The cover of the April 1980 issue of Guitar Player, featuring Eddie Van Halen . As for his spontaneous solos? “ ’Ice Cream Man’ was one,” he said. “That was a first take. The solo in ...

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time, Eddie Van Halen's sizzling lead break on Michael Jackson's giga-hit, Beat It, ...

everyone knows the song “Beat It” by pop icon and overall creepy weirdo Michael Jackson. The third single off of Jackson’s sixth solo studio album Thriller, the song has an all-star lineup, with the ...

It's hard to imagine Eddie Van Halen being anything other than a rockstar, but if not for this band, it likely wouldn't have ...

Eddie Van Halen ... t heard anyone do a long interesting guitar solo outside of early Clapton," he observed. One exception comes on Eruption, from Van Halen's debut album, which is simply 102 ...

The last song that Eddie Van Halen worked on with his brother before ... giving fans the opportunity to hear the late ...

One day about six or seven years ago, I walked into my family's music room and saw it hanging on our wall: a replica of Eddie Van ... the iconic guitar solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and ...

When Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978, fans hadn’t heard a guitar hero with such singular style since Jimi Hendrix shuffled off onto his final experience. Eddie Van Halen ...

Eddie Van Halen inspired ... in the UK for playing the solo on Michael Jackson's 1983 hit Beat It. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, Van Halen received great acclaim for ...

Alex Van Halen ... Eddie died Oct. 6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex’s direct interactions with his brother had been limited. Still, he was by his side when the guitar great passed.