Biography
One half of the legendary Mississippi Sheiks, singer/guitarist Walter Vinson was also among the most noteworthy blues accompanists of his era. Born February 2, 1901 in Bolton, Mississippi, Vinson (also known variously as Vincson and Vincent) began performing as a child, and during his teen years was a fixture at area parties and picnics. Even from the outset, however, he rarely if ever appeared as a solo act, seemingly much more at home in duets and trios; toward that end, during the 1920s he worked with Charlie McCoy, Rubin Lacy, and Charlie Spand before forging his most pivotal and long-lasting union with Lonnie Chatmon in 1928. In addition to teaming with Chatmon in the Mississippi Sheiks, Vinson also recorded with him in the Mississippi Hot Footers, and even worked with Chatmon's brothers Bo and Harry. Upon the Sheiks' 1933 dissolution, Vinson recorded with various players in areas ranging from Jackson, Mississippi to New Orleans and finally to Chicago; while an active club performer during the early '40s, by the middle of the decade he had begun a lengthy hiatus from music that continued through 1960, at which point he returned to both recording and festival appearances. Hardening of the arteries forced Vinson into retirement during the early '70s; he died in Chicago in 1975. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi



 
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Overtime Blues (Walter Vinson)
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