Mose Vinson

Mose Vinson (June 2 or August 7, 1917 – November 16, 2002) was an American boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist and singer. His recordings included "Blues with a Feeling" and "Sweet Root Man". Vinson worked with Booker T. Laury and James Cotton.

Biography Vinson was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Vinson continued to play at local juke house and rural community parties. Phillips also allowed Vinson to record some tracks of his own, but they were not released until the 1980s. Declining health stopped him playing not long before his death. Vinson died of diabetes in November 2002 in Memphis, at the age of 85.

In 2007, the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival was dedicated to his memory.

Dates of birth and death There are conflicting reports of Vinson's date of birth and date of death. AllMusic gives them as August 7, 1917, and November 30, 2002. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music gives them as August 7, 1917, and November 16, 2002. Another on-line source gives them as June 2, 1917, and November 23, 2002. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper published on November 19, 2002, he died on November 16, 2002.

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