Today marks Edgar Winter’s 75th birthday. Born on December 28, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas, the renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer mastered a number of instruments before leaving home and is ...

In 1973, the Edgar Winter Group released a monster of a hit – and we're not talking "Frankenstein." The song was "Free Ride," and it had a bit of a delayed ride up the charts. Ultimate Classic Rock ...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo are celebrating Halloween with a cover version of The Edgar Winter Group's classic rock instrumental, "Frankenstein." A video of the two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The first time I heard The Edgar Winter Group was when I was probably eight years old. I was at my older cousin's house and ...

In 1973, an unconventional instrumental packed with synths, saxophones and drum battles did something almost unheard of: It became the most popular song in America. "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter ...

Chuck Ruff, the American rock drummer best known for his drum duet with Edgar Winter and THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP on the 1972 No. 1 hit instrumental "Frankenstein", passed away in San Francisco, ...

Thanks to a pair of 1973 hits, “Free Ride” and the chart-topping instrumental “Frankenstein,” Edgar Winter has an indelible spot in pop music history. But there’s more to his story than that. The ...

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