Eddie Van Halen smiles while playing guitar on stage at a show. He showed off long locks and a black tank top during the performance.

Eddie is best known as the founder, songwriter, and main guitarist for the rock band Van Halen. He former the band, which also includes his brother Alex Van Halen, in 1972, and it went on to become one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Their song ‘Jump’ off their album ‘1984’ became a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1983 and is perhaps their most famous song since the band’s inception.

In addition to Van Halen, Eddie has played his guitar for other artists’ music projects, including Michael Jackson’s 1982 song ‘Beat It’. He played piano as a kid and was voted one of ‘Guitar World’ magazine’s ‘100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time’ in 2012.

Eddie is a father to his son Wolfgang Van Halen, who was born in 1991.