Mose Vinson
Mose Vinson | |
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Born | 1917 |
Died | November 16, 2002 |
Genres | Boogie-woogie, blues, jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Years active | 1930s–2002 |
Labels | Sun, Bear Family, Wolf |
Mose Vinson (June 2 or August 7, 1917 – November 16, 2002)[1] was an American boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist and singer. His recordings included "Blues with a Feeling" and "Sweet Root Man". Vinson worked with Booker T. Laury and James Cotton.
Biography
Vinson was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi.[2] He taught himself to play the piano as a child. In his teenage years, he started playing his own style of barrelhouse boogie-woogie in juke joints in Mississippi and Tennessee, incorporating blues and jazz in his repertoire.[3] In 1932, following a chance meeting with Sunnyland Slim, Vinson moved to Memphis, Tennessee.[4]
In the 1930s and 1940s, Vinson continued to play at local juke house and rural community parties.
After a period of lessened musical activity, by the early 1980s the Center for Southern Folklore had enlisted Vinson to perform at cultural events and at local schools. He became a regular at the Center, where he played and taught for twenty years.[2] In 1990, his contribution to the album Memphis Piano Blues Today was recorded at his home.[6]
In 1997, his first full-length CD
In 2007, the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival was dedicated to his memory.[3]
Dates of birth and death
There are conflicting reports of Vinson's date of birth and date of death.
Quotation
I just play my own style, I never did practice anyone else's style.
Discography
Album title | Record label | Year of release |
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Memphis Piano Blues Today | Wolf Records | 1990 |
Mose Vinson: Piano Man | Center for Southern Folklore | 1997 |
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0313344237. LeBlanc and Eagle give a birthdate of June 2, 1917, "near Holly Springs," Mississippi, but also note that the Social Security Death Index records his birthdate as August 7, 1917. They give the date of death recorded in the Tennessee Death Records Index.
- ^ a b c d e "Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame". Bealestreet.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Center for Southern Folklore". Southernfolklore.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Lisle, Andria. "Local Beat". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60473-124-8.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Popular Music. "Mose Vinson Biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Dahl, Bill. "Mose Vinson". AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "Booker T. Laury, Mose Vinson, Memphis Piano Blues Today: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. October 4, 1990. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
External links
- Mose Vinson at AllMusic
- Mose Vinson discography at Discogs
- Mose Vinson at IMDb
- Illustrated Mose Vinson discography