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Wolfgang Van Halen pays tribute to late father Eddie Van Halen on what would've been his 67th birthday

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Tributes pour in for guitar, rock legend Eddie Van Halen
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ByMatt Friedlander
January 27, 2022, 4:18 PM

Eddie Van Halen's son, Wolfgang, posted a touching tribute on Wednesday to mark what would've been his father's 67th birthday.

The homage features a photo of Eddie with his son when Wolfgang was a young child and shows the two sitting next to each other on some steps, with both looking back over their shoulders at the camera.

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The photo is accompanied by a note from Wolfgang that reads, "Happy Birthday, Pop. I love and miss you more than you could ever know."

Eddie died of lung cancer at age 65 on Oct. 6, 2020.

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Wolfgang, who is now 30, played bass with his dad in Van Halen from 2006 until Eddie's death. He also fronts his own solo group, Mammoth WVH, which released its self-titled debut last June.

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The band is teaming up with Dirty Honey for a trek dubbed the "Young Guns Tour," whose kickoff date recently was moved from Jan. 18 to Feb. 20.

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