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

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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 : ...

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 ...

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Recalling the time that Eddie Van Halen recorded his parts for Beat It, engineer Bruce Swedien told Future Music in 2009: "The highlight for me was the guitar solo. That guitar solo is incredible - ...

No matter what kind of music you listen to, everyone knows the song “Beat It” by pop icon and overall creepy weirdo Michael Jackson.The third single off of Jackson’s sixth solo studio album Thriller, ...