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Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. [1] [2] Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. [3]
Apr 10, 2024 · Seventy-four years ago today, guitarist Eddie Hazel was born into this world. As a member of George Clinton ‘s Parliament-Funk crew, Hazel was responsible for some of funk’s most memorable...
Dec 23, 1992 · Best known as the lead guitarist with Parliament-Funkadelic, Hazel grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey because his mother Grace Cook, wanted her son to grow up in an environment without the pressures of drugs and crime that she felt pervaded New York City.
Dec 23, 1992 · Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) While there have been more technically flashy players in the ranks of the P-Funk guitar army, Eddie Hazel is considered by most (including this writer) to be the greatest guitarist to be involved with the Funk Mob.
Jul 22, 2021 · Virtuoso rock star Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, leaving legions of guitarists – especially Black musicians like guitar phenom Eddie Hazel – wondering how to take up and extend his legacy.
Eddie Hazel died at the age of 52 in 1992 from liver failure. “Maggot Brain” was played at his funeral. He may continue to unjustly fly under the radar, but he still soars.
Nov 24, 2022 · When they discuss Greatest Guitarists, you seldom see Eddie Hazel mentioned. In the pantheon of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards, David...
Dec 23, 1992 · Funkadelic guitarist who pioneered an innovative funk-metal sound in the early '70s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1990s. Born. April 10, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY. Died. December 23, 1992 in Plainfield, NJ.
Jul 11, 2021 · The conversation that led the shy, sensitive guitarist Eddie Hazel to play the epic 10-minute soul cry of a solo on “Maggot Brain” is one of the most repeated stories in Funkadelic lore.
Jul 31, 2021 · The Odyssey of Funkadelic and Eddie Hazel. Released 50 years ago, Maggot Brain gave a psychedelic groove to psychic pain. July 31, 2021 Jason Gross. Funkadelic’s 1971 masterpiece Maggot Brain is 50 (Art: Ron Hart)
