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Died On This Date (December 23, 1992) Eddie Hazel / Parliament-Funkadelic

Posted by themusicsover on December 23, 2009

Eddie Hazel
April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992

Eddie Hazel was a pioneering funk guitarist best remembered for his work with Parliament and Funkadelic.  Hazel learned to play the guitar as a child growing up on New Jersey.  In 1967, he was hired by George Clinton to play back-up for his doo-wop group, the Parliaments.  The backing band eventually came to be known as Funkadelic and enjoyed a life both with and without the Parliaments, later known simply as, Parliament. Funkadelic released three albums with Hazel.  They are considered milestones of the funk genre.  A heavy drinker, Eddie Hazel died on December 23, 1992 from liver failure and internal bleeding caused by stomach issues related to his drinking.  He was 42 when he died.

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