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Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist. He is a highly skilled keyboardist, saxophonist and percussionist. He often plays an instrument while singing. He was most successful in the 1970s with his band, The Edgar Winter Group, notably with their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". He has albinism.
Winter was born to John Winter II and Edith Winter on December 28, 1946, in Beaumont, Texas. Both he and his brother Johnny have albinism, and both were required to take special education classes in high school. Winter states, "In school I had a lot of friends. I wore a lot of white shirts to, like, blend in I guess. No one really gave me a hard time about being albino or taking special education classes. Then again, I wasn't really popular."
By the time Edgar Winter left his hometown of Beaumont, Texas, in the 1960s, he was already a proficient musician. A child prodigy who achieved international success early on, Edgar has found an audience in a number of major entertainment media, including music, film and television.
i was born in a trunk
mama died and my daddy got drunk
let me hear two dying crows
in the middle of tobacco road
grew up in a rusty shack
all i owned was hanging on my back
only lord knows how i loved tobacco road
but it's hard, hard the only life i've ever known
but the lord knows how i loved
tobacco road
gonna leave, get a job
with the help of the treesome god
save my money, get rich enough
bring it back to tobacco road
bring dynamite and a crane
blow it up and start all over again
build a town be proud to show
give the name tobacco road
cause it's hard, hard the only life i've ever known
i despise you cause you're filthy
but i love you cause you're home
solo
bring dynamite and a crane
blow it up start all over again
build a town be proud to know
this place called tobacco road
cause it's hard, hard the only life i've ever known
but the lord knows how i love