Grammys Stumble For Eddie Van Halen
Do the Grammy producers need to apologize?
Many are calling out the Grammy Awards producers for what many are calling a “lame tribute” to the late great guitarist Eddie Van Halen who passed away last October. Even Eddie’s son Wolfgang Van Halen asked why his father was acknowledged for only fifteen seconds. literally, while other deceased artists received full performance tributes.
Boston rocker Nuno Bettencourt, from the band Extreme took to his Facebook to express his disappointment:
Part 1…
I’m coming at you today NOT as a guitarist or a musician.
But instead a lifetime mega fan of Pop, R&B, Rock, Funk and Hip Hop, from Prince to Black Sabbath.
And knowing how music is the soundtrack to our lives, Im sad and disappointed with my industry, specifically an institution that we as artists revere as a holy grail achievement.
You would think, considering his impact on Rock and Roll, that the Grammy’s would have given the Legacy of Edward Van Halen more than 15 seconds of a humiliating live clip that ended in a flat note.
Not only was the clip disrespectful, but to not get a tribute performance from his legendary guitar piers is shameful and a missed historical opportunity.
Why?
Not just because of his Iconic band Van Halen, but Edward single handidly, or should we say double handidly, reimagined, reinvented and changed the way the instrument would ever be played or heard, ever again.
He took what only a few Icons before him like , Berry, Hendrix, Page and May did and like an advanced alien species from the future, shocked the world and sent guitar playing into the stratosphere with a perfect balance of technique, soul and creativity that not even the icons I mentioned before him couldnt have dreamed up.
And even more astounding, his innovation continuously out did the last with album after album after album making our jaws drop… all with a big SMILE on his face.
Like Jordon with basketball, Edward would change how guitar would be played forever.
On last nights broadcast It should have been the worlds greatest current guitarists up on that stage performing a medley-tribute of EVHs’ greatest moments And Imagine the finale where the end the medley ALL PLAYING TOGETHER the guitar solo that got him that Jordan-Esque Global recognition.
THE solo that Edward threw down for another King… of Pop.
BEAT IT.
You can read more on Bettencourt’s Facebook page.
Jaybeau Jones’s radio career has brought him from New York City’s #1 station Z-100 and America’s Top 40 to WROR! Currently, JayBeau’s distinctive voice can be heard not only on WROR but also on Sirius XM’s 70’s Channel and on Dunkin Donut’s in-store radio. Jaybeau’s other life is his writing. In 2012 he launched “Heroes Mentors and Friends” a book about well-being and positive thinking. Jaybeau lives in the area and has two grown children, Jordan and Matthew. Jaybeau loves spending time in nature and spending every second with his wife Heidi and the kids. Jaybeau likes to write about pop culture, music, and personal growth. Jaybeau also loves to write his own backyard in Boston.
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