“Super sad to hear about the passing of Eddie Van Halen,” Solomon tweeted. “He was a big influence on Chris & me as we were writing Bill & Ted. In fact, when director Stephen Herek was ...

The guitarist’s death this week has prompted countless fans, fellow rockers, and imitators to pay tribute to his influence and share their favorite Eddie Van Halen stories. Photo: Paul Natkin ...

Eddie Van Halen was an explorer ... He exuded raw, uncurbed power a la Jimi Hendrix (someone he didn’t claim as an influence, surprisingly enough; he'd pledged allegiance to Eric Clapton ...

Wolfgang Van Halen, the current bassist of Van Halen who happens to be the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, has shed some light on just how much influence he had on the band’s new album, ‘A ...

Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65 from Cancer," wrote KISS ... guys I ever worked with and we shared so many laughs together. His influence on music and especially the guitar has been immeasurable.

DeVille raved about Van Halen's virtuosity and influence on guitar playing writ large in a 1989 Guitar World interview. "If guitar playing has turned into an athletic event, then Eddie Van Halen ...

A guitar solo from Eddie Van Halen was indeed an eruption ... and we know he will influence and shape rock music indefinitely.” In honor of the revolutionary guitarist, here are just seven ...

The guitarist, who died this week at 65, gleefully reinvented the rules of being a guitar hero — then bent them again and again. By Jon Pareles Eddie Van Halen played not just fast but hyperfast.

Eddie Van Halen had battled tongue cancer in the six ... That’s not to say his music forsakes his father's influence. His solo on “Take a Bow,” for instance, oozes an unmistakable EVH ...

A nine-minute clip of Eddie Van Halen jamming with Leslie West and Corky Laing at the House of Blues in West Hollywood has ...

He credits players such as Eddie Van Halen, Brian May of Queen, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Pat Travers as influences. There's even a bit of Van Halen, woven throughout this new record.