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class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn">Eddie Vinson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eddie_Vinson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vinson in May 1980."><img alt="Vinson in May 1980." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Eddie_Vinson.jpg/250px-Eddie_Vinson.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="447" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Eddie_Vinson.jpg/375px-Eddie_Vinson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Eddie_Vinson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="680" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Vinson in May 1980.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Edward L. Vinson Jr.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1917-12-18</span>)</span>December 18, 1917<br /><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 2, 1988<span style="display:none">(1988-07-02)</span> (aged 70)<br /><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jump_blues" title="Jump blues">Jump blues</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Music_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Music-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Music_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Music-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Saxophonist" class="mw-redirect" title="Saxophonist">Saxophonist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">singer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1930s–1988</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/King_Records_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="King Records (USA)">King Records</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_%26_Blue_Records" title="Black & Blue Records">Black & Blue</a>, <a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC-BluesWay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muse_Records" title="Muse Records">Muse</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</b> (born <b>Edward L. Vinson Jr.</b>; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American <a href="/wiki/Jump_blues" title="Jump blues">jump blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bebop" title="Bebop">bebop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> alto <a href="/wiki/Saxophonist" class="mw-redirect" title="Saxophonist">saxophonist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blues_shouter" title="Blues shouter">blues shouter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Music_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Music-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was nicknamed "<b>Cleanhead</b>" after an incident in which his hair was accidentally destroyed by <a href="/wiki/Lye" title="Lye">lye</a> contained in a <a href="/wiki/Hair-straightening" class="mw-redirect" title="Hair-straightening">hair-straightening</a> product, necessitating shaving it off; enamoured of the look, Vinson maintained a shaved head thereafter.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Music critic <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> has called Vinson "one of the cleanest, and nastiest, blues voices you'll ever hear."<sup id="cite_ref-CG_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Vinson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vinson was born in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Horn_section" title="Horn section">horn section</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milton_Larkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milton Larkin">Milton Larkin</a>'s orchestra, which he joined in the late 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At various times, he sat next to <a href="/wiki/Arnett_Cobb" title="Arnett Cobb">Arnett Cobb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Jacquet" title="Illinois Jacquet">Illinois Jacquet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Archia" title="Tom Archia">Tom Archia</a>, while other members of the band included <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Haywood" title="Cedric Haywood">Cedric Haywood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wild_Bill_Davis" title="Wild Bill Davis">Wild Bill Davis</a>. After exiting Larkin's employment in 1941, Vinson picked up a few vocal tricks while on tour with bluesman <a href="/wiki/Big_Bill_Broonzy" title="Big Bill Broonzy">Big Bill Broonzy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then moved to New York and joined the <a href="/wiki/Cootie_Williams" title="Cootie Williams">Cootie Williams</a> Orchestra from 1942 to 1945, recording such tunes as "Cherry Red". Vinson struck out on his own in 1945, forming his own large band, signing with <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury Records</a>, and enjoying a <a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">double-sided</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit record">hit</a> in 1947 with his R&B <a href="/wiki/Record_chart" title="Record chart">chart-topper</a> "Old Maid Boogie", and the song that would prove to be his signature number, "Kidney Stew Blues".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vinson's jazz leanings were probably heightened during 1952–1953, when his band included a young <a href="/wiki/John_Coltrane" title="John Coltrane">John Coltrane</a>. In the late 1960s, touring in a strict jazz capacity with <a href="/wiki/Jay_McShann" title="Jay McShann">Jay McShann</a>, Vinson's career took an upswing. In the early 1960s Vinson moved to Los Angeles and began working with the <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Otis" title="Johnny Otis">Johnny Otis</a> Revue. A 1970 appearance at the <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Jazz_Festival" title="Monterey Jazz Festival">Monterey Jazz Festival</a> with Otis spurred a bit of a comeback for Vinson. Throughout the 1970s he worked high-profile blues and jazz sessions for <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a>, Otis, <a href="/wiki/Roomful_of_Blues" title="Roomful of Blues">Roomful of Blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arnett_Cobb" title="Arnett Cobb">Arnett Cobb</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Tate_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddy Tate (musician)">Buddy Tate</a>. He also composed steadily, including "Tune Up" and "<a href="/wiki/Four_(composition)" title="Four (composition)">Four</a>", both of which have been incorrectly attributed to <a href="/wiki/Miles_Davis" title="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is some controversy over who composed "<a href="/wiki/Four_(composition)" title="Four (composition)">Four</a>".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Vinson recorded extensively during his fifty-odd year career and performed regularly in Europe and the U.S. He died aged 70 in 1988, from a heart attack while undergoing <a href="/wiki/Chemotherapy" title="Chemotherapy">chemotherapy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Los Angeles, California. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Vinson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Genre </th> <th>Label </th></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clean_Head%27s_Back_in_Town" title="Clean Head's Back in Town">Clean Head's Back in Town</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Joe_Newman_(trumpeter)" title="Joe Newman (trumpeter)">Joe Newman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Coker" title="Henry Coker">Henry Coker</a>, Bill Graham, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Foster_(jazz_musician)" title="Frank Foster (jazz musician)">Frank Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Quinichette" title="Paul Quinichette">Paul Quinichette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Rouse" title="Charlie Rouse">Charlie Rouse</a>, Charles Fowlkes, <a href="/wiki/Nat_Pierce" title="Nat Pierce">Nat Pierce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Green" title="Freddie Green">Freddie Green</a>, Turk Van Lake, Ed Jones, <a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(jazz_musician)" title="Gus Johnson (jazz musician)">Gus Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Thigpen" title="Ed Thigpen">Ed Thigpen</a> </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem_Records" title="Bethlehem Records">Bethlehem</a>; <a href="/wiki/Charly_Records" title="Charly Records">Charly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Back_Door_Blues" title="Back Door Blues">Back Door Blues</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Cannonball" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannonball">Cannonball</a> Adderley Quintet; some tracks and alternate takes released as <i>Cleanhead & Cannonball</i> on <a href="/wiki/Landmark_Records" title="Landmark Records">Landmark</a> </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverside_Records" title="Riverside Records">Riverside</a>; <a href="/wiki/Fresh_Sound_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Fresh Sound Records">Fresh Sound</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Red_(album)" title="Cherry Red (album)">Cherry Red</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bloomfield" title="Mike Bloomfield">Mike Bloomfield</a> </td> <td>Blues </td> <td>ABC/<a href="/wiki/Bluesway_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluesway Records">Bluesway</a>; <a href="/wiki/One_Way_Records" title="One Way Records">One Way</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kidney_Stew_is_Fine" class="mw-redirect" title="Kidney Stew is Fine">Kidney Stew is Fine</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/T-Bone_Walker" title="T-Bone Walker">T-Bone Walker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay_McShann" title="Jay McShann">Jay McShann</a>; also released as <i>Wee Baby Blues</i> on <a href="/wiki/Black_%26_Blue_Records" title="Black & Blue Records">Black & Blue</a> </td> <td>Jump Blues, Swing Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delmark_Records" title="Delmark Records">Delmark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 [1984] </td> <td><i>Live! in France</i> </td> <td>with Jay McShann </td> <td>Jump Blues, Swing Jazz </td> <td>Black & Blue </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Cleanhead" title="The Original Cleanhead">The Original Cleanhead</a></i> </td> <td>with Artie Butler, David Cohen, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pass" title="Joe Pass">Joe Pass</a>, Arthur Wright, <a href="/wiki/Earl_Palmer" title="Earl Palmer">Earl Palmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plas_Johnson" title="Plas Johnson">Plas Johnson</a> </td> <td>Blues </td> <td>Bluestime/<a href="/wiki/Flying_Dutchman_Records" title="Flying Dutchman Records">Flying Dutchman</a>; <a href="/wiki/Ace_Records_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ace Records (United Kingdom)">Ace</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Make_Love_Alone" title="You Can't Make Love Alone">You Can't Make Love Alone</a></i> </td> <td>Live at the 1971 <a href="/wiki/Montreux_Jazz_Festival" title="Montreux Jazz Festival">Montreux Jazz Festival</a> </td> <td>Blues </td> <td>Mega/Flying Dutchman </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 [1975] </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jamming_the_Blues&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jamming the Blues (page does not exist)">Jamming the Blues</a></i> </td> <td>Live in Montreux </td> <td>Blues </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Lion_Records" title="Black Lion Records">Black Lion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_%22Clean%22_Machine" title="The "Clean" Machine">The "Clean" Machine</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Glenn" title="Lloyd Glenn">Lloyd Glenn</a> </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muse_Records" title="Muse Records">Muse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 [1981] </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Sandy%27s_(Eddie_Vinson_album)" title="Live at Sandy's (Eddie Vinson album)">Live at Sandy's</a></i> (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and the Muse All Stars) </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Arnett_Cobb" title="Arnett Cobb">Arnett Cobb</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Tate" title="Buddy Tate">Buddy Tate</a> </td> <td>Jump Blues, Swing Jazz </td> <td>Muse 5208 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 [1984] </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hold_It_Right_There!" title="Hold It Right There!">Hold It Right There!</a></i> (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and the Muse All Stars) </td> <td>with Arnett Cobb and Buddy Tate </td> <td>Jump Blues, Swing Jazz </td> <td>Muse 5243 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 [2003] </td> <td><i>Redux: Live at the Keystone Korner</i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Larry_Vuckovich" title="Larry Vuckovich">Larry Vuckovich</a> </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Savant_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Savant Records">Savant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Shout" title="Kansas City Shout">Kansas City Shout</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_Joe_Turner" title="Big Joe Turner">Big Joe Turner</a> </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pablo_Records" title="Pablo Records">Pablo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i>Fun in London</i> </td> <td>with John Burch, Lennie Bush, Bobby Orr </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/JSP_Records" title="JSP Records">JSP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Want_a_Little_Girl" title="I Want a Little Girl">I Want a Little Girl</a></i> </td> <td>with Art Hillery, Cal Green, John Heard, Roy McCurdy, Martin Banks, Rashid Jamal Ali </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td>Pablo </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i>Mr. Cleanhead's Back in Town</i> </td> <td>with Stan Greig, Les Davidson, Paul Sealey, Martin Guy </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td>JSP </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eddie_%22Cleanhead%22_Vinson_%26_Roomful_of_Blues" title="Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Roomful of Blues">Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Roomful of Blues</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Roomful_of_Blues" title="Roomful of Blues">Roomful of Blues</a> </td> <td>Blues, Jump Blues </td> <td>Muse; Rockbeat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blues_in_the_Night_Volume_One:_The_Early_Show&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blues in the Night Volume One: The Early Show (page does not exist)">Blues in the Night Volume One: The Early Show</a></i> </td> <td>Live in Los Angeles with <a href="/wiki/Etta_James" title="Etta James">Etta James</a> </td> <td>Blues </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Records" title="Fantasy Records">Fantasy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 [1987] </td> <td><i>The Late Show: Blues in the Night, Volume 2</i> </td> <td>Live in Los Angeles with Etta James </td> <td>Blues </td> <td>Fantasy </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Peterson_%2B_Harry_Edison_%2B_Eddie_%22Cleanhead%22_Vinson" title="Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson">Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</a></i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harry_%22Sweets%22_Edison" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry "Sweets" Edison">Harry "Sweets" Edison</a> </td> <td>Jazz </td> <td>Pablo </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i>Kidney Stew (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)</i> </td> <td>with T-Bone Walker and Jay McShann </td> <td>Jump Blues, Swing Jazz </td> <td>Black & Blue </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i>Bald Headed Blues (His Complete King Recordings 1949-1952)</i> </td> <td>compilation </td> <td>Jump Blues </td> <td>Ace </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i>Honk for Texas (1942–1954)</i> </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Cootie_Williams" title="Cootie Williams">Cootie Williams</a> and Big Jim Wynn; 4-CD box set; compilation </td> <td>Jump Blues </td> <td>JSP </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i>Blues, Boogie & Bebop – Meat's Too High</i> </td> <td>compilation of <i>Fun in London</i> and <i>Mr. Cleanhead's Back in Town</i> </td> <td>Blues, Jazz </td> <td>JSP </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i>Jumpin' the Blues (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)</i> </td> <td>with Jay McShann </td> <td>Jump Blues, Swing Jazz </td> <td>Black & Blue </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i>Mr. Cleanhead Blows His Greatest Hits (Selected Singles 1944-1950)</i> </td> <td>compilation </td> <td>Jump Blues </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Records" title="Jasmine Records">Jasmine</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Nelson" title="Oliver Nelson">Oliver Nelson</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Suite" title="Swiss Suite">Swiss Suite</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Flying_Dutchman_Records" title="Flying Dutchman Records">Flying Dutchman</a>, 1971 [rel. 1972])</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Arnett_Cobb" title="Arnett Cobb">Arnett Cobb</a> and the Muse All Stars</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Sandy%27s!" title="Live at Sandy's!">Live at Sandy's!</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Muse_Records" title="Muse Records">Muse</a> 5191, 1978 [rel. 1980])</li> <li><i>More Arnett Cobb and the Muse All Stars (Live at Sandy's!)</i> (Muse 5236, 1978 [rel. 1983])</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Tate" title="Buddy Tate">Buddy Tate</a> and the Muse All Stars</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Sandy%27s" title="Live at Sandy's">Live at Sandy's</a></i> (Muse 5198, 1978 [rel. 1980])</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Blowin%27" title="Hard Blowin'">Hard Blowin'</a> (Live at Sandy's)</i> (Muse 5249, 1978 [rel. 1984])</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Helen_Humes" title="Helen Humes">Helen Humes</a> and the Muse All Stars</b> </p> <ul><li><i>Helen Humes and the Muse All Stars</i> (Muse 5217, 1978 [rel. 1980]) - with Arnett Cobb and Buddy Tate</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Vinson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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first release, unless stated otherwise.</i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Clean_Head%27s_Back_in_Town" title="Clean Head's Back in Town">Clean Head's Back in Town</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_Door_Blues" title="Back Door Blues">Back Door Blues</a></i> (1961 & 1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Red_(album)" title="Cherry Red (album)">Cherry Red</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kidney_Stew_Is_Fine" title="Kidney Stew Is Fine">Kidney Stew Is Fine</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Cleanhead" title="The Original Cleanhead">The Original Cleanhead</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_%22Clean%22_Machine" title="The "Clean" Machine">The "Clean" Machine</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Shout" title="Kansas City 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