Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering and influential guitarist in early funk music in the United States, most famous for his lead guitar work with George Clinton and Funkadelic.
In 1967, The Parliaments (a Plainfield-based doo wop band headed by George Clinton) hit the charts with "I Wanna Testify". Clinton recruited a backing band for a tour, hiring Billy "Bass" Nelson. Eddie was in Newark, New Jersey working with George Blackwell and couldn't be reached. After Nelson returned from the tour, he tried to recruit Eddie. His mother at first vetoed the idea (since Eddie was only seventeen), but Clinton and Nelson worked together to change her mind.
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P-Funk Radio
United States · Soul - 2×
FUNKEDUP Radio
United States · Funk - 2×
The BocX
United States · Soul - 2×
Stoke FM
Canada · Electronic - 1×
Funk the Planet
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Le New Djam Flac
France · Pop - 1×
Ethereal Radio
United States · Electronic - 1×
Radio Villaba
Spain · Rock - 1×
Le Bon mix soft
France · Jazz - 1×
Drop FM
New Zealand · Electronic - 1×
goREBEL
Romania · Rock - 1×
Radio Contact Italy -Funky Soul Disco
Italy · Funk
