Van Halen Rising

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Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal, or also just known as,Van Halen Rising, is a 2015 biography written by Greg Renoff, a Ph.D. in American History, [1] about the early history of the popular rock band Van Halen. The book also includes interviews from notable musicians, such as, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and power players like Pete Angelus, Marshall Berle, Donn Landee, Ted Templeman, and Neil Zlozower. [2]

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Interviews

Renoff interviews more than 200 people for Van Halen Rising. The following are a few notable people mentioned. [3]

Pete Angelus is an artist manager who has worked in the music business since 1975. During his career, he has worked with Van Halen, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Slash, Hall & Oates and has managed The Black Crowes since the release of their 1989 multi-platinum debut album, 'Shake Your Money Maker.'

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References

  1. ↑ "Van Halen Rising: author Greg Renoff talks VH's early years". bostonherald.com.
  2. ↑ "HOW PASADENA POLICE RESPONDED TO ONE OF VAN HALEN'S EPIC BACKYARD PARTIES (BOOK EXCERPT)". laweekly.com.
  3. ↑ Renoff, Greg (2015). Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal. ECW Press. pp. 356–357.


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