Eddie Vinson Musical artist

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was accidentally destroyed by lye contained in a hair straightening product.

Personal facts

Eddie Vinson
Alias (AKA)Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
Birth dateDecember 18, 1917
Birth place
Houston , Texas , United States
Date of deathJuly 02, 1988
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , United States
Hometown
Houston
Texas
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1930
Career ended1988
associated musical artist
Oscar Peterson
Cannonball Adderley
Etta James
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Jazz
Rhythm and blues
Jump blues
record label
Mercury Records
ABC Records
Black & Blue Records
King Records (United States)
Muse Records

Eddie Vinson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://holtremembers.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-remember-eddie-cleanhead-vinson.html
  2. http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/houstons-own-eddie-cleanhead-vinson
  3. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=11081
  4. http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2541/blevinso.htm
  5. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9624214