Hillel Slovak
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Hillel Slovak was an Israeli-American guitarist best known as a founding member and original lead guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose funk-rock style helped shape the band’s early sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hillel Slovak canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Los Angeles music scene ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Anthony Kiedis
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Flea NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Irons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
Anthym
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Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ What Is This? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1962-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heroin overdose ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1988-06-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Fairfax High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Slovak ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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funk metal ⓘ funk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Hillel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | early sound of Red Hot Chili Peppers ⓘ |
| instrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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What Is This? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Hillel Slovak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Israeli ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping create the band’s early funk-rock sound ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Freaky Styley
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Uplift Mofo Party Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ |
| relocatedAsChild | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| roleInBand |
founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers
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original lead guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
funk-influenced guitar playing
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use of melodic riffs and rhythmic grooves ⓘ |
| yearsActive | late 1970s–1988 ⓘ |
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