![]() ![]() No one taking it that seriously, and there was all of these great bands left to their own devices.” “The thing about the '60s and '70s is it was so wide open, total freedom. As far as I’m concerned, those are unparalleled. ![]() ![]() But I really do believe there was two golden eras in music, the '40s and '50s for big band swing and jazz, and the '60s and '70s for rock. "I think we all are tempted to feel the time in which we came up was special. “I’m so thankful to have been around to witness and to participate in that era," Winter said in a recent telephone interview. The 70-year-old rocker - who opens for ZZ Top on Thursday night at Germain Arena in Estero - said he's enjoyed it all and never plans to retire. ![]() Instead, Edgar Winter forged a unique artistic path that took him to the heights of rock music in the 1970s with hits such as the unofficial biker anthem "Free Ride" and the syntho-driving instrumental song "Frankenstein." He grew up in Beaumont, Texas, along with older brother Johnny, admiring the music of Ray Charles and wanting to become a jazz or classical music artist. ![]()
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