Dutch born Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed,
control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard
rock's biggest groups, fuelled the unmistakable fiery solo in Michael
Jackson's hit Beat It and became elevated to the status of rock god, has died. He was 65.
A
person close to Van Halen's family confirmed the rocker died Tuesday
due to cancer. The person was not authorized to publicly release details
in advance of an official announcement.
In February 1962, the Van Halen family moved from the Netherlands to the United States, settling in Pasadena, California,and became naturalized as U.S. citizens..
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