Jason Becker isn't supposed to be here. More than two decades ago, just after the Richmond resident got his big break as the guitarist for former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth's band ...

Guitarist Jason Becker has returned home from the hospital, where he was receiving treatment for a bacterial infection. Last week, Becker’s mother, Pat Becker, revealed that the iconic guitarist has ...

But you don't know Jason Becker. Thirty years ago, he was a teenaged guitar prodigy who burst on to the scene, redefining a furious style of music known as "fast metal." His friend and fellow ...

The reason for the excitement was obvious: Jason Becker was headed to audition as lead guitarist for David Lee Roth’s band, perhaps the most coveted gig on the planet in 1990. The fear came beca ...

In 1986, Marty Friedman and Jason Becker started Cacophony – a relatively short-lived project that would be responsible for some of shred music’s most technical and celebrated compositions.

Earlier this week, Pat Becker, mother of legendary guitarist Jason Becker, revealed that her son has recently been “in constant contact with his doctors” after “experiencing shortness of breath and a ...

the young-teen Becker is shown in homemovies as he and his uncle, who taught him to play, joyously jam together on the living-room couch (this footage returns as ironic counterpoint once Jason ...

Legendary guitarist Jason Becker, who has been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for over 30 years years, recently began experiencing shortness of breath and a rapid heart rate ...

This inspiring documentary profiles guitarist Jason Becker, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease at the age of 19. The film explores how Becker has continued to make music by using a ...

Guitar virtuoso Jason Becker is getting ready to put out a new record with help from a bunch of famous friends — and crowdfunding support from fans. Eddie Van Halen Finally Responds to Jason ...