Van halen – biography, songs, albums, discography & facts

Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, [ 1 ] Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances [ 2 ] and the virtuosity of its guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. By the early s, Van Halen was among the most commercially successful rock acts. Its lead single, " Jump ", was the band's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot In , Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar.

Van halen lead singers in order

With Hagar, the group released four U. Hagar left the band in shortly before the release of the band's first greatest hits collection, Best Of — Volume I. Van Halen then went on hiatus until reuniting with Hagar in for a worldwide tour in and the double-disc greatest hits collection, The Best of Both Worlds Hagar again left Van Halen in In , the band released their final studio album, A Different Kind of Truth , which was critically and commercially successful.

It was also the band's first album with Roth in 28 years and the only one to feature Wolfgang. Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in , and died of the disease on October 6, The family moved to Pasadena, California , in