Eddie Vinson
American saxophonist and blues shouter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter.[1] He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was accidentally destroyed by lye contained in a hair straightening product, necessitating shaving it off; enamoured of the look, Vinson maintained a shaved head thereafter.[2][3] Music critic Robert Christgau has called Vinson "one of the cleanest—and nastiest—blues voices you'll ever hear."[4]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Edward L. Vinson Jr. |
Also known as | Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson |
Born | (1917-12-18)December 18, 1917 Houston, Texas, United States |
Died | July 2, 1988(1988-07-02) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Jump blues,[1] R&B,[1] jazz |
Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, singer, composer |
Years active | 1930s–1988 |
Labels | King Records, Mercury, Black & Blue, ABC-BluesWay, Muse |
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