Nancy Wilson recalls buying Eddie Van Halen his first acoustic guitar - Fox News

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Nancy Wilson revealed she was the one who bought the late Eddie Van Halen his first acoustic guitar.

"It just broke my heart," Wilson said.

"4 Edward," inspired by that first song he played for her on acoustic guitar, is the closing track on Wilson's first solo album "You and Me" which was released on Friday.

Nancy Wilson bought the late Eddie Van Halen his first acoustic guitar. .

While most of the songs on the album were written by Wilson, she recorded a few covers, including Simon and Garfunkel's "The Boxer" and Bruce Springsteen’s "The Rising." The album also has collaborators like former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said of her friendship with Van Halen: "I gave him his first acoustic (guitar).

He said, 'You play great acoustic,' and I go, 'Why don’t you play acoustic guitar?' He’s like, 'I don’t have one.' Well, so here it is.

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