Music FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy Eddie Van Halen’s 7 best guitar solos from ‘Eruption’ to ‘Running With the Devil’ By Social Links for Nadine DeNinno View Author Archive Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published Oct. 6, 2020 Updated Oct. 7, 2020, 12:48 a.m. ET 1 of 16 Eddie Van Halen Getty Images 2 of 16 Eddie Van Halen at the Brendan Byrne Arena (now the Meadowlands) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on April 3, 1984 Ebet Roberts/Getty Images 3 of 16 Eddie (right, with David Lee Roth) performed with the band for nearly 50 years. Getty Images 4 of 16 He and his brother (not pictured) helped form the band in 1972. Getty Images 5 of 16 They went on to break record sales around the world. Redferns 6 of 16 Eddie died at age 65. Jerod Harris 7 of 16 Eddie Van Halen in 1978 in Chicago WireImage 8 of 16 Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs on the “Diver Down” tour at Madison Square Garden circa 1982. Getty Images 9 of 16 Van Halen during the band’s “Fair Warning Tour” on July 3, 1981 Getty Images 10 of 16 Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen in 1995 WireImage 11 of 16 Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen Ron Galella Collection via Getty 12 of 16 Eddie Van Halen and his then-wife, Valerie Bertinelli, on Feb. 18, 1995, in New York City Getty Images 13 of 16 Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen at their wedding Ron Galella Collection via Getty 14 of 16 Sammy Hagar (left) and Eddie Van Halen in 1993 Getty Images 15 of 16 Van Halen at the 1992 American Music Awards Sygma via Getty Images 16 of 16 Sammy Hagar (not pictured), Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards FilmMagic, Inc Share this article: FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy
