Eddie Adcock

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    • Born: June 21, 1938 in Scottsville, VirginiaBiography: Doodah.net Eddie and Martha Adcock: Biography
    • Began playing professionally in 1953Biography: CMT
    • Wife, Martha is also a bluegrass musicianEddie and Martha Adcock: Biography
    • Lives in Lebanon, TennesseeEddie and Martha Adcock: Biography
  • Eddie Adcock is a bluegrass banjo musician who plays the guitar. In October, 2008, Adcock underwent brain surgery in order to fix a tremor in his hand. During the surgery, he was kept awake and played his banjo in order to gauge the success of the treatment.ABC News: Surgery Fine-Tunes Legendary Banjo Player's Brain (October 3, 2008)

    Surgeons performed a procedure called "deep brain stimulation," which is like a pacemaker for the brain. Surgeons placed an electrode in an area of Adcock's brain which, when stimulated, eliminates his hand tremors.ABC News: Surgery Fine-Tunes Legendary Banjo Player's Brain (October 3, 2008)

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