Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. “Maggot Brain” was played at his funeral. Listen: “California Dreamin'” Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs is the debut album by Parliament-Funkadelic lead guitarist Eddie Hazel. INSTANT DEATH RECORDS SEARCH.

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Eddie Hazel (10 avril 1950 23 décembre 1992) était un guitariste américain officiant dans le domaine de la musique funk. Try again later.

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Clinton was impressed with Hazel and wanted him in his back-up band, but Eddie's formidable mother, Grace Cook, was not so convinced that she wanted her then 17 yr old son traveling the country with "this bunch of knuckleheads". Because The Medical Archive has the most number of entries, I have divided it

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). When he was eight years old, his older brother, Sonny, gave him a guitar for Christmas.

or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. He was again a dominant force on P-Funk songs like "Cosmic Slop" (1973) as well as 1974's Funkadelic album "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On" where he did alot of the co-writing under the psuedonym of G. Cook (his mother's name) to avoid contractual issues with publishing.

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Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Hazel had developed quite a drug habit during these years, and had been jailed on possesion charges as well as for allegedly assaulting an airline stewardess in 1974. At age 12, Hazel met Billy "Bass" Nelson, and the pair quickly became close friends and began performin… "; "Maggot Brain" was the result. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Try again later.

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He died of liver failure and internal bleeding at his mother's home at the age of 42. After 1972, Hazel and Nelson left the band after disputes with Clinton over money, but would return sporadically to participate in later Funkadelic and the rehashed Parliament albums. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive?

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After that, Hazel worked sporadically and slipped in and out of addiction to alcohol and drugs as his health began to decline throughout the 80's.

Please try again later. Self-taught, by age twelve, he was winning guitar contests in Plainfield.

Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA, Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Musical folklore has said that George Clinton put Hazel in the middle of a bunch of Marshall amps in the studio, gave him a hit of acid, and told him to "play like your mother just died!

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Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. GREAT NEWS! After some cajoling from Clinton, Nelson and Hazel himself, she finally relented and he became a member of the band.

He was voted as Number 43 in Rolling Stone's "Most Influential Guitar Players Of All Time!" Sorry! Most of … To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. From their debut album "Funkadelic" in 1970, followed by "Free Your Mind & Your Ass Will Follow", also in 1970, and what has become the zenith of the early Funkadelic output, 1971's "Maggot Brain", Eddie Hazel's inventive guitar work was the dominant force throughout. singer Marc Bolan (d. 1977), and Steve Currie (d. 1980). A heavy drinker, Eddie Hazel died on December 23, 1992 from liver failure and internal bleeding caused by stomach issues related to his drinking. This account has been disabled. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. After some cajoling from Clinton, Nelson and Hazel himself, she finally relented and he became a member of the band. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code.

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Eddie Hazel died at the age of 52 in 1992 from liver failure.

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At his funeral, Maggot Brain was played. "Super Stupid" is ridiculously good...pretty much proto-metal, when it comes down to it. Verify and try again. We have set your language to Try again. It was soon forgotten in it's time.

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Posthumously, he has been heralded by musicians from Dave Navarro to Lenny Kravitz to Steve Vai for his soulful and free-flowing flights of guitar creativity. The album was released on July 29, 1977. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. It is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by The Fair Credit Reporting Act and should not be used to determine an individual's eligibility for personal credit or employment, or to assess risk associated with any business transactions such as tenant screening. He is most famous for working with Parliament - Funkadelic.

Hazel also sang in church. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Hazel was the pioneering guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic, who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. We’ve updated the security on the site. Hazel occupied himself from a young age by playing a guitar, given to him as a Christmas present by his older brother.