voc, p, 1917-2002 US, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Singer / Musician of Blues, Folk and World
Vinson was a blues and jazz pianist born c. 1917 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Vinson's recording career didn't take off until the 1950s, when he was discovered by Sam Phillips (2) while working as a janitor at Phillip's Sun Record Company in Memphis. In the 1980's, Vinson taught and performed regularly at the Center for Southern Folklore, which finally released his first full-length album in 1997. Vinson died from complications due to diabetes in November, 2002.
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Memphis Piano Blues Today | Mose Vinson, Booker T. Laury | 2016 | Compil. |
Piano Man | Mose Vinson | 1997 | Album |
The Be-Bop Boy | Joe Hill Louis With Walter Horton And Mose Vinson | 1992 | Compil. |
Fourty-four Blues - Piano Blues And Boogie Vol.1 | Mose Vinson, Van Hunt, Jabo Williams, Wallace Pinetop Johnson | 1979 | Album |
Tennessee Blues Vol. 2 | Dewey Corley / Mose Vinson | 1975 | Album |