Eddie Van Halen

From the depths of Pasadena, California a band known as Van Halen formed and changed rock forever. This week we heard the sad news that lead guitarist and musical legend Eddie Van Halen lost his battle with cancer. The internet has been pouring its love and support for Eddie and his family and we want to share our best wishes too.

Born in the Netherlands, Eddie Van Halen become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He began his musical journey, like many other musicians, with the piano. After moving to the USA in the 1960s with his family, Eddie and his brother would spend many hours understanding classical music and the complexities of music's language. Interestingly, Eddie apparently could not read sheet music, but it did not stop him developing the keen ear and talent that helped to curate some of the most influential sounds of the 20th Century. The rock 'n' hall of famer would eventually swap his keys for drum sticks and then guitar strings and 'rock-out' with various musical projects in high school.

Eddie formed Van Halen in the early '70s with his brother and by the close of the decade they were offered a contract with Warner records. The rest they say his history as Van Halen would go onto sell over 80 million albums worldwide and change 80s music forever with their number one single 'Jump'.

Eddie is also known as a guitar legend, and considered by many, to be one of the greatest of all times. He pioneered 'tapping' and complete sound experimentation when it comes to certain string types, pick ups and guitar bodies. We have compiled this article, with links to songs, articles and videos, to pay our respects to Eddie's influence on the music industry and so you can all enjoy the legend that is Eddie Van Halen.

Video shared from The Guardian's Youtube Channel (09/10/2020)

Video shared from Loudwire's Youtube Channel (09/10/2020)

Video shared from VHTelevision's Youtube Channel (09/10/2020)

Some articles from the Web:

Watch Eddie Van Halen perform 'Jump' at last ever Van Halen concertFollowing the death of Eddie Van Halen, people have also been sharing videos of the guitarist's final performance with Van Halen.

The Mad Genius of Eddie Van HalenHe boiled strings, cut vibrato bars in half, put the head of one guitar on the body of another—and created a sound that changed rock forever.

The Astonishing Techniques That Made Eddie Van Halen A Guitar GodA 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.

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