Eddie+Van+Halen

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Written Information : The guitarist that I am researching is Eddie Van Halen. He is a rock and roll guitarist, a kind of upbeat music that gets your heart pumping. He is known as one of the best guitarists ever known.

Eddie Van Halen was born on January 26, 1957 in the Netherlands. He is known as a rock and roll guitarist playing his guitar, but when he was growing up, the popular instruments were synthasizers.When he was just a young boy, his brother was learning how to play the piano. His brother would give him lessons and Eddie didn't know how to play or enjoy anything else. Later on in his life, he and his family moved to America. When he got there, he heard famous guitarists such as Jimmie Hendrix and Cream(Eric Clapton's band at the time.) He decided to put down the piano and start up with the guitar. He saved up money for a while and bought a nice guitar. He watched famous guitarists play and tought himself. He performed small concerts for money for small time and started getting bigger and bigger crowds. He escalated to what he is today.

Complete discography: WITH OTHERS
 * Van Halen (includes "You Really Got Me," "Jamie's Cryin,'" "On Fire," "Runnin' With the Devil," "I'm the One," "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," "Little Dreamer," "Feel Your Love Tonight," "Atomic Punk," "Eruption," and "Ice Cream Man"), 1978.
 * Van Halen II (includes "Dance the Night Away," "Outta Love Again," "Somebody Get Me a Doctor," "You're No Good," "Bottoms Up!," "Women In Love...," "Beautiful Girls," "D.O.A.," and "Spanish Fly"), 1979.
 * Women and Children First (includes "Tora! Tora!," "And the Cradle Will Rock...," "Romeo Delight," "Fools," "In a Simple Rhyme," "Could This Be Magic?," "Loss of Control," "Take Your Whiskey Home," and "Everybody Wants Some!"), 1980.
 * Fair Warning (includes "Mean Street," "So This Is Love?," "Push Comes to Shove," "Sinner's Swing," "Unchained," "Dirty Movies," "Hear About It Later," "Sunday Afternoon in the Park," and "One Foot Out the Door"), 1981.
 * Diver Down (includes "Where Have All the Good Times Gone!," "Little Guitars," "Hang 'Em High," "Secrets," "Intruder," "Pretty Woman," "Big Bad Bill," "Dancing in the Street," "Cathedral," "Happy Trails," and "The Full Bug"), 1982.
 * 1984 (includes "1984," "Jump," "Panama," "Top Jimmy," "Drop Dead Legs," "Hot for Teacher," "I'll Wait," "Girl Gone Bad," and "House of Pain"), 1984.
 * 5150 (includes "Why Can't This Be Love"), 1986.
 * Nicolette (with Nicolette Larson), Warner Brothers, 1978.
 * Thriller (with Michael Jackson), Epic, 1982.
 * Star Fleet Project (with Brian May and others), EMI.

The legacy he left on the world was very strong. Before he became well known, the world reffered to Eric Clapton as "God of the Guitar World."After he started being well known, they stopped calling Eric that and started using that name for Eddie. He is still known as the one of the best guitarists known to the world. Edward Van Halen is one of the best guitarists ever.

He grew up not knowing what a guitar was and he ended up being the best in the world. It goes to show that evn the clueless of the clueless can be the best of the best.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Your Source List:

"Edward Van Halen." //Newsmakers//. Detroit: Gale, 1985. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 12 June 2012. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&sortBy=&displayGroups=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1618000676&userGroupName=s0002&jsid=7aa7a0286bf15096b60995950e3bee84

Guitarist Research Notes Table
What do you like about his/her style? || Eddie is still alive and he continues with his rock and roll career. There are many other rock and roll musicians just like him, but he is still considered one of the best. One person that is still alive that is also in the league of Eddie, is Jimmie Hendrix(see page above in sidebar). He is considered the best in history, and Eddie is gaining on him. ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings** ||
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Rock and roll ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Edward Van Halen ||
 * This guitarist lived from || January 26, 1957- present ||
 * Describe the guitar style you are researching. || Rock and roll is a heavier, more upbeat kind of music. It mostly includes guitar, drums, bass, and louder vocals. ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || His dad and his brother both helped him out to learn how to play instruments. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || He grew up in a time period where synthasisers were very popular, and they are the backbone of rock and roll. ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || He was into the piano at his home in Netherlands when his brother introduced him. But when he moved to Southern California, he heard Jimmie Hendrix and Cream(Eric Clapton's band at the time) and he dropped the piano and started playing guitar. ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Before he turned ten, his brother started piano lessons and that was the only music Eddie knew. But when he moved to America, he learned to love rock and roll and picked up a guitar and played that ever since. ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Electric, lead guitar. ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || His parents had experiance in show buisness because his dad was a musician and his mother was an actress. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || The only thing he did in his spare time as a child was play guitar. At one point, he had a paper route so he could save up money to buy musical instruments. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || As a child, before he played guitar, he had once played piano and the drums. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || The first two albums that they sold are probably the most important bcause when they first ame out, they sold more copies than most bands average. Their first album that they put out, called "Van Halen", sold over two-million copies. Their second album, called "Van Halen II", sold almost two-million copies. Both albums sold better than most other band's first and second. ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || He is considered one of the best guitarists in the current world. Even sometimes he is reffered to as the "God of the Guitar World." ||