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Edgar Holland Winter [3] (born December 28, 1946) [4] is an American multi-instrumentalist, [5] working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards, saxophone, and percussion. [6] His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". [7]
They Only Come Out at Night is the debut studio album by American rock band The Edgar Winter Group, released in November 1972 by Epic Records. [3] [4] A commercial success, the album reached #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart and features the band's signature songs, "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride".
Ruff and Montrose later joined Edgar Winter with Dan Hartman to form The Edgar Winter Group in 1972. It was with this band that he had his biggest successes. The album They Only Come Out at Night (1973) featured "Frankenstein," which reached No. 1 in the U.S. in May 1973, and the top 15 single "Free Ride", which
Edgar Winter achieved a resounding success the very next year, with his new band, called The Edgar Winter Group, consisting of Don Hartman, Chuck Ruff and Ronnie Montrose.
"Free Ride" is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by the Edgar Winter Group from their 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night, produced by Rick Derringer. The single was a top 15 U.S. hit in 1973, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] and number 10 on Cash Box. In Canada, it peaked at number 8. [3]
Ronald Douglas Montrose [1] (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma.He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc ...
The Allman Brothers Band, Chuck Berry, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Poco: December 8, 1972 3 Grand Funk Railroad, Freddie King, Blackgrass [1] January 19, 1973 4 Edgar Winter,The Doobie Brothers, Jim Croce, War: February 2, 1973 5 Loggins & Messina, Billy Preston, The Hollies: February 16, 1973 6 B.B. King, Melanie, The Guess Who [2] March 2, 1973 7
Derringer later became part of Edgar Winter's White Trash and subsequently the Edgar Winter Group. [6] In 1973, Derringer released his first solo album, All American Boy, [7] which featured his hit song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo". [8] By then, the song had already appeared on Johnny Winter And (1970) [6] and the White Trash Roadwork (1972 ...