[DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #5455, aired 2008-05-02 [PAR] On the Michael Jackson hit "Beat It", this virtuoso lead guitarist played a .... I could 
tell you a Thing One or a Thing Two about this film: I played... [DOC] [TLE] Beat It - Wikipedia [PAR] Beat It" is a song written and performed by American singer Michael Jackson and 
produced by .... On the record, right before Van Halen's guitar solo begins, a 
noise is heard that .... Billy West, played by Sherman Hemsley, "Well Gone 
Michael Jackson and Beat It" ..... 8 in Canada, becoming another top 10 hit in the 
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standing in line at Tower Records when Beat It started playing and some kids 
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which she wrote songs and sings and plays guitar-was originally due later in the 
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came ... Its self-titled debut album hit Number 19 and eventually sold more than 6 
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. ... Immortal (2011), featured Howe's playing on Dancing Machine and Beat It
. ... Greg Howe, solo artist and sideman to Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake,... [DOC] [TLE] Van Halen Has Traveled A Rockin', Rocky Road | Van Halen News ... [PAR] Jul 18, 2013 ... Michael Jackson's mid-'80s smash Beat It had a little help from guitar virtuoso 
Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen cut the song's famous guitar solo as a favor to 
producer ... Van Halen's 1984 album produced hits such as Hot For Teacher ... 
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guitar work that's the main riff on Michael Jackson's "Beat It"

Question: On the Michael Jackson hit "Beat It" this virtuoso lead guitarist played a solo
Answer: Eddie Van Halen