Phil Gates, Oakland Skyline High Alum, Talks Eddie Van Halen And Phil Gates Band 3 PM EST, 10-8-2020 - Video Phil Gates, Oakland Skyline High Alum, Talks Eddie Van Halen And Phil Gates Band 3 PM EST, 10-8-2020 Phil and I go, as they say, "way back", so I'm blessed to be able to present a friend who's a giant in music, talk about the loss of Eddie Van Halen, remember Skyline High as we're both Class of 1980, and get into the magic of The Phil Gates Band. Here's his official bio: Phil Gates was born in Chicago Ill., into a family of musicians that helped form his music style, and ability. Phil began playing musical instruments at the age of eight, and listening to a wide array of music has always been his main source of inspiration. Phil has played venues from small clubs, to the U.S. Air Force’s “Tops in Blue” World Tour, which performed in sixteen countries as well as the halftime show of the NFL Superbowl. Phil has performed at many venues all over the wo