Van Halen, the Glossary
Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973.[1]
Table of Contents
239 relations: A Different Kind of Truth, A Different Kind of Truth Tour, ABC-Clio, Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love, Al Jolson, Alan Fitzgerald, Alex Van Halen, AllMusic, Alter Bridge, American Music Awards of 1992, Amsterdam, And the Cradle Will Rock..., Arena rock, Arthritis, Avascular necrosis, Balance (Van Halen album), Balance Tour, BBC Online, Beat It, Beck, Best Of – Volume I (Van Halen album), Billboard (magazine), Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Sheehan, Blabbermouth.net, Black Sabbath, Bon Jovi, Boston Pops, Breech birth, Burrn!, Cafe Wha?, California Girls, Cervical collar, Charlotte, North Carolina, Cherokee Studios, Classic Rock (magazine), Crazy from the Heat, Creed (band), Dance the Night Away (Van Halen song), Danny Kortchmar, Daryl Hall, David Coverdale, David Lee Roth, Deep Purple, Digital Spy, Dignity Health Sports Park, Diver Down, Diverticulitis, Dreams (Van Halen song), ... Expand index (189 more) »
A Different Kind of Truth
A Different Kind of Truth is the twelfth and final studio album by American rock band Van Halen.
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A Different Kind of Truth Tour
A Different Kind of Truth (or Viva La Van Halen Tour) was a 2012–13 concert tour for hard rock band Van Halen.
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ABC-Clio
ABC-Clio, LLC (stylized ABC-CLIO) is an American publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" is a song by American rock band Van Halen.
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Al Jolson
Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson,; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian.
Alan Fitzgerald
Francis Alan Fitzgerald (born July 16, 1949) is an American musician.
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Alex Van Halen
Alexander Arthur Van Halen (born May 8, 1953) is an American retired musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie under the name "Mammoth" before adding Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth in 1974 and changing their name to Van Halen.
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida.
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American Music Awards of 1992
The 19th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 27, 1992, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California.
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam (literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.
And the Cradle Will Rock...
"And the Cradle Will Rock..." is a song written and performed by Van Halen.
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Arena rock
Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, pomp rock, stadium rock, corporate rock or dad rock) is a style of rock music that became mainstream in the 1970s.
Arthritis
Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints.
Avascular necrosis
Avascular necrosis (AVN), also called osteonecrosis or bone infarction, is death of bone tissue due to interruption of the blood supply.
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Balance (Van Halen album)
Balance is the tenth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on January 24, 1995, by Warner Bros. Records.
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Balance Tour
The Balance Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their tenth studio album Balance.
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BBC Online
BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service.
Beat It
"Beat It" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982).
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Best Of – Volume I (Van Halen album)
Best Of – Volume I is the first greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on October 22, 1996.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.
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Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
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Billy Sheehan
William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician known for playing bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs.
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Blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock news, as well as album and music DVD reviews.
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
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Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey.
Boston Pops
The Boston Pops is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music.
Breech birth
A breech birth is when a baby is born bottom first instead of head first, as is normal.
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Burrn!
is a monthly Japanese magazine for fans of heavy metal music, published since September 1984.
Cafe Wha?
Cafe Wha? is a music club at the corner of MacDougal Street and Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
California Girls
"California Girls" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!).
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Cervical collar
A cervical collar, also known as a neck brace, is a medical device used to support and immobilize a person's neck.
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Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County.
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Cherokee Studios
Cherokee Studios is a recording studio facility in Hollywood founded in 1972 by members of 1960s pop band The Robbs. Van Halen and Cherokee Studios are 1972 establishments in California.
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Classic Rock (magazine)
Classic Rock is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music, owned and published by Future.
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Crazy from the Heat
Crazy from the Heat is a 1985 EP by American rock musician David Lee Roth.
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Creed (band)
Creed is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida formed in 1994.
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Dance the Night Away (Van Halen song)
"Dance the Night Away" is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen, and written by its group members.
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Danny Kortchmar
Daniel "Danny Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter.
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Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter and musician.
David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Whitesnake.
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David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock singer.
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Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968.
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK.
Dignity Health Sports Park
Dignity Health Sports Park is a multi-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California.
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Diver Down
Diver Down is the fifth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on April 19, 1982.
Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis, also called colonic diverticulitis, is a gastrointestinal disease characterized by inflammation of abnormal pouches—diverticula—that can develop in the wall of the large intestine.
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Dreams (Van Halen song)
"Dreams" is a song by Van Halen released in 1986 from the album 5150.
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Dutch people
The Dutch (Dutch) are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands.
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Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa; September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.
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Eddie Van Halen
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician.
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Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios is a recording studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
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Eruption (instrumental)
"Eruption" is a guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen and the second track from Van Halen's self-titled 1978 debut album.
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Everybody Wants Some!! (song)
"Everybody Wants Some!!" is a song by the American hard rock band Van Halen it is the second track off their 1980 album Women and Children First. It is one of the band's most popular songs, starting as a concert highlight throughout the band's early career.
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EVH Wolfgang
The EVH Wolfgang is an electric guitar manufactured by Eddie Van Halen's company, EVH, which is owned by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
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Extreme (band)
Extreme is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1985, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Fair Warning (Van Halen album)
Fair Warning is the fourth studio album by American rock band Van Halen.
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Fair Warning Tour
The Fair Warning Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their fourth studio album Fair Warning.
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Father's Day (United States)
Father's Day is an annual holiday honoring people's fathers and celebrating the fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.
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Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.
Festival d'été de Québec
The Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) is the second biggest music festival in Canada.
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (often abbreviated as F.U.C.K.) is the ninth studio album by American rock band Van Halen.
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour
The For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour (often abbreviated as the F.U.C.K. Tour or simply The Fuck Tour) was a concert tour by American rock band Van Halen in support of their studio album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
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Gary Cherone
Gary Francis Caine Cherone (born July 26, 1961) is an American rock singer and songwriter.
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Gazzarri's
Gazzarri's (also known as Gazzarri's Hollywood a Go Go) was a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California.
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; חיים ויץ; born August 25, 1949) is an American musician.
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Genesis (band)
Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, in 1967.
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Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads.
Glen Ballard
Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer.
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Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance was an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards from 1990 to 2011.
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Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was an honor presented to recording artists for quality instrumental rock performances at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.
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Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States.
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Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
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Guitar World
Guitar World is a monthly music magazine for guitarists – and fans of guitar-based music and trends – that has been published since July 1980.
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Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, were an American rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970.
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Hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Hearst and formerly known as Hearst Corporation) is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States.
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Hide Your Sheep Tour
The Hide Your Sheep Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their fifth studio album Diver Down.
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Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener." The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock, R&B, hip hop, dance, and pop.
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Hot for Teacher
"Hot for Teacher" is a song by the American rock band Van Halen, taken from their sixth studio album, 1984.
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Houston Press
The Houston Press is an online newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality.
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HuffPost
HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.
Humans Being
"Humans Being" is a song recorded and contributed by American rock band Van Halen for the 1996 disaster film Twister.
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I Ain't Got Nobody
"I Ain't Got Nobody" (sometimes referred to as "I'm So Sad and Lonely" or "I Ain't Got Nobody Much") is a popular song copyrighted in 1915.
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I Can't Drive 55
"I Can't Drive 55" is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album VOA in 1984.
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I'll Wait
"I'll Wait" is a song by American rock band Van Halen, taken from their sixth studio album, 1984 (1984).
III Tour
The III Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen, in support of their eleventh studio album, Van Halen III.
Inc. (magazine)
Inc. is an American business magazine founded in 1979 and based in New York City.
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Indo people
The Indo people (Indische Euraziatischen, Orang Indo) or Indos are Eurasian people living in or connected with Indonesia.
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint.
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Jim Dandy (song)
"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker on December 21, 1955.
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Jim Henson Company Lot
The Jim Henson Company Lot, formerly A&M Studios, is a studio property located just south of the southeast corner of North La Brea Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
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Joe Satriani
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg.
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John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist.
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch. Van Halen and Journey (band) are hard rock musical groups from California.
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Jump (Van Halen song)
"Jump" is a song by American rock band Van Halen.
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Just a Gigolo (song)
"Just a Gigolo" is a popular song, adapted by Irving Caesar into English in 1929 from the Austrian tango "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo", composed in 1928 in Vienna by Leonello Casucci to lyrics written in 1924 by Julius Brammer.
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Kenny Chesney
Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer.
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Kiss (band)
Kiss (often styled as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.
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LaserDisc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978.
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 American buddy cop action film directed and produced by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li (in his international film debut).
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Letter of intent
A letter of intent (LOI or LoI, or Letter of Intent) is a document outlining the understanding between two or more parties which they intend to formalize in a legally binding agreement.
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List of artists who reached number one in the United States
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine's weekly singles chart(s).
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List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
This is an alphabetical list of artists who reached the number one position on the United States Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, which has been active since 1981.
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List of awards and nominations received by Van Halen
This is a list of awards and nominations for awards received by the hard rock band Van Halen.
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List of best-selling music artists
The following list of best-selling music artists includes those music acts from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide.
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Live from Daryl's House
Live from Daryl's House (simply known as Daryl's House and often abbreviated as LFDH) is an online music series that debuted in the autumn of 2007.
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Live Without a Net (Van Halen video)
Live Without a Net is a live concert video of Van Halen recorded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1986, and released later that year.
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Live: Right Here, Right Now
Live: Right Here, Right Now. is the first live album by American rock band Van Halen, released in 1993.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Louis Prima
Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader.
Love Walks In
"Love Walks In" is a power ballad by American rock band Van Halen released as the third single from the band's seventh studio album, 5150 (1986).
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LP record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk.
M&M's
M&M's are color-varied sugar-coated dragée chocolate confectionery, each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case in white on one side, consisting of a candy shell surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M's.
Mainstream Rock (chart)
Mainstream Rock is a music chart in Billboard magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock.
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Mammoth WVH
Mammoth WVH is an American rock band formed and fronted by Wolfgang Van Halen.
Mark Tremonti
Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American guitarist and singer, best known for his tenures with the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge.
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Miami New Times
The Miami New Times is a newspaper published in Miami, Florida, United States, and distributed every Thursday.
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Michael Anthony (musician)
Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954) is an American musician who was the bassist and backing vocalist for the hard rock band Van Halen from 1974 to 2006.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.
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Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Milton Berle
Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger;; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian.
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Mitch Malloy
Mitch Malloy (born August 26, 1961) is an American singer, best known as the former lead vocalist for the rock band Great White from 2018 to 2022.
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Mo Ostin
Mo Ostin (born Morris Meyer Ostrofsky; March 27, 1927 – July 31, 2022) was an American record executive who worked for several companies, including Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks.
Montrose (album)
Montrose is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Montrose, released in October 1973 by Warner Bros.
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Montrose (band)
Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. Van Halen and Montrose (band) are hard rock musical groups from California and heavy metal musical groups from California.
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance in a Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance in a Video was first awarded at the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.
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MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the most prestigious competitive award and the final award presented at the annual MTV Video Music Awards.
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NAMM Show
The NAMM Show is an annual trade show in the United States organized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), which describes it as "the industry’s largest stage, uniting the global music, sound and entertainment technology communities".
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
New York University Press
New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a university press that is part of New York University.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. Van Halen and Night Ranger are hard rock musical groups from California.
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Oh, Pretty Woman
"Oh, Pretty Woman", or simply "Pretty Woman", is a song recorded by Roy Orbison and written by Orbison and Bill Dees.
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OU812
OU812 (pronounced "Oh You Ate One Too") is the eighth studio album by American rock band Van Halen.
OU812 Tour
The OU812 Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their studio album OU812.
Overdubbing
Overdubbing (also known as layering) is a technique used in audio recording in which audio tracks that have been pre-recorded are then played back and monitored, while simultaneously recording new, doubled, or augmented tracks onto one or more available tracks of a digital audio workstation (DAW) or tape recorder.
Panama (song)
"Panama" is a song by the American rock band Van Halen.
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Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
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Patty Smyth
Patricia Smyth (born June 26, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter.
Paul Shaffer
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian singer, keyboardist, composer, actor, author, comedian, and musician who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader, and sidekick on the entire run of both Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015).
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Payola
Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment.
Playing by ear
Playing or learning by ear is the ability of a performing musician to reproduce a piece of music they have heard, without having seen it notated in any form of sheet music.
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Pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music.
Popular music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry.
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Public address system
A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment.
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Ray Danniels
Ray Danniels is a Canadian music executive, record producer, and talent manager.
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Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States.
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Reno Events Center
The Reno Events Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena, located in downtown Reno, Nevada, that was constructed in January 2005.
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RhythmOne
RhythmOne, previously known as Blinkx, and also known as RhythmOne Group, is an American digital advertising technology company which owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel.
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) operates an awards program based on the certified number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.
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Rider (theater)
In theater, dance, and live musical performances, a rider is a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance, which are typically fulfilled by the hosting venue.
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Right Here Right Now Tour
The Right Here Right Now Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their live double album and the accompanying video Live: Right Here, Right Now.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie.
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Rock music
Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Rodney Bingenheimer
Rodney Bingenheimer (born December 15, 1946) is an American radio disc jockey who is best known as the host of Rodney on the ROQ, a radio program that ran on the Los Angeles rock station KROQ-FM from 1976 to 2017.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
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Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.
Runnin' with the Devil
"Runnin' with the Devil" is a song by the American hard rock band Van Halen, released as the second single from their eponymous debut album in April 1978.
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Sammy Hagar
Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Santana (band)
Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.
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Scandal (American band)
Scandal is an American rock band formed in 1981 and fronted by Patty Smyth.
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Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975.
Sheet music
Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
Sight-reading
In music, sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before.
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Snopes
Snopes, formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website.
Starwood (nightclub)
The Starwood was a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California from early 1973 to 1981.
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Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals).
Steve Wozniak
Stephen Wozniak (born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor.
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Summer Tour 2004 (Van Halen)
The Van Halen Tour 2004 was a North American concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen.
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Sunset Sound Recorders
Sunset Sound Recorders is a recording studio in Hollywood, California, United States, located at 6650 Sunset Boulevard.
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Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California, United States.
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Synthesizer
A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.
Tapping
Tapping is a playing technique that can be used on any stringed instrument, but which is most commonly used on guitar.
Tattoo (Van Halen song)
"Tattoo" is the first song and single from the album, A Different Kind of Truth, from American rock band Van Halen.
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Ted Templeman
Edward John “Ted” Templeman (born October 24, 1942) is an American record producer.
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Tequila
Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco.
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. Van Halen and The Beach Boys are Sibling musical groups.
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The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)
The Best of Both Worlds is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Van Halen, released on July 20, 2004, on Warner Bros. The compilation features material recorded with lead vocalists David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar, but omits Gary Cherone's three-year tenure with the band.
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The Jerry Springer Show
Jerry Springer, commonly referred to as The Jerry Springer Show, is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Jerry Springer.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The News Journal
The News Journal is a daily newspaper in Wilmington, Delaware.
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The Spokesman-Review
The Spokesman-Review is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Spokane, Washington, the city's sole remaining daily publication.
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The Village (studio)
The Village (also known as Village Recorders, or the Village Recorder) is a recording studio located at 1616 Butler Avenue in West Los Angeles, California.
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The Waboritas
The Waboritas is the name of Sammy Hagar's backup band, though they are frequently and more recently referred to as "The Wabos".
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The Wild Life (film)
The Wild Life is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Art Linson and written by Cameron Crowe.
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These Days Tour
These Days Tour was Bon Jovi's concert tour during 1995-96.
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Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 29, 1982, by Epic Records.
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Tokyo Dome
is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Dome Live in Concert
Tokyo Dome Live in Concert is a live album by American rock band Van Halen, released on March 31, 2015.
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Tremonti (band)
Tremonti is an American heavy metal band founded and fronted by lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Tremonti, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge.
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Tribe of Judah (band)
Tribe of Judah was an American rock and roll group formed by vocalist Gary Cherone after his brief 1998 stint with Van Halen.
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TriStar Television
TriStar Television, Inc. (first spelled Tri-Star, and abbreviated as TT) was an American television production studio that was a division of Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.
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Twister (1996 film)
Twister is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Jan de Bont and written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin.
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Unchained (song)
"Unchained" is a song from Van Halen's fourth album, Fair Warning.
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University of Toronto Press
The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press.
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US Festival
The US Festival ("us") was the name of two early 1980s music and culture festivals held near San Bernardino, California.
Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress and television personality.
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Van Andel Arena
Van Andel Arena is a multi-purpose arena situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.
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Van Halen (album)
Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on February 10, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records.
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Van Halen 1978 World Tour
The 1978 World Tour was the first concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen.
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Van Halen 2007–2008 North American Tour
The Van Halen 2007–2008 Tour was a North American concert tour occurring in the fall of 2007 and winter and spring of 2008 for hard rock band Van Halen.
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Van Halen 2015 North American Tour
The Van Halen 2015 Tour was the final concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of the group's live album, Tokyo Dome Live in Concert, recorded during the band's previous tour.
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Van Halen discography
Van Halen was an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 by the Dutch-born American brothers Eddie Van Halen (guitar) and Alex Van Halen (drums), plus singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony.
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Van Halen II
Van Halen II is the second studio album by American rock band Van Halen.
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Van Halen III
Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on March 17, 1998, by Warner Bros. Records.
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Van Halen World Invasion Tour
The World Invasion Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their third studio album, Women and Children First.
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Van Halen World Vacation Tour
The World Vacation Tour was the second concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their second studio album Van Halen II.
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Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of Guns N' Roses members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals), alongside Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar) formerly of punk band Wasted Youth, and Scott Weiland (lead vocalist) formerly of Stone Temple Pilots. Van Halen and Velvet Revolver are hard rock musical groups from California.
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VH1
VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American Basic Cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the BET Media Group subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group based in New York City.
VHS
The VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC).
VOA (album)
VOA is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on July 23, 1984, by Geffen Records.
Warner Records
Warner Records Inc. (formerly known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label.
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When It's Love
When It's Love is a power ballad by American rock band Van Halen.
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Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed The Whisky) is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States.
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Why Can't This Be Love
"Why Can't This Be Love" is a song by the American rock band Van Halen for their seventh studio album, 5150 (1986).
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Without You (Van Halen song)
"Without You" is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1998 album Van Halen III.
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Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang William Van Halen (born March 16, 1991) is an American musician.
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Women and Children First
Women and Children First is the third studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on March 26, 1980, on Warner Bros. Records.
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Wurlitzer electronic piano
The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from 1954 to 1983.
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Yamaha Corporation
is a Japanese musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer.
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You Really Got Me
"You Really Got Me" is a song by English rock band the Kinks, written by frontman Ray Davies.
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1984 (Van Halen album)
1984 (stylized in Roman numerals as MCMLXXXIV) is the sixth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on January 9, 1984.
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1984 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 14, 1984.
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1984 Tour
The 1984 Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their sixth studio album 1984.
1992 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9, 1992, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1991, to June 15, 1992.
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1996 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4, 1996, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1995, to June 14, 1996.
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34th Annual Grammy Awards
The 34th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1992, recognizing accomplishments by musicians from the previous year (1991).
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39th Annual Grammy Awards
The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
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5150 (album)
5150 (pronounced "fifty-one-fifty") is the seventh studio album by American rock band Van Halen.
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5150 Studios
5150 Studios is Wolfgang Van Halen's recording studio in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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5150 Tour
The 5150 Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their seventh studio album, 5150.
References
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