Walter Vinson

Walter Vinson
Vinson c. 1960s
Background information
Born	(1901-02-02)February 2, 1901 Bolton, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	April 22, 1975(1975-04-22) (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Memphis blues
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	1920s–1970
Formerly of	The Mississippi Sheiks

Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.^[1] He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World".^[1] He is erroneously known as Walter Vincson or Walter Vincent. He sometimes recorded as Walter Jacobs, using his mother's maiden name.