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  • Eddie Van Halen
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    …David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony joined in 1974, and the band changed its name to Van Halen. The band progressed from playing backyard parties and high-school gigs around Pasadena to performing at nightclubs in Los Angeles, such as the Starwood, Gazzarri’s, and the Whisky a Go Go. In…

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    …David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony joined in 1974, and the band changed its name to Van Halen. The band progressed from playing backyard parties and high-school gigs around Pasadena to performing at nightclubs in Los Angeles, such as the Starwood, Gazzarri’s, and the Whisky a Go Go. In…

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