Van Halen: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Van Halen. | Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Added top questions and a link. | Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Van Halen. | Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 16, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Added more information about the group's formation and career in the 1970s and '80s and mentioned Alex Van Halen's memoir. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Apr 05, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| Changed Alex Van Halen's birth year from “1955” to “1953” and noted that he and his brother were born in Amsterdam. | Oct 07, 2020 | ||
| Noted that Eddie Van Halen died on October 6, 2020. | Oct 06, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Van Halen. | Jun 19, 2019 | ||
| Noted that For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge won a Grammy Award and added the album Tokyo Dome Live in Concert. | Sep 06, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Van Halen. | May 16, 2014 | ||
| Added the album A Different Kind of Truth (2012). | Mar 05, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Official Van Halen Web Site. | Oct 14, 2012 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Aug 20, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 13, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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