Erik Pedersen Managing EditorEddie Van Halen, the self-taught guitarist for Van Halen who influenced a generation of players with his legendary licks, died today of cancer.
He was 65 and had been having health problems for a number of years.. His son and bandmate, Wolfgang Van Halen, announced the news on social media: I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning.
He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss.
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