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Eddie Van Halen, grinning guitar god for a rock generation, dies at 65
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-10-06/eddie-van-halen-guitar-dies-65 ^
| 10/06/2020
| STEVE APPLEFORD
Posted on 10/06/2020 1:11:56 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs
Eddie Van Halen, the all-American guitar hero who, with his namesake hard-rock band Van Halen, redefined the sound and possibilities of the electric guitar in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Tuesday at age 65. The cause was throat cancer.
“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,” wrote his son, Wolfgang Van Halen via Twitter.
“He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift... I love you so much, Pop.”
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 4; deadagain; music
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Drank and smoked as hard as Keith Richards.
To: BBQToadRibs
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:13:04 PM PDT
by
ronniesgal
(Q. why did the chicken cross the road? A. It's Trumps fault and you're a racist!)
To: BBQToadRibs
oh no. I dabble in guitar and he was an iconic player. Everyone ... I mean everyone including superstars ... copied Eddie Van Halen in the 80s.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:13:29 PM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: BBQToadRibs
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:14:49 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: BBQToadRibs
Another trail marker on the road to “Damn I’m getting old”!
Rest in Peace Eddie....
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:15:39 PM PDT
by
airborne
(I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
To: BBQToadRibs
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:15:53 PM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(God is good, He loves us, and He is always with us.)
To: EEGator
I was 16 when Diver Down came out and probably drove my parents nuts listening to it over and over.
To: BBQToadRibs
IIRC, his father died relatively young of the same thing.
Genes still play a big role.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:16:58 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: pepsi_junkie
VH was really the first hard rock band, that girls really got into.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:17:40 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BBQToadRibs
I literally was blasting Van Halen in my car the other day.
This is such sad news for those of us who love rock music.
Rest in Peace, Eddie Van Halen.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:18:05 PM PDT
by
Prole
To: BBQToadRibs
LOL, I didn’t always listen to Van Halen, but when I did, so did the neighbors.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:18:21 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BBQToadRibs
F.U.2020!
To: BBQToadRibs
So sad. He was in the top five most innovative rock guitarists. RIP
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:19:05 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: BBQToadRibs
They were the backyard party band when I was in High School
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:19:51 PM PDT
by
eyeamok
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:20:00 PM PDT
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: BBQToadRibs
To: BBQToadRibs
Oh man, Eddie was a great guitarist. Played hard and was an original.
RIP - Eddie, you will be missed.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:21:40 PM PDT
by
Dacula
( If you won the lottery, would you mail in your ticket or go in person? Remember that when you vote.)
To: BBQToadRibs
I heard it in the car coming home. Just damn!
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:23:26 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: BBQToadRibs
Well damn, that’s rough to read. The world lost Neil Peart the day after my Dad passed, now we lose Eddie? This is turning into a terrible year.
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:23:56 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
To: BBQToadRibs
This is a tough one. He was one of the great guitarist and a really good person...
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posted on
10/06/2020 1:24:23 PM PDT
by
Beave Meister
(Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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