Eddie Van Halen, legendary guitarist, dies of cancer at 65

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Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and co-founder of the band Van Halen, died Tuesday of cancer, according to his son. He was 65.

Eddie Van Halen has died of cancer. The guitarist and co-founder of band Van Halen was 65."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," he said. "He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift.

Born in Amsterdam, Van Halen moved to Pasadena, California, in 1962 with his family. He and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, played music together growing up, eventually playing around Los Angeles and forming a band in the mid-1970s.

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