Van Halen debut 1978 Warner Bros. Award Annie Lennox Steve Miller and Frank Zappa

Steve Miller and Frank Zappa are also said to have been influenced by Watson's work

Hoctor Records Dancin' at the Caravan

Radio & Records #1 award plaque for Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers track "I'm Not Your Man"

The album hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart while also doing well in numerous other countries

Van Halen debut 1978 Warner Bros. Award Annie Lennox Steve Miller and Frank ZappaWarner Bros. "platinum" LP award for Van Halen's debut album. The album was released on February 10, 1978 and is the release that started it all for the California rock legends, a group that in many ways defined rock from their inception in the late 70s. It launched the careers of guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen and flamboyant front man David Lee Roth, along with Eddie's drummer brother Alex and bassist and stellar background vocalist Michael Anthony.