Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65 from Throat Cancer

Musician Eddie Van Halen has died. He was 65.

The famed guitarist and iconic founder of Van Halen lost his battle with throat cancer on Tuesday.

Van Halen’s son Wolf shared the sad news on social media in a post entitled, “the best father I could ever ask for.”

TMZ reports that Van Halen's wife Janie was by his side when he passed.

TMZ:

Sources directly connected to the rock star tell us ... he died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica Tuesday. His wife, Janie, was by his side, along with his son, Wolfgang, and Alex, Eddie's brother and drummer.

We're told in the last 72 hours Eddie's ongoing health battle went massively downhill -- doctors discovered his throat cancer had moved to his brain as well as other organs.

Van Halen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. He is widely considered one the greatest guitar players of all time.

WIBC's Hammer and Nigel have more details.

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Musician Eddie Van Halen has died. He was 65.

The famed guitarist and iconic founder of Van Halen lost his battle with throat cancer on Tuesday.

Van Halen’s son Wolf shared the sad news on social media in a post entitled, “the best father I could ever ask for.”

TMZ reports that Van Halen's wife Janie was by his side when he passed.

TMZ:

Sources directly connected to the rock star tell us ... he died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica Tuesday. His wife, Janie, was by his side, along with his son, Wolfgang, and Alex, Eddie's brother and drummer.

We're told in the last 72 hours Eddie's ongoing health battle went massively downhill -- doctors discovered his throat cancer had moved to his brain as well as other organs.

Van Halen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. He is widely considered one the greatest guitar players of all time.

WIBC's Hammer and Nigel have more details.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.