A farewell to the king: Remembering Eddie Van Halen

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  • Guitarist Eddie Van Halen, front, performs his classic instrumental “Eruption” during an August 2015 Van Halen concert in Dallas while brother Alex Van Halen plays drums in the background. The music world is mourning after Eddie died Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the age of 65. Lew K. Cohn/The Highlander
    Guitarist Eddie Van Halen, front, performs his classic instrumental “Eruption” during an August 2015 Van Halen concert in Dallas while brother Alex Van Halen plays drums in the background. The music world is mourning after Eddie died Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the age of 65. Lew K. Cohn/The Highlander
As if I didn’t have enough reasons to hate 2020, Tuesday afternoon brought news which genuinely shook me to my very core. My favorite guitarist of all-time — the legendary Eddie Van Halen — succumbed to cancer at the age of 65. I had spent the entire day working on The Highlander’s sister newspaper, the Burnet Bulletin, and had not had an opportunity to look at Facebook or glance at any news…

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