One, in particular, recalls how Van Halen, who lost his battle against throat cancer on Tuesday, landed a guitar solo feature on Michael Jackson's song "Beat It" in 1982.

Not only did Eddie Van Halen record the guitar solo for “Beat It,” but he changed and moved things around a bit on the song. He felt it sounded great, but worried that the Thriller singer ...

Eddie Van Halen helped create the guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s hit song ‘Beat It’ Quincy Jones was a producer for three of Michael Jackson’s albums (1979’s Off the Wall , 1987’s ...

After listening to the original version of "Beat It," Van Halen asked if he could change some parts. Once he got the ok, he told the engineers to chop up one piece, put in another and after 10 ...

Eddie Van Halen guested on "Beat It" and thought no one would ever know. He did the gig as a favor to producer Quincy Jones. ... The solo comes on, and I hear these kids in front of me going, ...

Following Eddie Van Halen's death on Tuesday from a lengthy battle with cancer, the late rocker's friends and fellow musicians took to social media to remember the legendary musician and Van Halen ...

If someone told you they could play an Eddie Van Halen solo by blowing into bottles, you'd tell them, "Hit the bricks! Scram! Just beat it!" Well, "Beat It" is the focus here as the Bottle Boys ...

Alex Van Halen says Eddie’s legendary appearance on the pop smash was a waste of his finite ... Eddie Van Halen recorded his Beat It solo in secret and his brother is still mad about it 42 years ...

Van Halen, who died on Wednesday at age 65, needed less than an hour in the studio and 20 scorching seconds on record to join white heavy metal to black pop on Michael Jackson's Beat It.

For reference, we present Ilya Franciosi, a talented fretless guitar player who has served up a fine example of fretless playing using Eddie Van Halen’s solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.” ...

He created a legend but didn’t earn a dime. He destroyed the master tape (and a speaker). And they had to remake the track… backwards. No wonder Van Halen wasn’t their first choice… The Beat It solo’s ...