‘White Frankenstein’ Edgar Winter: The First to Wear a Strap-on

Today is the 68th birthday of multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter, who - along with his deceased brother Johnny - was highly recognizable as one of the few albinos in rock. But far beyond that, he's also a talented keyboardist, saxophonist and percussionist who's famous for fusing jazz, rock and blues. His Edgar Winter Band is best known for their monster instrumental track "Frankenstein," which hit the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 in May 1973. The wild jam indeed raised the dead and helped pioneer the use of synthesizers in music.

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