Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978, resulted in the guitar virtuoso ... a first take. The solo in ‘You Really Got Me’ was totally spontaneous.

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time, Eddie ... Van Halen happened to be in a rehearsal studio next to Batten. “He’d ...

Van Halen might be a band of many strengths, but Sammy Hagar figured Eddie wasn't suited for every song ever created. Read ...

Eddie Van Halen was an innovative guitarist, and naturally, he was drawn to other innovative guitarists such as Jeff Beck.

The guitarist says Eddie's quickfire lesson is “burned into” his mind and reveals an important aspect of Van Halen's ...

Did you know that Eddie Van Halen quietly and cheaply wrote and played the guitar solo for Michael Jackon’s “Beat It?” Well, if you didn’t, now you do, and you should also know that Eddie Van Halen ...

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 ...

According to John, who is a huge KISS fan, he bought the Van Halen ... guitar, and it was like, ‘Whoa!’ It was like seeing a car, but then seeing a race car. [Eddie’s playing] really freaked ...

“Eddie Van Halen shows up at the house, and he's backlit in his Women and Children First jumpsuit, holding a guitar,” Zappa recalls of the first time he met his hero. “And for me, it was ...