1. Eddie Van Halen By Brian Conneely

2. The Early Life Born Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen Born in Nijmegen, Netherlands Van Halen learned to play the piano as a child.

3. Eddie Van Halen now 2001:eddie van halen is diagnosed with tongue cancer 2005, Eddie's wife, Valerie Bertinelli, filed for divorce in Los Angele

4. THE BEGINNIG OF AN ERA Van Halen was originally called "Genesis" with bass player Mark Stone At one point the group considered calling themselves Rat Salad, before deciding on Van Halen Was offered a job in the band KISS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwWpP Y6x-cY&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwWpP Y6x-cY&feature=fvst

5. Discography Van HalenVan Halen (1978) Van Halen IIVan Halen II (1979) Women and Children FirstWomen and Children First (1980) Fair WarningFair Warning (1981) Diver DownDiver Down (1982) 19841984 (1984) 51505150 (1986) OU812OU812 (1988) A Different For Unlawful Carnal KnowledgeA Different For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) BalanceBalance (1995) Van Halen IIIVan Halen III (1998) Kind of Truth Kind of Truth (2012)

6. sources Wikipedia.com Vanhalen.com truefire.com