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He is a blind organist born in Lawndale,
North Carolina, who attended the Ohio
School of the Blind in Columbus,
Ohio, where he studied the piano.
He regularly performed with the saxophonist Roland
Kirk, who was one of his schoolmates, and after moving to Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1959 he heard Jimmy Smith and switched
his concentration from the piano to the organ. This found him becoming hugely influential
in the local jazz scene. In
1962 he recorded his only solo album “Feel Real” on Smash Records.
In the late 1960s he married Dolores and their son
Eddie Jr. was born in 1970. Eddie Jr.
went on to become an acclaimed saxophonist and performs with the group
Pieces of a Dream.
He became a virtuoso of the Hammond B-3 organ and now
performs on stage with his own Eddie Baccus Sr.
Quartet and Quintet and on occasion with the accompaniment of his son Eddie
Baccus Jr.
He has performed at Cleveland’s
acclaimed Karamu House, many jazz clubs and festivals such as Cleveland’s
Tri-C Jazzfest, where he appeared with the
organist Tony Monaco, and accompanied numerous artists such as Gabriel’s
Horns, Cecil Rucker and his group the Good Vibes and JazzZeejazz
in a tribute to Billie Holliday.
Sources:
- http://page2rss.com/page?url=cpl.org/finearts/
- http://home.ezezine.com/640_2/640_2-2010.07.24.15.46.archive.html
- http://www.jazzpolice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6588
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqt5ld6e
- http://upcoming.yahoo.com/maps/176615
- http://www.brotherslounge.com/calendar/index.php?mo=11&yr=2008
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karamu_House
- http://www.zionchurch.org/media/press2.htm
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqt5ld6e~T4
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