Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946), is an American musician. Edgar is a multi-instrumentalist, performing on the keyboards, and as a vocalist, saxophonist and percussionist, playing jazz, blues and rock. He was most successful in the 1970s with his band, The Edgar Winter Group. He has albinism. Edgar Holland Winter was born to John Winter II and Edith Winter on December 28, 1946 in Beaumont, TX. Both he and his brother Johnny are albino, and both were required to take special education classes in high school.