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From his grade-school performances to his curtain call with Van Halen, UCR revisits 12 landmark shows from Eddie Van Halen's illustrious career.

From his grade-school performances to his curtain call with Van Halen, UCR revisits 12 landmark shows from Eddie Van Halen's illustrious career.

From his grade-school performances to his curtain call with Van Halen, UCR revisits 12 landmark shows from Eddie Van Halen's illustrious career.

Billboard hit, after the Sammy Hagar-led Van Halens 5150 soared to No. 1. Roths old band had already reached No. 3 with the synthy "Why Cant This Be Love?" "Yankee Rose" likewise preceded Eat Em and Smile, giving Roth his third career Top 20 solo smash, while Van Halens "Dreams" then just missed at No. 22. "Love Walks In," another Hagar ballad, nearly broke the Top 20, as Roth released four more singles from his solo debut LP – but nothing from Eat Em and Smile got any higher than "Goin Cr...

John 5 may have been at the right place at the right time when he originally secured a place as David Lee Roths guitarist over two decades ago. But while most musicians audition for positions or perhaps earn a recommendation from another bandmate, John impressed Roth in an entirely different way. He had just finished reading Roths 1997 autobiography,  Crazy From the Heat, when he found the phone number for Roths management in the back. "I thought to myself, Hmm, I think Im going to reach out ...