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Lost and found: Autograph and how they landed as Van Halen's opening act. By Kevin Wuench. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In.
Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. By Gary Graff. Copied to clipboard. The Van Halens had two large tour buses. The Granatis were experts at pitch-perfect pop and rock harmonies. Van Halen made music that seared the flesh of weaker human beings. The Granatis collectively thought they were in over their heads. But the first night in Pocatello, the crowd demanded an encore. Being the opening act, they were reluctant to go back onstage.
Intrigued, Eddie invited the Granatis on the rest of the tour. They assumed the Van Halens would ignore them. Eddie Van Halen also promised he would do something for the band, which had just lost its recording contract. Thinking Van Halen would help them get another deal, the Granatis were stunned when, a few days later, they were asked to join the Fair Warning Tour in Philadelphia for the remaining 48 dates.
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