On the Michael Jackson hit "Beat It", this virtuoso lead guitarist played a solo
... 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.