Eddie Van Halen, legendary guitarist and Van Halen founding member, has passed on. The 80’s rock idol was 65 years old.
Numerous fans submitted their condolences to Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, using the #RIPEddieVanHalen hashtag.
A talented, charismatic musician, Eddie Van Halen mastered the technique of tapping the electric guitar to produce incredibly fast riffs, all while not being able to read sheet music.
Eddie Van Halen’s official web site is at EddieVanHalenStore.com, offering merchandise from its trademarked range of products and the EVH and 5150 brands.
So who owns the domain EddieVanHalen.com?
It seems that a long-time fan, Andre Doles, has operated EddieVanHalen.com for the past 20 years. Registered in 2000, the domain has hosted the “Unofficial Eddie Van Halen website.”
Said Andre:
As most of you probably know, I ran EddieVanHalen.com for close to 20 years. This picture was taken with Eddie at a party at his house that I went to many moons ago. Many great times playing his music. He will always be remembered and my #1 favorite guitar player of all time. I wish Wolfie, Valerie and Janie well during these hard times.
Rest in peace, Eddie. <3
Eddie Van Halen
R.I.P Eddie! I watched “Eruption” only three days ago.