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EDDIE MARTINEZ

The NYC session great recalls his time with Run-DMC, Blondie, David Lee Roth and Robert Palmer. He also sets the record straight about exactly who played the “Addicted to Love” guitar solo (Hint: It was Eddie Martinez!) By Joe Bosso
Eddie Martinez strikes a pose in New York City, March 3, 1989
HIS FIRST No Lies (1984)
Akosua... (2018) HIS SECOND
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