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Summary Bluegrass banjo legend Eddie Adcock is crediting his widely-publicised brain surgery of 2008.
73-year-old Eddie Adcock and his wife Martha have been playing together on the bluegrass circuit for more than thirty years.As a banjo player, Eddie is regarded as one of the greats of the genre, having recorded and performed since the early fifties with such bluegrass giants as Bill Monroe and bands like The Country Gentlemen.The surgery took place in three parts. With the sweet spot identified, the surgeons implanted the electrodes while Eddie continued to play. Then a pacemaker-like device called a neurostimulator was inserted within his chest wall and connected to the electrodes via two wires which deliver the electric jolt at regulated intervals.In the two and half years since the surgery, Eddie has experienced a couple of setbacks requiring follow-up surgeries to fine-tune the device. Overall though, he says hes amazed and delighted by the impact deep brain stimulation has had on his career and his life.Martha, his wife of 38 years and musical partner agrees and credits Eddies determination and love of music for its success.Eddie and Martha say the surgery has extended Eddies playing career by at least three years and possible much longer. He and Martha are still travelling and still performing.
