Van Halen?!
Cool.
I'm guessing David Lee Roth would enter with the rest of the group and not Sammy Hagar.
Or does the R&R Hall of Fame not mention individual members when a group gets inducted?
It's kind of weird: the HOF determines which "versions" of bands get in. For example, the Ramones got in, but only the Joey-Dee Dee-Johnny-Marky line-up. C.J. is not in the HOF. Stranger yet, *all* of the Grateful Dead's line-ups, including Vince Welnick, are in. Go figure. I have to imagine Hagar would be part of the induction - he was frontman for at least as long as Roth, and they had lots of commercial success with him.
Wonder who'll show up to play at the ceremony? One of the requirements is that the band reunite to play.
What about the dude from 'Extreme' that sang for them for about 5 minutes?
I read somewhere, that Eddie Van Halen replaced Michael Anthony (the bass player) with his son, and that it was not a 'friendly' agreement. I used to worship at Eddie's feet when I was a testosterone-laden teenager, but he and his brother must be a couple of (um) jerks to work with.
Still and all, I went to see one of their live shows, and Eddie's solo was the only time I've ever seen an entire crowd (15000? more?) go quiet. It was amazing.
Do you know who gave Van Halen his start in the music business?
Put it this way. My friend Gary Cherone will not be there.