Eddie Van Halen played the rocking guitar solo in Michael Jackson's 'Beat It,' and he did it for free.

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Find out why the late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen didn't tell anyone about his guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' until it became a big hit. by Lou Haviland. Published on October 7, 2020.

The solo is incredibly technically difficult, and Batten had to slow down the cassette to be able to play it. But learning Van Halen’s technique was important to her. Batten told Guitar World : ...

Despite the monumental success of tracks like Sultans of Swing and Money For Nothing, Mark Knopfler says his favorite ever ...

Eddie Van Halen not only performed the guitar solo, he re-arranged the song. ... "Beat It" would go on to be the number one song in the country on Billboard's Top 100 for three straight weeks in 1983.

These are five guitar solos that are so otherworldy, you need to see them to believe that they actually happened.

His blazing guitar solo lasted all of 20 seconds and took half an hour to record. He did it for free, as a favor to producer Quincy Jones, while the rest of his Van Halen bandmates were out of town.

The guitarist played an unpaid, initially uncredited solo on one of the biggest pop songs of all time: Michael Jackson's "Beat It." "It just says, 'Guitar solo: Question Mark' or 'Guitar solo ...

The uncredited guitar solos in these timeless songs are widely recognized, ... So Jones brought in a band to rerecord “Beat It”, keeping only Van Halen’s guitar solo and Michael Jackson’s ...

While the lovebirds were celebrating Valentine’s day, we can’t forget Feb. 14 also marked another significant piece of history: the 42 year anniversary of “Beat It” by Michael Jackson.