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"Beat It" has been cited as one of the most successful, recognized, awarded and celebrated songs in the history of popular music; both the song and video had a large impact on pop culture. [11] "Beat It" won the 1984 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, as well as two American Music Awards. It was inducted ...
Orianthi Penny Panagaris (born 22 January 1985 [citation needed]), known mononymously as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter who rehearsed in 2009 with Michael Jackson in preparation for his This Is It concert series, and performed with Alice Cooper's touring band.
Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. [1] From 1987 to 1997, she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001, she toured and recorded with Jeff Beck.
In 1982, Eddie Van Halen contributed the guitar solo to "Beat It", for Michael Jackson's album Thriller, which became the biggest selling album of all time. [52] Eddie became involved after The Who guitarist Pete Townshend became unavailable and recommended him. [53] Eddie met with Quincy Jones and Jackson. Unsure of what he could add to a pop ...
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) [1] was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine , U.K. , The Tony Williams Lifetime , Pierre Moerlen's Gong and Bruford , in addition to solo work.
John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of Pan Tang, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had battled cancer ...
Jones and Jackson were determined to make a rock song that would appeal to all tastes and spent weeks looking for a suitable guitarist for the song "Beat It". Eventually, they found Steve Lukather of Toto to play the rhythm guitar parts and Eddie Van Halen of the rock band Van Halen to play the solo. [18] [20]
Sexton is best known for his years as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band, though also has become well known as a music producer. Sexton co-founded Arc Angels and created the Charlie Sexton Sextet. He was still a teenager when he gained fame for his 1985 hit, "Beat's So Lonely", from his debut album, Pictures for Pleasure.