![[Top 5 Tuesday] Top 5 Van Halen Songs](http://townsquare.media/site/392/files/2013/04/GettyImages-473805874.jpg?w=980&q=75)
[Top 5 Tuesday] Top 5 Van Halen Songs
Yesterday marked the 28th anniversary of David Lee Roth leaving Van Halen, so this week's focuses on the best VH songs (focusing just on the Diamond Dave era).
Alex Van Halen
![[Top 5 Tuesday] The Top 5 Classic Rock Drummers](http://townsquare.media/site/392/files/2013/02/3758299987_595b74db2e_z.jpg?w=980&q=75)
[Top 5 Tuesday] The Top 5 Classic Rock Drummers
The drummer provides the heartbeat for a band. These are my Top 5 Drummers, who are yours?
![Alex Van Halen [Rock Artist Birthdays]](http://townsquare.media/site/392/files/2012/05/Alex-Van-Halen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Alex Van Halen [Rock Artist Birthdays]
Happy birthday to Alex Van Halen!
He turns 59 today, born May 8, 1953 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eddie's brother and Van Halen's drummer loves to be entertaining and is known for his on-stage aggressive technique for solos.
Guess it runs in the family.