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How David Lee Roth Really Left Van Halen - Ultimate Classic Rock  Aug 10, 2015 ... Like the histories of all great rock bands, Van Halen's past includes some landmark dates. ... While David Lee Roth did leave the band in 1985, nobody outside of the ... In January 1985 he told Billboard, Since my very first days in with the ... Eddie, who's rumored to be scouting around for a new lead singer,...
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Did Sammy Hagar Almost Replace Van Halen's David Lee Roth in ...  Oct 21, 2015 ... Van Halen with David Lee Roth was the absolute perfect rock band. ... And then, as 5150 was hitting the shelves, the band was telling us that at least one person in their ... While researching his book, Van Halen Rising, author Greg Renoff ... He wasn't sure Dave could sing well, but he knew someone who...
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Van Halen facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  Get information, facts, and pictures about Van Halen at Encyclopedia.com. ... a wisecracking, over-the-top lead singer, and a guitar player whose fiery, innovative solos ... 1949 in Monterey, CA; replaced David Lee Roth [born October 10, 1955, .... Eddie sang, and after going through a number of bass players, he and Alex...
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Van Halen - Wikipedia  David Lee Roth called Eddie to discuss what ... he was guaranteed to be the next lead singer. ... by Roth's antics while on camera behind Beck, who ... Halen saying that he needed a hip replacement and would have to record an entire new studio album before any tour.
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5 People Who Almost Became Van Halen's Lead Singer  Radio.com  Dec 8, 2015 ... He's one of five singers who almost joined the band. ... Just Ain't Enough was originally invited by Ed Van Halen to replace David Lee Roth. ... jamming with the Van Halen brothers at their studio for a while after Sammy Hagar...
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Great Balls of Scandal: How Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to a 13-year ...  May 23, 2008 ... Among teenagers of a musical bent, there was much anticipation 50 years ... Jerry Lee Lewis, an American rock and roll singer with long blond hair who played a ... Whole lotta trouble goin' on: Jerry Lee Lewis with child bride Myra ... Shakin' Goin' On and Great Balls Of Fire, and had even appeared in a...
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David Lee Roth - Wikipedia  David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Roth is best known as the original (19741985) and current (2006present) .... In late 1985, Roth assembled a virtuoso solo band, consisting of guitarist...
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When Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen Hit No. 1 With 'Beat It'  Apr 30, 2015 ... Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen hit No. 1 with 'Beat It' on April 30, 1983. ... Incredibly, the guitarist did the gig as a favor, receiving no payment for his role in making ... Next: The Top 10 Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solos.
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31 Years Ago: Eddie Van Halen Collaborates with Michael Jackson ...  Nov 30, 2013 ... Beat It hit the charts on 3/12/83, lasting 15 weeks and reaching #1 in the U.S. on April 30th, 1983, and #3 in the U.K. Michael Jackson's Thriller went on to sell ... When the King of Pop met the King of Rock Guitar ... Eddie Van Halen Deconstructs His Collaboration On 'Beat It' .... Featured Van Halen Shirt.
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Mr. Mike's Media Madness: June 2008  Jun 30, 2008 ... Now, you may think that Tommy Lee Jones and young kids trying to get laid ... An out of work hunter (played by a Nick Nolte-ish Josh Brolin) stumbles ... the loss of traditional American values to drugs, greed and jadedness. .... I've liked that song ever since I've heard it when the band played it live before...
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Top 10 Freddie Mercury Queen Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock  Sep 5, 2015 ... But none contributed more songs or more hits than Freddie Mercury, ... A highlight of Queen's first LP, My Fairy King represents one of the first ... There's its unusually low-key, jazz-like approach and spartan ... Killer Queen .... 20 Years Ago: Van Halen Briefly Reunite with David Lee Roth for 'Best Of Vol.
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David Lee Roth discography - Wikipedia  Singles, 20. No.1 Single, 1. David Lee Roth is an American rock music singer. His discography consists of six studio ... His debut single, 1985's "California Girls", reached number 3 on Hot 100, and ... Year, Single, Peak chart positions, Album ... David Lee Roth has appeared as the lead vocalist on the following Van Halen...
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Jimmy Page's 20 Greatest Pre-Zeppelin Session Guitarist ... - VH1.com  Jan 9, 2014 ... Long before selling out stadiums in the seventies with Led Zeppelin, Page ... There was a demo thing with Dave playing lead, a second cut which may ... this time to thicken up the rhythm on The Who's single I Can't Explain.
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Mick Jagger Remembers - Rolling Stone  Dec 14, 1995 ... Mick is a difficult interview, not only because of his natural reserve .... Keith always played the guitar, from even when he was 5. ... They could see it was a bit wild for what was going on at the time in .... It was the song that really made the Rolling Stones, changed us ...... His voice, not necessarily his look.
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Alex Van Halen - Wikipedia  Alexander Arthur "Alex" Van Halen (born May 8, 1953) is a Dutch-American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Originally, his brother Eddie played drums, while Alex practiced guitar. ... Alex, Eddie and three other boys formed their first band when they were in the fourth...
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Peter Gabriel Hits the Big Time - Rolling Stone  Jan 29, 1987 ... Over ten years after he said goodbye to Genesis, Peter Gabriel has finally ... after he said goodbye to Genesis, Gabriel has finally made it on his own ..... well aware that his replacement as Genesis's lead singer, Phil Collins,...
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Paul Shaffer: Life After Letterman - Newsweek  May 13, 2015 ... For 33 years, Paul Shaffer has been the warm to David Letterman's cool, the ... And because he leads a rock-and-roll band (in his hip shades and ... I had just been on SNL for five years; I played in the house band, but I got into some of ... Being the sidekick encompasses being the straight man, he says,...
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Top 10 David Lee Roth Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock  Jul 8, 2011 ... The following list of the top David Lee Roth songs proves wrong ... own successful music after his 1985 breakup from that legendary band. ... By the time this song came out, on 1994's 'Your Filthy Little Mouth,' Roth's solo career had lost much of its steam. ... Buy 'Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody' on iTunes.
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By Ken Levine: April 2008  Apr 30, 2008 ... David Cook sang two Neil Diamond songs I never heard of. ... Then he did America wisely choosing that one over Crunchy ... Jay Mohr, PAULA MARSHALL and Jaime King have been tapped to star in ... On CHEERS we also asked the audience not to go Awwwwwww ..... And we learned our lesson.
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29 Years Ago: David Lee Roth Quits Van Halen  Apr 1, 2014 ... 29 Years Ago: David Lee Roth Quits Van Halen. By Nick DeRiso ... In fact, they had just scored a first-ever chart topper with 'Jump. ... Sammy does his job; he does well, Roth memorably told Howard Stern, in a 1997 interview. ... No Hall of Fame for You: 19 Artists Left Out of Their Band's 2017 Nominations.
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Jan Van Halen's Story | Van Halen News Desk  Jun 15, 2014 ... Jan was born in The Netherlands in 1920 and caught the musical bug at a young age. ... his sons Alex and Edward were born in 1953 and 1955, respectively. ... Young Alex Van Halen drumming in a band with his father Jan on saxophone. ... That same year, Alex and Ed formed Mammoth, which would...