In 1988, Michael Jackson ... successor’ to Beat It, which had been pieced together six years prior with the help of a now-legendary guitar solo from Eddie Van Halen. Working once more with ...
That was a solo Eddie did on the iconic song "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. And, Alex, I think it was on the charts the same time as "1984," if I'm not... A VAN HALEN: Yeah. MOSLEY: Yeah.
Eddie Van Halen, who has died at the ... Always a perfectionist, he even outdid Michael Jackson. After being asked to play on 1983's Beat It, Eddie not only recorded one of pop's most memorable ...
Eddie Van Halen inspired some of rock's greats ... just as well known in the UK for playing the solo on Michael Jackson's 1983 hit Beat It. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 ...