Photos: Remembering musician Eddie Van Halen, 1955-2020
Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and co-founder of rock supergroup Van Halen, died at 65 after a battle with throat cancer. Take a look at his career in photos.
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen is seen at Ak-Chin Pavillion on Monday, September 28, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP)
David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen
David Lee Roth, left, and Eddie Van Halen perform during US Festival in Devore, Calif., May 29, 1983. (AP Photo)
Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth
Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth are seen at Ak-Chin Pavillion on Monday, September 28, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen is seen at Ak-Chin Pavillion on Monday, September 28, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen is seen at Ak-Chin Pavillion on Monday, September 28, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP)
Van Halen in Concert - Louisville
David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform at the KFC Yum! Center on the opening night of the "A Different Kind of Truth" tour on February 18, 2012, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Van Halen in Concert - Louisville
Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth of Van Halen perform at the KFC Yum! Center on the opening night of the "A Different Kind of Truth" tour on February 18, 2012, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen's guitar
A guitar made and played by Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen is displayed at the exhibit "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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This Jan. 17, 1993, file photo shows the band Van Halen, from left, Michael Anthony, bass guitar, Sammy Hagar, lead singer, Alex Van Halen, drums, and Eddie Van Halen, lead guitar, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen, left, and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Irvine, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Musician Eddie Van Halen attends the “What It Means to Be American” program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
In this June 1, 2012 file photo, guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen performs in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Wantagh, N.Y. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Musician Eddie Van Halen poses with his “Frankenstein guitar” before the “What It Means to Be American” program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Irvine, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Irvine, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen members David Lee Roth, left, and Eddie Van Halen perform in New York, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Eddie Van Halen
In this March 1, 2012, file photo, Eddie Van Halen performs during a Van Halen concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Eddie Van Halen
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Eddie Van Halen
In this June 22, 2004, file photo, Eddie Van Halen plays the final chord of "Jump" during a Van Halen concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J. (John Munson/NJ Advance Media via AP)
Eddie Van Halen and son Wolfgang
Eddie Van Halen, left, embraces his son Wolfgang Van Halen after the rock group Van Halen officially announced their North American tour during a news conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson
This July 14, 1984, file photo shows Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen, left, performing "Beat It" with Michael Jackson during Jackson's Victory Tour concert in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Bertinelli, left, arrives at the premiere of the film "America's Sweethearts" with husband Eddie Van Halen in Los Angeles on July 17, 2001. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist and co-founder of rock supergroup Van Halen, has died after a battle with throat cancer. He was 65.