Eddie Hazel
American guitarist (1950–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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] His ten-minute guitar solo in the Funkadelic song "Maggot Brain" is hailed as "one of the greatest solos of all time on any instrument".[4] In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Hazel at no. 83 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists.[5]
American guitarist (1950–1992)
Eddie Hazel | |
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 Eddie Hazel performing with the P-Funk All Stars at the Palladium in New York City on June 25, 1991. Photo by Aldo Mauro | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Earl Hazel |
| Born | (1950-04-10)April 10, 1950 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Died | December 23, 1992(1992-12-23) (aged 42) Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Genres | Funk, soul, psychedelic rock, psychedelic soul |
| Years active | 1967–1992 |
| Labels | Warner Bros., JDC, P-Vine, Casablanca, Westbound, Capitol, CBS, Island |
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