Michael Jackson was already a superstar in 1982, after years of performing with his brothers as part of the chart-topping ...

Did you know that Eddie Van Halen quietly and cheaply wrote and played the guitar solo for Michael Jackon’s “Beat It?” Well, if you didn’t, now you do, and you should also know that Eddie Van Halen ...

Van Halen might be a band of many strengths, but Sammy Hagar figured Eddie wasn't suited for every song ever created. Read more here.

With a name like “Beat It,” you might think MJ is trying to start up some mess, but in fact, he wrote the song to take a stance against violence. The song itself is Jackson telling a young boy who ...

From Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Daniel Ash and Jamie West-Oram, we cover the gamut of the decade's greatest players across the genres ...

The songs that best define the culture-changing, genre-defining Michael Jackson, certifying him as the King Of Pop.

But in the meantime, Michael Jackson had the MTV dance-floor to ... with its rock feel and Eddie van Halen guitar solo. It achieved that goal, being played on rock radio stations and earning ...

He was the great white hope when he did the solo on [Michael Jackson’s] Beat It. I’d seen him, and I don’t like the speed tapping style very much, but he had it down. I once saw him play a ...

A friend of mine, who's of the same mindset as me, was taken aback when he found himself crying at a performance by a George Michael tribute ... no need for an Eddie Van Halen) and four great ...