Frankenstein Revisited
Edgar Winter was one of the seminal rock/blues artists to popularize using a synth in rock music, and surely was the first artist to “strap on” a keyboard and prowl the stage with the machismo of a lead guitarist. His 1973 hit “Frankenstein” from They Only Come Out was a huge success; topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May, 1973, and named one of the Top 25 Best Rock Instrumentals by Rolling Stone Magazine. I got together with Edgar and uncovered some new insights into how he created this masterpiece. Let’s dig in.
