Van Halen founded a rock band known for various hits including "Jump". Eddie Van Halen, of the legendary hard rock group that bore his family name, died on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer, his son announced. "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," Wolf Van Halen wrote in a message on Twitter with a picture of the rocker who was 65. Another tour planned in 2012 had to be cancelled after Eddie Van Halen had to undergo emergency surgery. Eddie Van Halen was known to have health problems that would interfere with his work for years.

Source: News 24 October 06, 2020 21:22 UTC