Rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies after long battle with cancer

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose group is considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time, died on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer, his son announced.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 07, 2012 Singer David Lee Roth (L) and musician Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform at their dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum in Inglewood, California. - Eddie Van Halen, of the iconic hard rock group that bore his family name, died on October 6, 2020 following a long battle with cancer, his son announced. (Photo by KEVIN WINTER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

2020-10-07 09:57:34

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose group is considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time, died on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer, his son announced.

"I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote in a message on Twitter with a picture of the rocker who was 65.

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