Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit

Released on Van Halen's 1984 - released that same year - Jump became the band's sole number 1 hit on the US Billboard 100.
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Group of friends reunite over their love of Van Halen and their favorite concert in book 'Jump'

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rolling Stone has called "Jump" one of the 500 greatest rock songs ever written. The biggest hit Van Halen ever had was released 40 years ago. It was the lead single from the album ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

LIVE! A Music Calendar: JUMP brings Van Halen’s David Lee Roth era to Roland

JUMP: America's Van Halen Experience electrifies the Lee Creek Tavern stage with Van Halen's hits like "Jump," "Runnin' with the Devil" and "Hot for Teacher" starting at 8 p.m. Nov. 21 inside the ...
MetalSucks

Van Halen’s “Jump” Exceeds One Billion Streams on Spotify

I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of this modern age of streaming, I sure as shit don’t think about old school hard rock and glam metal as being part of that equation. It’s not that stuff ...
The Telegraph

Experience the David Lee Roth era at Wildey Theatre

EDWARDSVILLE — "Jump! Van Halen Experience" will make a return to the Wildey Theatre, 252 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jump! captures the true excitement and ...
The Sun Chronicle

Concert review: Van Halen, Journey tribute bands keep legacy alive at Foxwoods

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Two of the most popular musical groups of the 1970’s and 80’s whose music endures are Van Halen and ...
American Songwriter

On the 40th Anniversary of “Jump” Reaching No. 1, Check Out Springsteen, Foo Fighters & More Covering the Van Halen Hit

Forty years ago this week, Van Halen’s classic song “Jump” began a five-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune, which was the band’s one and only song ever to top the chart, saw Van ...