Andy McKee. Michael Hedges. Gordon Giltrap. LLEWELLYN - THE ANGEL GARDEN / BODY AND SOUL REIKI MEDITATION / YOGA ZEN SHIATSU. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimi Hendrix. Tommy Bolin. Billy Gibbons. Rory Gallagher. Jeff Beck. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Ardeshir Farah. Jorge Strunz. Ed Wynne. Jan Akkerman. Paco de Lucía. David Gilmour. Peter Green. Walter Trout. Ritchie Blackmore. Michael Lee Firkins. Mark Knopfler. Gary Moore. Eric Johnson. Jan Cyrka. John McLaughlin. Al di Meola. Frank Zappa. Robert Fripp. Eric Clapton. Carlos Santana. Brian May. <div class="javascript-disabled" id="no-js"> AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript.
<br> Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. </div> AllMusic photo credit: Kevin Westenberg Stream or buy on: Active 1960s - 2010s Born July 19, 1947 in Twickenham, London, England Genre Pop/Rock Stage & Screen Classical Styles Film Music Hard Rock Heavy Metal Soundtracks Vocal Music Also Known As Brian Harold May Member Of Queen Smile Submit Corrections Photo Gallery Share this page Related Artists See All Related Artists Artists Moods Videos by Brian May <img src=" width="216" alt="Resurrection" style=""> Resurrection Resurrection. Steve Morse. Gregg Wright. Eddie Van Halen. Second to only Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen was undoubtedly one of the most influential, original, and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century. Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen on January 26, 1955, in the Netherlands, Van Halen moved with his family to the U.S. in the '60s.
He and his older brother, Alex, began taking piano lessons at an early age, which planted the seeds for both of the siblings' future musical career. Mesmerized by the British Invasion rock movement (especially the Dave Clark Five), Eddie began playing the drums, while Alex took up guitar. The brothers switched their respective instruments shortly thereafter (while Eddie was out working a paper route trying to make his drum kit's payments, Alex was bashing away at his drums, until he was actually better than Eddie) -- as such, hard rock guitarists as Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page soon influenced the youngest Van Halen's playing.
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