You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King ...
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 age of 65 ... According to legend, Eddie's 20-second solo on Beat It was so incendiary the speakers in the studio control room caught fire.
the guitarist was possibly 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, Van Halen received great ...