I never saw Michael Jackson moonwalk or Freddie Mercury sing in person. But I did, finally, witness Eddie Van Halen shred “Eruption.” It wasn’t during his band’s early-‘80s heyday, when ...

A killer Eddie Van Halen solo has an air of rawness and immediacy, but what made the late pyrotechnic guitarist iconic was his ability to balance spontaneity with carefully-honed precision.

Mr. Van Halen structured his solos the way Macy’s choreographs its Independence Day fireworks shows: ... Eddie Van Halen, 65, Rock Original With Lightning in His Fingers, Dies. Order Reprints ...

Eddie Van Halen gave Stallone a new sports theme in ‘Over the Top ... The Movie concludes with a fireworks celebration fittingly set to “Dreams.” By the ’90s, ...

Eddie Van Halen, the renowned lead guitarist of iconic rock group Van Halen, has died, according to a social media post by his son. He was 65. “He was the best father I could ever ask for ...

Eddie Van Halen, legendary guitarist and co-founder of rock band Van Halen, died of cancer at 65. His son, Wolfgang Van Halen, confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday. "I can't believe I'm having ...

Eddie not only appreciated Gene’s belief in Van Halen but also trusted his business acumen. And if Gene is to believed, when Eddie decided to bolt from Van Halen in 1983, he turned again to Gene.

Eddie’s virtuosity was just one point of focus for a band that had plenty of fireworks up their collective sleeves — that includes Roth, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Alex Van Halen ...

Van Halen's self-titled 1978 debut album all but completely re-wrote the vocabulary of rock music. Here's a track-by-track look at how they did it.

Jim Faber of the New York Times wrote: “Mr. Van Halen structured his solos the way Macy’s choreographs its Independence Day fireworks shows: shooting off rockets of sound that seemed to ...

Eddie Van Halen Dies at 65 After 'Long and Arduous' Battle with Cancer. A source close to Van Halen told PEOPLE that the guitar hero had a rapid decline in health over the past three days. By.