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The Edgar Winter Group

The Edgar Winter Group is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Edgar Winter, Foghat, James Gang, Three Dog Night and Humble Pie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alice Cooper, Michael McDonald, Eminem, Jonny Lang and Ringo Starr, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around The Edgar Winter Group and forward to Alice Cooper. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Edgar Holland Winter 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" which remain staple tracks of classic rock radio. He is the brother of blues singer and guitarist Johnny Winter, who died in 2014.

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The Edgar Winter GroupAlice CooperMichael McDonaldEminemJonny LangRingo StarrDeep PurplePaul SimonMeat LoafEdgar WinterFoghatJames GangThree Dog NightHumble PieSugarloafBob Seger & The Silv…Steve Miller Band

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The Edgar Winter Group connections

The Edgar Winter Group shares an orbit with Edgar Winter, Foghat, James Gang and Three Dog Night, went on to shape Alice Cooper, Michael McDonald, Eminem and Jonny Lang. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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