His chronic drug use and abuse would catch up to him. Here he was at the pinnacle of his career, but Hazel started to move down hill quickly. His greatest accomplishment and most memorable performance (one he is often remembered for) is “Maggot Brain”. He would lend his Hendrixesque acid style guitar playing, while mixing in some Funk and well to the Funkadelic sound. As the Parliaments morphed into Funkadelic when players came and went, Hazel would become a very important player. Self taught to play the guitar at age 12, by 17 he was being courted to play with George Clinton and his band The Parliaments. Let’s get back into the swing of things with Eddie Hazel and “California Dreaming” from the Warner Brothers LP Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs from 1977.Įddie Hazel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1950, but spent his childhood growing up in Plainfield, NJ. I don’t normally do a wedding, but since they were such cool people, I couldn’t refuse. They like my DJ style and apparently so did their guests. I had the distinct pleasure of actually DJing their reception/ party at the swanky Watermark here in AP, and it was a great time. David and Patti Herschel, who were married on Sept. It’s kind of a shame he had no idea who this artist was, but his loss is certainly my gain. While the owner wasn’t giving up some Philly Soul (said it was for his personal collection), I managed to grab this Lp for a mere buck. Did you miss the Funk people? While i was away, I managed to pick this record up at my local for cheap. Download or Listen To Eddie Hazel – California Dreamin’ from the Warner Brothers LpĪfter a few days off (due to some gigs), I’m back.
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