Eddie Shaw | |
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Background information | |
Born | Stringtown, Mississippi, United States | March 20, 1937
Died | January 29, 2018 Chicago, Illinois, United States | (aged 80)
Genres | Chicago blues |
Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, songwriter |
Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
Years active | Early 1950s – 2018 |
Labels | Various |
Eddie Shaw (March 20, 1937 – January 29, 2018)[1] was an American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist, arranger and bandleader. He led Howlin' Wolf's band, the Wolf Gang, from 1972, both before Wolf's death in 1976 and subsequently.