Eddie Hazel

The Profile

American guitarist best known for his work with Funkadelic/Parliament-Funkadelic and his celebrated solo contributions such as the solo on "Maggot Brain" and the album Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs.

Longtime Funkadelic guitarist admired for the "Maggot Brain" solo; released the solo album Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs (cult favorite). Struggled with drug addiction and personal problems; noted in reviews as having died from internal bleeding.

DeBaser hosts one review of Eddie Hazel that praises his landmark soloing on "Maggot Brain" and recognizes the cult status of his solo album Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs. The review admires Hazel's genius while noting personal and musical disjunctions tied to addiction and decline.