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RIP Eddie, I always liked Free Bird

That sucks. One of the greats.

Also the first person in the US to die from something other than Covid in almost 8 months.

I pretty much never listened to musicians less than 10 years my senior, so van halen was just one of those new/modern musicians I dismissed, since he had no bearing on my love life.

Cool article. I've been to Dimebag's grave. A friend of my Dad's is buried not far from him in the same cemetery.

I thought he was pretty good with The Partridge Family also early in his career.
His picked up smoking after him and Susan Day broke up........

He wanted to be the front man for Van Halen but let Dave have that role, and decided the Guitar was a way better focus for him.

Eddie played the lead guitar on Michael Jackson's "Beat It" for free.

Saw him a couple of times. Wow. Didn't someone once say no one could overplay the guitar in a song like EVH. Interestingly enough he started on drums with Alex on guitar before the switch.
RIP, Edward. One of the greats.

I'm lucky enough to have seen him perform. RIP Eddie

First live show I ever seen
He was one of the greatest.

Where’s that campfire member that wrote all these crap TV shows in the 70s ???

He got some splainin to do

Satellite radio is having a tribute to him on ozzy's boneyard now

I had the pleasure of seeing him live in 1988, amazing.

Well, he was selling off vehicles from his car collection last summer, so he must have known.

Must have had his music on ignore.

Same chit kilt my brother Nov1 2014. Ben was only 64. Growing up here in So Cal I must have seen Van Halen preform a dozen times they played my High School in 1974 before they made it big . Seen them play Gazzarri's in Holywood a couple times. Battle of the bands at the Orange County fairgrounds, concerts. Local boys, grew up in Pasadena So Cal. The story is their father who was also Musician gave Eddy the drums and Alex the Guitar... Good thing they switched. Eddy Van Halen was the greatest guitarist there ever was or ever going to be. I play and I would have given my left nut to be able to shred like that... RIP Eddy.

Surprised he lived long enough for Cancer to get him.

He lived on Jack Daniels and Heroin for years.

RIP Eddie.

I think you're referring to Keith Richards.

Damn, quite a loss in the Rock and Roll world.

RIP Eddie, Thanks for the music.

#fuqkcancer

Love that power riffs.