EDDIE HAZEL
Genres: RnB, Jazz Related Rock • United States

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. Why? because of his unique ability to turn a funk tune on its head, always playing beautifully emotional yet unexpected patterns that challenged all sense of normality. Born on April 10, 1950 in Brooklyn, he grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey where he sang in church before joining local R&B band the Boyce Brothers. He taught himself how to play after his brother bought him a guitar for Christmas while his family was still living in Brooklyn. His mother, Grace Cook, moved the family to Plainfield (although she continued to work in Brooklyn) because she felt that Brooklyn was becoming an unsafe place to raise her read more...