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Eddie Hazel: A Study in Tone. Eddie Hazel - California Dreaming Instrumental Version. ( B side) Funkadelic - Slide On In (2nd Tune Olympic) Red Hot Mama" Eddie Hazel. Edward Earl "Eddie" Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic.
Hazel was a posthumous inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1950, 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. Hazel occupied himself from a young age by playing a guitar, given to him as a Christmas present by his older brother.
Career[edit] In late 1967, The Parliaments went on tour with both Nelson and Hazel. For the 1974 Funkadelic album Standing on the Verge of Getting It On, Hazel co-wrote all of the album's songs. Legacy[edit] Other recordings by Hazel have appeared on albums by other musicians. Discography[edit] References[edit] Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic - any love out there? - Page 3. Yeah, Hampton first played on the 'Tales Of Kid Funkadelic' album. Brykowski had a 'TRUE' Rock/Hard Rock 'Sensibility' that the other (Black) guitarist didnt. Brykowski was the only White guy (white Devil) to play with Funkadelic. Clinton, being the mastermind that he was, used people in area's that they excelled in, just like a producer casting actors for a particular role.
Clinton was shooting for some of the 'hard Rock' bag, so he found Brykowski. Harold Beane (I cant remember his name ?) He made Eddie sound bad on some of that '71 tour. Eddie was having some BIG drug use issue's by this point, so Clinton had already seen the writing on the wall. Here again, not to take credit from Ed's very early work (Free your mind, Maggot Brain albums), but around '74/'75, Eddie really emerged as a FORCE. Had all we had to go by was those first 3 Funkadelic albums, I wouldnt have been a huge fan. Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic - any love out there? - Page 4. Rwe333, right on, In an earlier post, I mistakenly said that Hamptons first Pfunk appearance was on 'Tales Of Kidd...'), but yeah, thats him on 'Get Off Your Ass and Jam'.
He does the same arpeggios at the end of that as he does on the 'Remake' of 'Cosmic Slop' on 'Hardcore Jollies'. A VERY FINE player, and yes indeed, I learned of the Foxx Tone Machine from that afforementioned interview. Gary played more like Eddie, than anyone else, EXCEPT, EDDIE went way , far and BEYOND due to his natural 'connection' and abilities. His technical difenciancies (like inconsistant alternate picking ) was made up for by his 'need' to get out, what was so IN him. That live '79 solo that Ed stepped up and performed was AMAZING (motor Booty, Houston). Still, Hampton DOES deserve props. I've actually been listening to Johnnie Taylor's 'Disco Lady' alot lately. Eddie Hazel live 1979.