Eddie Van Halen at the White House

Eddie Van Halen at the White House to honor Hartley Peavey

[@BethyKable]

Eddie had class and was well mannered unlike most hard rockers. You can see he was raised well and was a real tribute to his close-knit, decent family. He was amazingly talented and had good values RIP Eddie! We loved you

[@jetfromholland9638]

Well said, Bethy!

[@ArgentPure]

@The Blue Wave If only he hadn't held copper picks in his mouth while playing!

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Until he became a druggie and alcoholic and then his entire life blew up..!!

[@ShadovvV]

@@MrGTO-ze7vb - "Until" ? He always was an alcoholic. His ex-wife Valerie even publicly said that he started smoking and drinking at age 12.

[@realisticron4025]

I'm still thinking about him everyday. One in a million.

[@richevans609]

R.I.P. Ed

[@uschdog]

A kid that arrived here without knowing a word of the language, scared shitless. Ends up at the White House and on top of the world as a Guitar player! Don't tell me the American dream isn't alive!

[@joe6096]

Amen!

[@MrGenXer]

It is remarkable!

[@einarabelc5]

That was in the 1950s...to dream you have to be asleep.

[@jondubb35]

It won’t be alive much longer if Joe “The Dolt” Biden becomes President.

[@aikomyboy]

@@jondubb35 The orange clown has done nothing but divide our country.

[@jdie6959]

The van Halen family came with nothing. Mr van Halen took a chance on America. He believed in it so much he moved his family here. That's my America. Commanders in Chief will come and go. ...on dreams we will depend cuz that's what love is made of. We love you Ed. Always.

[@katjay3125]

No they became Freemasons via David Lee Roth..sold their souls

[@mickeymouse4351]

Van Halen, played at our High School during Fridays Rock Hour!! Just a Neighbor band, so we thought, then they went Huge!!! Ed, has remained humbled, Always have been. A Fan!!

[@farrington7971]

Eddie stayed Humble DLR is a different Narcissistic story lol.

[@jasonsmith6408]

Love hearing this. Good stuff.

[@StarfieldRailway]

Van Halen played at Jeff Spicoli's birthday party.

[@fiddlyphuk6414]

@@StarfieldRailway Oh Knarly !!!

[@tiffanyroseangeles7517]

This man had such class yet he could rock a place to the ground! He spoke articulately, looked handsome. Could tell was dedicated to the cause,& truly adored his 2- yr old son. Contrgrats to the Peaveys,of course the beautiful dedication by Eddie which will be forever be in their / & our hearts. RIP Edward Van Halen,GENTLEMAN GENUIS OF THE GUITAR INSPIRING MANY a& GIVING MANY SOUNDTRACKS TO THEIR LIVES BACK IN THE DAY. WE ALL GET OLDER EVH, YOU JUST LEFT US MUCH TOO SOON!!!

[@johnjumper7066]

Enjoyed your comments about Van Halen my thoughts exactly. Youre beautiful by the way!

[@jamesavdelis6610]

Ditto...RIP ELVH. 🙏🙏

[@tiffanyroseangeles7517]

John Jumper thank you so much!! 🔥🔥🔥✨✨✨✨✨⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫💫💫💫💫🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍Edward,as I said,was a one of a kind......

[@tiffanyroseangeles7517]

james avdelis yes another EVH fan. Keep binge watching. Plenty out there & concerts!!!

[@katjay3125]

Lol

[@Plowguitarist]

Wow, I didn't remember Eddie speaking at the White House, interesting, especially now that he is in the Smithsonian Institute of American History. An extremely amazing, innovative, and ORIGINAL musician and man without any doubt.Much respect for Mr. Van Halen..

[@mr.austinlucksted783]

The man was a genius and prodigy. May he RIP!

[@JohnDoe-jc3cl]

88 th like

[@jacsig]

He was not at the White House.

[@plenaryverbalist]

Edward is still an inspiration for every ignored younger sibling who had a tough upbringing. And every underdog who ever dreamed a dream. I’m so glad he lived during my lifetime.

[@StacyFaulknerOutdoors]

Hartley Peavey's son, Joe and myself went to Marion Military Institute together... Catching a ride with Joe and his mom, to get back to Jackson, MS one weekend, we got to Meridian where we were meeting my father, however it's not just my father that is at the Peavey house,,, it is Eddie Van Halen. This was back in the fall of 1986... I had a Canon AE-1 Program camera and no freaking film....

[@mickeymouse4351]

Wow, I would have run to the nearest store, to get the film. Better yet I would have sent Dad, While keeping Ed, entertained!!!

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Does Joe speak to his Dad now?? Hartley told me some negative stories of his son

[@coldwinter5710]

Oh my God...that's absolutely tragic!

[@StacyFaulknerOutdoors]

@@MrGTO-ze7vb not sure, but I have heard similar stories like yours.

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

@@StacyFaulknerOutdoors another dysfunctional family..?. Have you talked with Joe recently?

[@slamfreepoetry1845]

eddie was a great human.... and a rock god!

[@katjay3125]

No he wasn't..talk to those that knew him

[@GraceandWisdom]

I would like to believe that when Jimi Hendrix passed away, our country loved him as much as Eddie. Damn shame to lose so many great guitar players, and musicians in general, in a relatively short amount of time.

[@michaeltammaro482]

He didn't come close to Eddie Van Halen.

[@alexkx8599]

@@michaeltammaro482 I'm not so sure...

[@walterkersting9922]

Hartley Peavey is a great American and his American made amps are tough as boots and sound awesome.

[@FlipGuitarist80]

I used to have a peavey ultra plus half stack, heavy as fuck. Now I know how I broke my back. 😆

[@Scott9393NJ]

Agreed. I have a Peavey amp that I bought used in 79 and it still sounds great. Love their products, and so good to see this vid.

[@felixmartinez5792]

Peavey !! Always great Amps From the Bandit to Classic to XXX 5150 , JSx awesome Brown Sound.

[@revkelly85]

I used their stuff for years until they closed their business.

[@ShiningTrapezoid]

And then he closed shop in the states and moved everything overseas. Great American.

[@tmashadi]

The love he has for his son and how he talked of him often... A rockstar who was a family man and a great father... Class act! RIP Edie! #legend #guitarhero ❤🙏🙏🙏😢🌹

[@jacsig]

Yeah a real family man who repeatedly cheated on Valerie.

[@alenelevin1757]

Yes. I miss his smile.☹️

[@C-130-Hercules]

Incredibly different from his stage personality when he’s in the spotlight. Soo humble sounding. It’s so cool to see this side of Eddie. Thank you for uploading. 👍

[@audio-video-stereo]

I have a Peavey TNT 100 bass amp which I have used since 1977. It has accompanied me in probably 1000+ gigs and has been dropped, tipped over, left outside in the rain, been reconed twice and has generally been neglected and treated badly since I bought it. It has never failed me. I love this company.

[@stevenordstedt2535]

Even though he plays fenders Peavy PA Speakers is what the majority of us who didn’t have a lot of money in the 70s played and even in the 80s so Peavy was a big part of my musical start up I think that’s awesome that Eddie got to go to the White House I never knew this thank you whoever put this wonderful video out you’re awesome

[@tonyjones1560]

The first *quality* electric guitar I personally ever saw/heard/played that wasn't a Fender or Gibson was the Peavey one of the guys in band class got... around 1979 or 1980.

[@kevinalfrey2633]

Agreed, my first amp was a backstage 30 !

[@jacsig]

The timeframes doesn't add up tho becuz if Wolf was 2 it would have been 1993 and Clinton was in office.

[@Guitarburt]

@@tonyjones1560 Peavey T60 guitar. My first "pro" guitar, purchased in 1979. Peavey surprised the world by making guitars. they developed a process that saved time and money in making guitar necks faster and better. A guitar neck could be made in nine minutes. I still play my 1991 Peavey Destiny custom. Neck thru body, HSS, Kahler trem (although I replaced that with a higher end Kahler trem) transparent red finish. Been playin git for 29 years.

[@angelieavenie5741]

Never knew EVH a lot. But, you are a man of many wonders!

[@Zakkarath]

You'll always be with us Eddie......❤

[@PaulRhodes420]

What an awesome Dad! Eddie lived for his son!! They had a real father & son relationship that is so beautiful! Eddie wrote 316 for Wolfie & Wolfie wrote Distance for his Dad! 2 great songs that go together! ✌😎 🐺

[@russellraven]

Thank you for sharing ,💖💖💖💖 R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen Gone but not forgotten

[@lloydmunga4961]

The Peavey Vtx MX; the most underrated tube amp ever. Plus Peavey had great bottom end stuff .wouldn't use their tops but their bottom end stuff rocked. And the peavey raptor guitar .... great guitar once you switch out the Floyd patent with the real thing. Props to Peavey

[@iresentdoingthis1550]

Thank you for such a wonderful and heartfelt tribute to our King Edward He was such a kind, classy soul. watching interviews with him and other kind folks like yourself paying tribute to Eddie and reactions makes it somewhat easier to bear. Rock / Metal / Guitar Music rarely gets mainstream exposure and respect so it is greatly appreciated you guys doing this. There’s a Bad Religion ( Punk Band ) Lyric that says it al “ Everyone you love leaves a mark on your soul, The world is a little less bright without King Edward I’m fighting cancer and depression and EVH has been an integral part of my life since day one.It may some daft but it feels like I’ve lost a family member. His devotion to the instrument and chasing tone is unparalleled. This is a brilliant interview if you haven’t seen it kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5OVZ3dul6eNeJo&ab_channel=Z%C3%B3caloPublicSquare most people don’t know the King Edward was a bi-racial half Asian / half white Immigrant and that his lifelong friends were the black kids who stood up for them when they came to the US. As they were ‘half breed’ immigrants who couldn’t speak the language. And look at where they ended up man! A definitive American Dream story. Eddie played the solo on Michael Jackson’s Beat it, re-arranged it so it sounded more ‘Rock’ and introduced Michael to a wider audience for free. Eddie buried Dimebag Darrell from Pantera with his original Bumblebee Guitar when Dime’s life partner Rita asked him to make a Copy Ed said “an Original deserves an Original” Vinnie Paul ( Pantera ) Dimebag’s brother says the last words his brother said to him was Van f+*in Halen’ their nightly ritual before hitting the stage. He gave Jerry Cantrell 5150 Stacks after touring with Alice In Chains and the last concert he went to was TOOL and a TOOL fan asked him to take a picture of the fan in front of Tool’s stage and he did, The fan had no idea who Ed was and Ed was chill with it. / no ‘don’t you know who I am’ attitude. Frank Zappa loved and respected Eddie and got him to teach Dweezil who was obsessed with ED When Frank died Ed was THE 1st first to call with condolences and to offer any assistance. He did the same for Chris Cornell Guitarist Pete Thorn when Chris Passed He got Allan Holdsworth signed to Warner to introduce Allan to a wider audience He was the 1st to mod his guitars in such an extreme way chasing tone, popularising the Super Strat - Humbuckers in Strat style guitars, Waxing Pickups, Variac on his amp and did his first 2 albums with the original Fender Whammy which led to the creation of the Floyd Rose Whammy Bar and later he developed the D-Tuna addition to go from standard to drop D Les Paul Said Ed, him & Leo Fender are the only guys who know how to make guitars His 5150 Amp is still THE go to amp and sound of Modern metal, Gojira use the EVH 5150 His Rhythm Playing was funky, tasteful and rockin’ and his songwriting is the reason his loss is affecting grandparents, parents, kids and all ethnicities alike as Van Halen songs will live forever. Henry Rollins saw them as an Opening Band and they Blew away Black Sabbath, Ozzy said someone doesn’t get That good without crazy dedication to your craft. He bravely and quietly fought cancer for 20 years Much love to Alex Wolfie, Valerie, Janie, Dave, Michael, Sammy, Gary & all the fans that lost this Brother from another mother Enjoy EVH kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmrVXoGuqr6msMk&ab_channel=Hazardteam

[@NyeGuy-yv2dv]

Eddie and Alex Van Halen are the story of America. RIP Ed. I miss you, brother.

[@katjay3125]

Yup sell your souls in Freemasonry..lol

[@RealDiaz]

This is all amazing. I have always loved Peavey but this took it to a whole other level. God bless

[@leonskum.5682]

Oh my word, I'm crying. Such a simple, gentle soul he was. Rest in peace Eddie. My hero.

[@johnnymata9133]

Wow! A Great Introduction By The Late Great Eddie Van Halen. I Was Unaware That Hartley And Melina Peavy Were Philanthropists. They Have Big Hearts!

[@bgaona]

What a great company. Makes me want to buy stock in Peavey. And ANY connection with the great EVH is an instant like!

[@beverlysmith6539]

I never knew he went to the white house! I'm watching this in 2024 and still missing you Eddie Van halen!❤ 🎸❤🕯🥀

[@jameslewis1747]

What a class act.... both the First Lady and the Peavey Company!!!

[@tonyprado2451]

18 day's later, and I still can't believe Eddie is gone. Pure 😥 😔 sadness fills the globe. Rest in paradise Eddie, your sound ,expression, and smile has filled each and everyone of our lives,hearts and souls ❤ ♥ 💖 💙!

[@rong2578]

Never saw this. Thank you

[@steveo6016]

A Peavey was the first amp I ever got. Was a combo with kick ass distortion. Really regret selling it on, but went towards an Ibenez, so well worth it.

[@saltysouthernmomma9354]

RIP Eddie. I imagine you are playing your guitar in heaven. Thank you for being a big part of the soundtrack of my youth. God bless you and the loved ones you left behind. ♡

[@walterevans2118]

God Bless you ED ....You were a GENIUS musician and a GREAT FATHER to Wolfie ....We love you.

[@ceceliasmith5196]

That program was amazing. I never heard of it. Hate that this is my first time. Well done!

[@bonitawilcox2909]

Love this man forever....EVH🙏❤️🎸

[@rick3747]

RIP Edward.

[@florencesanderson6144]

Productivity in the flesh. Give HONOR where its due. While we're alive let's do honor to our own, neighbor, community and country by word or/& deed. Pass it on.

[@richardbutler6770]

your right

[@realisticron4025]

Very nice. Only if mankind could digest.

[@carolgladfelder272]

You were so awesome Eddie. 💖

[@jwguitar]

I remember watching this on TV back in the summer of 1991!

[@simpforak5072]

Rest easy my man

[@greghamilton881]

Great job Peavey, and very nice for Ed to present. He is missed.

[@runawayushould]

Rip. We will miss you Eddie.

[@oiramsq73]

What a surprisingly touching video. It adds layers of nuance to personalities that we typically only see in one area... Eddie the ‘Rock Star’ as opposed to Eddie the parent. And the Peavy family as concerned citizens as opposed to bosses and business-people.

[@MrMfalzone]

Rest In Peace Eddie! What a musical genius you are. Playing with the angels......

[@videojockeysword]

I have some of their gear, and it's great that they do this. It was Yamaha that gave me the BIGGEST opportunity will working for then. ( I was already experienced and a University grad however.) Once on the right track, more opportunities become possible. Good that the USA actually acknowoges Peavy...we need more like them!

[@johnparsons661]

Damn, nice job Edward. I wish Mrs. Peavey was still around, might have made a difference in where Peavey is today.

[@richevans609]

Ed is much more than a "Rock Star"......Sure his illness got the best of him.......He isn't a "Super Hero".....He is a misunderstood genius!

[@Simon-oy7kf]

You're not a genius if you can't even get people to understand you

[@DarkKhagan]

@@Simon-oy7kf Nope, sorry to disagree with you but that's wrong...how many people can't understand Albert Einstein?

[@rickmartin7674]

Got to admit, I didn't know what this was and from what I've seen of Eddie I was waiting for the punchline to hit in a SNL skit. What a pleasant surprise. RIP Edward, you gave the world a treasure.

[@bigbadbamboo1]

Wolfie....I know your so proud. I used Peavy in Jamaica. The CS800s and our keyboard amps. Only amp that would operate in that environment. 50htz and as low as 90 volts...

[@TheMeJustMe75]

Eddie was a humanitarian when he wasn't shredding. He might have had his own demons but he seemed to be willing to put them aside to help someone. I understand the last few years of his life he actually spent going to outside festivals. He took pictures for people who wanted group photos and most people didn't recognize him. He also spent time getting to know regular people at the shows also. Again, don't think most people realized who they were talking with. He never acted like he was this Guitar God.

[@Magik1369]

Eddie Van Halen at the WH? This video should be called Peavey at the WH with an introduction by EVH. RIP EVH....Best guitarist of all time.

[@paulr.4968]

Barbara Bush & Edward Van Halen, together again❗️ This was before Fender lured Ed away.

[@mickeymouse4351]

Great, history..

[@HardRockMaster7577]

Maybe Bush the junior was listening to VH back then...

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Wait! I thought that was George Washington . . .

[@hauder]

the world needs more people like the Peaveys.

[@robertdiaz4038]

Interesting. Never knew this part of Van Halen contributions. 👍. And you Go Miss Thang. (B. Bush) 📿

[@XMattingly]

WHOA. 😳 I’ve been a big Van Halen fan from the 90’s on; I never knew about this. I really thought I was watching an infomercial at first, then here come Barbara Bush. 😄 And wow, what a great job! EVH really isn’t known for public speaking, and he really knocked this out of the park.

[@FantasyFilms100]

Wow, never saw this..this is great!

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I was waiting for them to walk up and say "Screw you, we just got a citation from Eddie Van Halen!!!"

[@luigicuccitto2113]

GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸

[@nicolassosolic3760]

Two thumbs down??? What the hell! EVH's a nice guy,not perfect but he's doing very well!

[@alezsides]

he’s dead

[@daflotsam]

Both of these responses made me laugh. From “psst, he’s dead” to a classic “ASS face”. Lol!

[@alezsides]

@robert proctor yeah but the thing is the person i replied to said that eddies doing very well. though he might’ve said it 6 months ago, he’s not well anymore, as you can tell

[@raypreseau5360]

You should still be here Ed.

[@lh1678]

Meridian is a nice city played with a band there once

[@Jay-xy7yi]

I love you Ed

[@MSDOGS1976]

I went to school with Melia. She was very smart and was liked by many. I believe she had a lot of input in business matters while at Peaveys. May be just a coincidence but the company headed south after she died. Like many manufacturers, they contracted a lot of production overseas and quality declined. This video was in Peavey's heyday. Van Halen moved on from their equipment several years after this video.

[@dahawk8574]

"More than anybody else, she made Peavey what it is today," - Hartley Peavey, about his wife Melia www.lsionline.com/news/peavey-marks-40-years-of-success-eg1udm

[@brucetydd7300]

This is awesome

[@birdlover7776]

💕 Eddie AND Peavy

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

I believe that man was building the P115 PA speakers I bought back in 1988... is that possible? I believe it is! Still have them and they still thump! 😎🤘🎸🎹🐦

[@pierremetayer9287]

Hartley peavey i love your amps 😉

[@miketheheartbreakkidvitale1783]

Anybody, what yr was this?

[@ericstandefer9138]

Wow, he was a great public speaker as well, very relaxed and comfortable, and it his second language.

[@ilovemickyandhelove1]

It’s crazy because he always said he did not like to give speeches because he was not good with words, you would never guess that by listening to him hear.❤️

[@whathandleUtalkabt]

So soft spoken . Nice

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

This vid once more acknowledges my faith in humanity... thank you, Eddie, and all the good people from Peavey.

[@chuckshipley9917]

4:00 Kinda like watching Chewbacca finally getting his medal.

[@fritzy2112]

Well.. his new 5150 amp is a fender amp

[@bobburke1799]

I'm proud ! to own a peavey' amplifier ! 🎸🎶👍.

[@psmith669]

My 1st amp. 12 inch practice amp

[@mavytsimba1621]

what episode?

[@sandyfay9929]

I was too!

[@guitarmanjoe]

These people, the Peaveys, on "Undercover Boss" screwed their employees out of their benefits on national tv.

[@Plowguitarist]

Really, screwed em right out of their benefits on "Under Cover Boss" the TV show huh? Why did they do that? Was it to save the company, or because they weren't doing the job up to par they where getting paid for like the auto workers in Detroit did till they were replaced by dedicated Mexicans that would work? Or what? Missed that episode apparently.

[@guitarmanjoe]

Look it up, genius. I didn't ask them why.

[@p0llenp0ny]

+Plowguitarist Get off your high horse, shithead.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Mr. Peavey does look like a standard shady businessman.

[@lyonhartmusick]

@@Plowguitarist As a former Peavey guitar amp user, I was told about the Undercover Boss Episode. As I watched the episode, I couldn't believe it myself was disheartened at the end of the episode. I have met Hartley and His first and late wife Melia at a music retail convention here in Anaheim. They were truly good people. After Melia died, who knows what happened after he married Mary Gray. For Hartley Peavey to allow his stepson Cortland to take over the company, Peavey went from great to good to bad to worse. I tried to stay to Peavey until I saw that episode. You have to be pretty cold blooded to do with Cortland Gray did. Here's a link for you to see. www.cbs.com/shows/undercover_boss/news/1003833/. By the way, you can also google that episode.

[@stevemundy9886]

Nice little clip

[@terrygmusser]

Fantastic

[@JohnnyBeane]

Very cool!

[@paulolima5172]

R.I.P EVH FOREVER....

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

I thought this was a spoof I can't believe it my God this guy was really amazing. Like everybody else said he came to this country and minority half Dutch half asian Indonesian print speak a word of English got the crap beat out of him and within 10 years he'd form Van Halen and he was on his way A true American success story.

[@evander5150]

AWESOME :-)

[@adamfindlay7091]

Hell yeah. Edward is 100% genuine .

[@hoopfreak20001]

Rock in Peace

[@charlenewebb5893]

Amen !

[@fiddlyphuk6414]

He made it through without lighting up a smoke

[@Zakkarath]

I has a Peavey Vandenberg.... great Axe !

[@Guitarburt]

I remember that one. Peavey at times made very high end affordable guitars, even though at other times they only offered "entry" level guitars.

[@cindyreich6485]

❤️❤️❤️

[@bevmain1704]

👍✌🍊🍊 Rest in Peace Eddie 🎈🍁💐

[@leshuntley4843]

God bless Ed and Peavy

[@sandyholguin4193]

Way more than 4 years ago

[@michaeleaster1815]

I'd say 1991, based on the concert footage and, of course, First Lady Barbara Bush.

[@funkydixieland4055]

WOW!!!! 💚💛❤

[@venganzamujer354]

Awesome

[@pennypendleton7345]

Wow I never seen this before

[@tannertuner]

It’s a shame all those Peavey factories and jobs are no more. I supposed Hartley had to do what he had to do to compete with the other companies that are selling Americans out. This is the story of an America that used to be but is no more.

[@TheReesman33]

What an amazing job of public speaking! So proud of Edward the man.

[@frostedhead]

Is that the same guy that throw a Peavy guitar at Hartley? he seems like a nice gentleman there? he also threw a pen at my buddy that wanted an autograph.