Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit

Released on Van Halen's 1984 - released that same year - Jump became the band's sole number 1 hit on the US Billboard 100.
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'I don't play Van Halen music at my shows': Wolfgang Van Halen is trying to create a musical identity of his own

Wolfgang Van Halen - the son of late guitarist Eddie Van Halen - claims he would "rather fail on my own" in his attempts to ...
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Alex Van Halen Shares Plans to Make a New Album With One of His Late Brother Ed’s “Real, True Best Friends”

In a new interview, Alex Van Halen shared plans to make a new album with a musician who was one of his late brother Eddie’s “real, true best friends.” ...

Q&A: Deraps guitarist/singer Jacob Deraps on 1st U.S. tour, Van Halen influence and more

As Deraps gets set to kick off its first U.S. tour next month, singer/guitarist Jacob Deraps knows what he has in mind for ...
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Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar, 77, Shares His ‘Favorite’ Roth-Era Song to Perform

If you’re a Van Halen fan, then you already know that most people divide the band’s legacy into two eras: David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Roth, 70, was the original lead singer of Van Halen. He was ...