Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, as well as ex-bandmates and famous friends have paid tribute to the late guitar legend on what would’ve been his 70th birthday.

One my least popular observations is that Eddie Van Halen’s progress as a guitar soloist was temporarily stunted by the wave of gooey acclaim that soaked him as early as 1978. Until the 1984 album, ...

Jan. 26, would have been guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s 70th birthday, and his family and bandmates marked the occasion on ...