Eddie Van Halen, Virtuoso of the Rock Guitar, Dies at 65
His outpouring of riffs, runs and solos was hyperactive and athletic, making deeper or darker emotions feel irrelevant. The band he led was one of the most popular of all time.
Eddie Van Halen’s 12 Essential Songs
His guitar solos stunned and inspired, but the musician, who died of cancer, was also a gifted songwriter, producer and keyboard player.
Eddie Van Halen, the Shredder Supreme
The guitarist, who died this week at 65, gleefully reinvented the rules of being a guitar hero — then bent them again and again.
