Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen dead at 65

By Chris Morris
Updated October 7 2020 - 7:01am, first published 6:57am
Cancer has claimed the life of rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen at the age of 65.
Cancer has claimed the life of rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen at the age of 65.

Eddie Van Halen, whose innovative and explosive guitar playing kept the hard rock band that bore his family name cemented to the top of the album charts for two decades, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.

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