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".

[10] Winter composed and performed songs of numerous genres, including rock, jazz, blues, and pop.

It reached #111 on the charts,[13] and 1972's follow-up album (partially recorded at New York's Apollo Theater) Roadwork achieved gold status.

[17] Winter invented the keyboard body strap[3] early in his career, an innovation that allows him the freedom to move around on stage during his multi-instrument high-energy performances.

[10] After They Only Come Out at Night, Winter released Shock Treatment, featuring guitarist Rick Derringer in place of Ronnie Montrose.

[20] Winter also kept busy doing session work, playing saxophone on Meat Loaf's "All Revved Up with No Place to Go",[21] Dan Hartman's solo hit "Instant Replay",[22] Tina Turner's "Simply the Best"[23] and David Lee Roth's remake of "Just a Gigolo",[24] as well as appearing on material by Rick Derringer,[25] Johnny Winter,[26] Ronnie Montrose,[27] Todd Rundgren,[28] Michael McDonald[29] and many others.

[30] Winter has also made frequent television appearances, both to promote his music and to give his opinions, on shows such as Politically Incorrect.

[36] Winter's music has been used in many film and television projects, including Netherworld, Air America, Dazed and Confused, My Cousin Vinny, Encino Man, Son in Law, What's Love Got to Do with It, Wayne's World 2, Starkid, Wag the Dog, Knockabout Guys, Duets, Radio, The Simpsons, Queer as Folk, and Tupac: Resurrection.

"[51] Winter also described Hubbard's delineation of counter-rhythm in rock as something "which was nothing short of phenomenal, particularly in as much as it had then been entirely unexplored and only later heard in the African-based rhythms of Paul Simon's work, some five years after Ron's analysis.