NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Eddie Hazel on 13 May 2020. Eddie Hazel has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 22 January 2015. Eddie Hazel's music has been featured on 35 episodes.

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….