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Edgar Winter

1946 - Today

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Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American multi-instrumentalist, working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards, saxophone, and percussion. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". He is the brother of late blues singer and guitarist Johnny Winter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Edgar Winter is the 1,428th most popular musician (down from 1,382nd in 2024), the 7,403rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,902nd in 2019) and the 530th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Edgar Winter ranks 1,428 out of 3,175. Before him are Andrei Gavrilov, Richard Fortus, Marty Balin, Herbie Mann, Tim Hardin, and Karin Dreijer. After him are Bob James, Aynsley Dunbar, Marc-André Hamelin, Beth Gibbons, Gotye, and Steve Di Giorgio.

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Among people born in 1946, Edgar Winter ranks 518. Before him are Gordon Haskell, Vladimir Bortko, Peter Simonischek, Natalya Arinbasarova, Lennox Miller, and Leif Mortensen. After him are Dennis Dugan, Aynsley Dunbar, Jeff Sessions, Mary Beth Hurt, Eddy Treijtel, and James C. Adamson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Winter ranks 7,405 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Willson Peale (1741), Roger McGuinn (1942), Morton Gould (1913), Herbie Mann (1930), Tim Hardin (1941), and Norman Spinrad (1940). After him are Ruth St. Denis (1879), Josh Hutcherson (1992), Tom Kane (1962), William Gibson (1914), Edward S. Holden (1846), and Ashrita Furman (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Edgar Winter ranks 530. Before him are Arthur Crudup (1905), Kate Pierson (1948), Richard Fortus (1966), Marty Balin (1942), Herbie Mann (1930), and Tim Hardin (1941). After him are Bob James (1939), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Barry Harris (1929), Jim Keltner (1942), Blind Blake (1893), and Red Garland (1923).

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