Van Halen Rising
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]
Notable Author Interviews
Renoff interviews more than 200 people for Van Halen Rising. The following are a few notable people mentioned.[3]
- Michael Anthony - former Van Halen bassist
- Pete Angelus
- Marshall Berle - Van Halen's manager
- Kim Fowley - record producer
- Tracy G - former guitarist for Dio
- Steve Hall - former drummer of Stormer
- Donn Landee
- Donny Simmons - former guitarist of Stormer and Yankee Rose
- Ted Templeman - record producer
- Neil Zlozower
References
- ^ "Van Halen Rising: author Greg Renoff talks VH's early years". bostonherald.com.
- ^ "HOW PASADENA POLICE RESPONDED TO ONE OF VAN HALEN'S EPIC BACKYARD PARTIES (BOOK EXCERPT)". laweekly.com.
- ^ 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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