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.
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Musical artist
Career started | 1930 |
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Career ended | 1988 |
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Background | Solo singer |
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Eddie Vinson on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://holtremembers.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-remember-eddie-cleanhead-vinson.html
- http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/houstons-own-eddie-cleanhead-vinson
- http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=11081
- http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2541/blevinso.htm
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9624214