Guitar Virtuoso Eddie Van Halen Dead At 65

Eddie Van Halen, whose innovative guitar playing kept Van Halen the rock band a fixture atop the album charts for two decades, died on Tuesday morning battling cancer. He was 65.

Van Halen’s son Wolf announced the news. “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss,” Wolf Van Halen tweeted.

https://twitter.com/WolfVanHalen/status/1313561314598350848

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was born Jan. 26, 1955, in Amsterdam and raised in Pasadena, CA. Eddie is survived by his wife, Janie Liszewski and his son.

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