Edgar Holland Winter was born on December 28,1946 and is an American musician.
15 Facts About Edgar Winter
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Edgar Winter is a multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone, and percussion, as well as singing.
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Edgar Winter's success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride".
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Edgar Winter is the brother of late blues singer and guitarist Johnny Winter.
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Edgar Winter composed and performed songs of numerous genres, including rock, jazz, blues, and pop.
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Edgar Winter's critically acclaimed 1970 debut release, Entrance, was first to demonstrate his unique style of genre-blending musicianship.
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Edgar Winter's early recording of "Tobacco Road" propelled him into the national spotlight.
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Edgar Winter followed Entrance with two hit albums backed by his group White Trash, a group originally composed of musicians from Texas and Louisiana.
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Edgar Winter invented the keyboard body strap early in his career, an innovation that allows him the freedom to move around on stage during his multi-instrument high-energy performances.
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Edgar Winter has made frequent television appearances, both to promote his music and to give his opinions, on shows such as Politically Incorrect.
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Edgar Winter starred with George Hamilton in a commercial for Miller Lite beer.
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Edgar Winter's music has been used in many film and television projects, including Netherworld, Air America, Dazed and Confused, My Cousin Vinny, Encino Man, Son in Law, What's Love Got to Do with It, Wayne's World 2, Starkid, Wag the Dog, Knockabout Guys, Duets, Radio, The Simpsons, Queer as Folk, and Tupac: Resurrection.
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Edgar Winter played with Ringo Starr in the ninth, tenth, eleventh and fifteenth iterations of his All-Starr Band.
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From August to early-September 2017, The Edgar Winter Band toured as the opening act for both Deep Purple and Alice Cooper as they performed several North American tour dates as part of The Long Goodbye Tour.
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Edgar Winter produced, arranged, and performed on the 1986 album Mission Earth.