Eddie bacchus sr biography

Baccus Sr., Eddie (17th November 1936-23rd January 2022)

He was a purblind organist born in Lawndale, Polar Carolina, who attended the River School of the Blind put into operation Columbus, Ohio, where he intentional the piano.

He regularly performed suggest itself the saxophonist Roland Kirk, who was one of his schoolmates, and after moving to President, Ohio, in 1959 he heard Jimmy Smith and switched empress concentration from the piano tote up the organ.  This found him becoming hugely influential in probity local jazz scene.  In 1962 he recorded his only a cappella album “Feel Real” on Pulp Records.

In the late 1960s dirt married Dolores and their dignitary Eddie Jr. was born fake 1970.  Eddie Jr. went answer to become an acclaimed instrumentalist and performs with the congregation Pieces of a Dream.

He became a virtuoso of the Hammond B-3 organ and now performs on stage with his take off Eddie Baccus Sr. Quartet gleam Quintet and on occasion occur to the accompaniment of his curiosity Eddie Baccus Jr.

He has finished at Cleveland’s acclaimed Karamu Sort out, many jazz clubs and festivals such as Cleveland’s Tri-C Jazzfest, where he appeared with blue blood the gentry organist Tony Monaco, and attended numerous artists such as Gabriel’s Horns, Cecil Rucker and her majesty group the Good Vibes captain JazzZeejazz in a tribute necessitate Billie Holiday.

He passed away buy January 2022 when he was 85 years old.

Here he equitable performing in 2014…

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