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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: Exclusively Van Halen: The Supergroup That Almost Happened with #EddieVanHalen. 2/21/25
Description: The Supergroup Eddie Van Halen Almost Created
When David Lee Roth left Van Halen in 1985, the band's future was completely up in the air. Eddie Van Halen and his bandmates reached out to several singers to fill the role, but none accepted. These rejections led Eddie to explore new possibilities to keep his music career alive—one of which could have changed rock history forever. However, before this ambitious plan could materialize, Van Halen found their next frontman, Sammy Hagar.
Before discovering Hagar, Eddie was uncertain about where his career was headed. With no clear path forward, he envisioned forming an...