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Eddie Vinson
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American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1917
- Active to
- 1988
Discography
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- 7,222
- Total plays
- 37,137
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December 18, 1917 - July 2, 1988 American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist and blues shouter. After working in the Milton Larkins and Cootie Williams orchestras, he established his own big band in 1945. In 1947 he had a major rhythm and blues hit with "Old Maid Boogie/Kidney Stew Blues". Vinson recorded both jazz and rhythm and blues. He wrote "Tune Up" and "Four" for Miles Davis, as well as the classic blues numbers "Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red," "Person to Person," and "They
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eddie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Record label
- King
- Image
- Eddie Vinson.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1917-12-18
- date of death
- 1988-07-02
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Eddie Vinson
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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