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His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". [7] He is the brother of late blues singer and guitarist Johnny Winter . Early life
"Frankenstein" is an instrumental track by the American rock band Edgar Winter Group that was featured in the 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night and additionally released as a single. The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1973, being replaced by Paul McCartney & Wings 's " My Love ".
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".
Stevie Wonder wrote the latter song and also played on it, crediting himself under the pseudonym “El Toro Negro” and contributing harmonica, drums, and piano. Yes, the guy can play drums ...
In the early 1970s, Wonder was playing most of the instruments on his songs by himself. But he preferred to let other guitarists play on his records, and after he learned that Jeff Beck was an admirer of his, an agreement was quickly made for Beck to become involved in the sessions that became the Talking Book album, in return for Wonder writing him a song.
"Frankenstein" is a song by American metal band Iced Earth from their 2001 album Horror Show, which features songs themed after classic movie monsters. "Some Kind of Monster" is a 2004 song by Metallica which uses themes from Frankenstein. "Jesse James meets Frankenstein's Daughter" is a song by American Folk musician Space Mandino.
Wonder c. 1972. Much of the material on Talking Book was recorded at the same time as that on Music of My Mind. [10] As the album saw Wonder enjoying more artistic freedom from Motown and relying less on Motown's head Berry Gordy for musical direction and expression, it is often seen as the beginning of his transition from a youthful prodigy into an independent and experimental artist.
"Dr. Stein" is a song by German power metal band Helloween. [1] [2] Taken from the 1988 album Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II, the song remains one of the band's most popular songs, and is played live at virtually every Helloween concert. The lyrics are based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. [3]