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Guitar Legend Eddie Van Halen died from cancer on October 6, 2020

Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs in concert at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on September 25, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas. Photo © Manuel Nauta
Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs in concert at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on September 25, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas. Photo © Manuel Nauta

Eddie Van Halen died October 6, 2020 from cancer. He was the main songwriter and lead guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth. He was best known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll for “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.

RIP 🙁

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