Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (born January 26, 1955) is a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is the main songwriter and founder — with brother Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth — of the American hard rock band Van Halen.\n', '

In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked Van Halen number eight in the list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guitar World magazine reader\'s poll for "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".\n', '

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Edward Lodewijk van Halen is the son of Dutch father, Jan van Halen, a clarinetist, saxophonist, and pianist, and Indonesian-born Indo (Eurasian) mother, Eugenia van Halen (née van Beers). Van Halen\'s middle name, "Lodewijk", is after composer Ludwig van Beethoven, "Lodewijk" being the Dutch equivalent of "Ludwig". He continued this tradition by naming his son Wolfgang after composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.\n', '

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