Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda
(Born August 5, 1955)
is an American
musician
best known as a
guitarist
of the
heavy metal band
He was a member
of the band's
classic lineup.
Career
In the early 1970's
he recorded a couple of singles
with a band called
SPX,
with Alan Diaz,
Charlie Mercado
and
Frank Lopez.
He joined Twisted Sister
in 1975,
becoming one
of the band's
classic members
along with
Dee Snider,
Jay Jay French,
Mark Mendoza
and
AJ Pero.
He played on each
of the band's
first five albums
before their
first breakup in 1988.
In 1989
he started the band
Scarecrow.
He also recorded a
solo album
named
Axes To Axes
in 2005
featuring
Dee Snider,
Ronnie James Dio
and
Rudy Sarzo
among others.
In a 2006 interview
with rock & roll comic
C.C. Banana,
Eddie revealed if
Twisted Sister ever retired
that it would still be
possible for the band
to continue performing
under their alternate name
Bent Brother.
Eddie,
along with other popular
rock guitarists
in the mid-80's,
performed in the
Hear 'n Aid project,
launched by
Ronnie James Dio,
which had a similar goal
as both
Band Aid
and
USA for Africa.
He rejoined
Twisted Sister
when the
classic lineup
reunited in 2003,
playing on
two more albums
with the group,
Still Hungry
(2004)
and
A Twisted Christmas
(2006).
Eddie toured with
Steve Steinman
on the
"Vampires Rock"
tour in late
2007.
Following
Pero's death
in 2015,
Ojeda embarked on
Twisted Sister's
farewell tour
which concluded
in 2016.
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