music From The Motion Picture)
Various, 1999
Played with
Van Halen
10 records together
Alex Van Halen
10 records together
Michael Anthony
10 records together
Ted Templeman
8 records together
David Lee Roth
7 records together
Sammy Hagar
3 records together
Ray Davies
2 records together
Bruce Fairbairn
2 records together
Michael McDonald
2 records together
Michael Jackson
1 record together
Nicolette Larson
1 record together
Kiss
1 record together
About
Dutch-American musician (guitarist, keyboardist), songwriter and producer, of Indonesian descent. Co-namesake of American hard rock band Van Halen.
Born January 26, 1955, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Died October 6, 2020, in Santa Monica, California, USA (aged 65).
Son of Jan Van Halen; brother of Alex Van Halen; father of Wolfgang Van Halen; married to Valerie Bertinelli (married April 11, 1981; divorced 2007); married Janie Liszewski (June 2009). His family relocated to the U.S. in 1962 and he was raised in Pasadena, California.
Began piano lessons at age 6; bought a drumkit, but traded it to his brother Alex for his guitar. Formed his first band, “The Broken Combs,” with Alex in elementary school. Later renamed The Trojan Rubber Co. and then Genesis. Co-founded hard rock band Mammoth with Alex in 1972, which changed its name to Van Halen circa 1973-74.
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.
Died at age 65 of a stroke, at St. Johns Hospital, Santa Monica, California, after a long battle with throat cancer.