Walter Vinson
| Walter Vinson | |
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| Vinson c. 1960s | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 2, 1901 Bolton, Mississippi, U.S. | 
| Died | April 22, 1975 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 
| Genres | Memphis blues | 
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| Years active | 1920s–1970 | 
| Formerly of | The Mississippi Sheiks | 
Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World". He is erroneously known as Walter Vincson or Walter Vincent. He sometimes recorded as Walter Jacobs, using his mother's maiden name.