http://929jackfm.com Playing What We Want Sat, 25 May 2013 00:55:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://929jackfm.com/eddie-van-halen-beat-it-interview/ http://929jackfm.com/eddie-van-halen-beat-it-interview/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:01:53 +0000 Billy Dukes http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=100988 Eddie Van Halen didn't even get a mention on Michael Jackson's mega-smash album 'Thriller,' which celebrated its 30-year anniversary on November 30, despite having a heavy hand in the success of the third radio single. The guitarist says he did the solo on 'Beat It' for free -- and even wound up re-arranging the song while Jackson was out of the room.

]]> http://929jackfm.com/eddie-van-halen-beat-it-interview/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive / Larry Morano, Getty Images http://929jackfm.com/acdcs-back-in-black-named-top-riff-of-the-1980s-awesome-80s-weekend/ http://929jackfm.com/acdcs-back-in-black-named-top-riff-of-the-1980s-awesome-80s-weekend/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:01:43 +0000 Dave Lifton http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=93713 In news that should surprise no one, the thunderous opening to AC/DC's 'Back in Black' was named as the top riff of the 1980s. The list was conducted by Gibson guitars, who, coincidentally, manufacture Angus Young's trademark SG.

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