Eddie Hazel(1950-1992)
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Eddie Hazel was born April 10, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York. He died
December 23, 1992 in Plainfield, New Jersey. When he was eight years
old, his older brother, Sonny, gave him a guitar for Christmas.
Self-taught, by age twelve, he was winning guitar contests in
Plainfield. Most of the guitarists played R&B music. Eddie won one by
playing "Wipe Out", a popular surfing song at the time. He was doing
session work when he was recruited to play with Parliament at age 17.
He is rated #43 on Billboard's top 100 guitarist of all time. His
signature song, Maggot Brain, is rated #60 on Billboard's top 100
guitar solos of all time. (as of this writing)
