b. October 16, 1947
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Tag: 70s rock
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Eddie Van Halen Changed the Rules of the Game
The Van Halen co-founder and guitar god, who died this week at 65, redefined how rock music should sound—and look—with style and ease.
~ Steve Kandell, Pitchfork
Source: Eddie Van Halen Changed the Rules of the Game | Pitchfork
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How Eddie Van Halen changed rock guitar-playing forever
Even though I had no idea how to create the deviously mesmerizing sounds Eddie had produced on the instrument, I couldn’t help but admire it and think that it was this guitar, and a pair of divine hands, that was responsible for flipping the world of rock guitar-playing on its head.
~ Max Kalnitz, Insider
Source: How Eddie Van Halen changed rock guitar-playing forever – Insider
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Small Change
Tom Waits releases his 4th album on September 21, 1976. If you’re a Waits fan and DON’T have this in your collection, just buy it.
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September 5, 1976 ~ Skynyrd’s Garry Rossington falls asleep at the wheel of his new Ford Torino and hits a tree and a house. The incident inspires Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant to write “That Smell.”
