When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978, resulted in ...

You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King of Pop's ode to street life might have never charted at #1 on the Billboard ...

Wolfgang Van Halen may have descended from one of the greatest guitar soloists who ever lived, but that doesn’t mean he’s tied to the concept of guitar solos. Instead, he has very much his own ...

The '90s were a turbulent time for Van Halen. After soaring through the previous decade as quite possibly the most universally beloved rock band on the planet, the group hit bumpier terrain in the ...

Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens dazzles fans every night with a nylon-string guitar solo that ever-so-slightly teases bits of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and Van Halen's "Eruption." It's a ...