Hinton was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 15, 1944, to Laura Deanie and Horton C. Hinton. Hinton's parents divorced in 1949, and he and his mother moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where his mother later remarried.
He formed the Five Minutes, also known as Five Men-Its, who quickly garnered regional recognition. Two of the members of the group, drummer Johnny Sandlin and keyboardist Paul Hornsby, would join Duane and Gregg Allman in the Hour Glass and later go on to success as record producers. Hinton, Sandlin and Hornsby all spent time working as session players in Muscle Shoals. Hornsby and Sandlin worked at Rick Hall's FAME Studios (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises)[2] and from there went to Capricorn Records in Macon, Ga. Hinton had joined some former FAME players known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (or "the Swampers") who split off from Hall and started their own studio, Muscle Shoals Sound, in Sheffield. Hinton was replaced at MSS by Wayne Perkins.
Hinton was a songwriter in his own right as well. His most well known song is "Breakfast in Bed" which has been recorded many times, most notably by Dusty Springfield and by UB40 with Chrissie Hynde. He also co-wrote "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" sung by Laura Lee. Willy Deville recorded his song "Help Me To Make It (Power of a Woman's Love)" on his album Coup de Grâce.
The song "Sandwiches for the Road" by fellow Alabamians Drive-By Truckers is based on the life of Hinton. It appears on their 1998 debut LP, Gangstabilly.
A documentary of the life and musical career of Hinton called Dangerous Highway was made by New Mexico Filmmakers Deryle Perryman and Moises Gonzalez. Narrated by bluesman Robert Cray, it screened in film festivals across the US and made its European premiere at the 2008 Porretta Soul Festival in Porretta, Italy.
Hinton was the grandson of a preacher and used his gospel influences to weave stories of pain and redemption. He died at his home in Birmingham, Alabama from a heart attack at age 51.
Dangerous HighwayEdit
Beginning in 2009, Shake It Records[3] based in Cincinnati, Ohio, began releasing entries from their series Dangerous Highway: A Tribute to the Music of Eddie Hinton. This series featured cover versions of Hinton's songs by artists who were inspired by and continue his legacy. Volumes one and two were released in 2009.[4]
Volume 1 – Greg Dulli Side A – "Hard Luck Guy"; Side B – "Cover Me"
Volume 2 – Drive-By Truckers Side A – "Where's Eddie?"; Side B – "Everybody Needs Love"
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This article is about the songwriter For the football player see Eddie Hinton American football For the actor see Ed Hinton actor This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Eddie Hinton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eddie Hinton 15 June 1944 28 July 1995 was an American songwriter and session musician best known for his work with soul music and R amp B singers He played lead guitar for Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section from 1969 to 1971 and after leaving the band he was replaced by Pete Carr as lead guitarist 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Dangerous Highway 3 Discography 4 Session works 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditHinton was born in Jacksonville Florida on June 15 1944 to Laura Deanie and Horton C Hinton Hinton s parents divorced in 1949 and he and his mother moved to Tuscaloosa Alabama where his mother later remarried He formed the Five Minutes also known as Five Men Its who quickly garnered regional recognition Two of the members of the group drummer Johnny Sandlin and keyboardist Paul Hornsby would join Duane and Gregg Allman in the Hour Glass and later go on to success as record producers Hinton Sandlin and Hornsby all spent time working as session players in Muscle Shoals Hornsby and Sandlin worked at Rick Hall s FAME Studios Florence Alabama Music Enterprises 2 and from there went to Capricorn Records in Macon Ga Hinton had joined some former FAME players known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section or the Swampers who split off from Hall and started their own studio Muscle Shoals Sound in Sheffield Hinton was replaced at MSS by Wayne Perkins As a session guitarist in Muscle Shoals Hinton played on hit records recorded by Wilson Pickett Arthur Conley Aretha Franklin Joe Tex Solomon Burke Percy Sledge The Staple Singers The Dells Bonnie Bramlett Paul Kelly Johnny Taylor The Box Tops R B Greaves Boz Scaggs Evie Sands Looking Glass Toots Hibbert and Otis Redding Hinton was a songwriter in his own right as well His most well known song is Breakfast in Bed which has been recorded many times most notably by Dusty Springfield and by UB40 with Chrissie Hynde He also co wrote It s All Wrong But It s All Right sung by Laura Lee Willy Deville recorded his song Help Me To Make It Power of a Woman s Love on his album Coup de Grace The song Sandwiches for the Road by fellow Alabamians Drive By Truckers is based on the life of Hinton It appears on their 1998 debut LP Gangstabilly A documentary of the life and musical career of Hinton called Dangerous Highway was made by New Mexico Filmmakers Deryle Perryman and Moises Gonzalez Narrated by bluesman Robert Cray it screened in film festivals across the US and made its European premiere at the 2008 Porretta Soul Festival in Porretta Italy Hinton was the grandson of a preacher and used his gospel influences to weave stories of pain and redemption He died at his home in Birmingham Alabama from a heart attack at age 51 Dangerous Highway EditBeginning in 2009 Shake It Records 3 based in Cincinnati Ohio began releasing entries from their series Dangerous Highway A Tribute to the Music of Eddie Hinton This series featured cover versions of Hinton s songs by artists who were inspired by and continue his legacy Volumes one and two were released in 2009 4 Volume 1 Greg Dulli Side A Hard Luck Guy Side B Cover Me Volume 2 Drive By Truckers Side A Where s Eddie Side B Everybody Needs Love Volume 3 Heartless Bastards and Wussy Side A Got Down Last Saturday Night Heartless Bastards Side B Breakfast in Bed WussyVolume 4 Buffalo Killers Side A Heavy Makes You Happy Side B Still Water Runs Deep Discography EditVery Extremely Dangerous 1978 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio Letters From Mississippi 1987 Birdland Recording Studio Cry amp Moan 1991 Duck Tape Studio Very Blue Highway 1993 Birdland Recording Studio Hard Luck Guy 1999 Birdland amp Duck Tape Recording StudiosSession works EditBreakfast in Bed Dusty Springfield and UB40 with Chrissie Hynde Down in Texas Oscar Tony Jr Cover Me Jackie Moore A Little Bit Salty Bobby Womack Sure as Sin Candi Staton 300 Pounds of Hongry Tony Joe White Masquerade Don Varner 5 Always David The Sweet Inspirations Help Me Make It Mink DeVille Save the Children Cher Session work with John P Hammond appears on the re release of So Many RoadsSee also EditMuscle Shoals Alabama Muscle Shoals Rhythm SectionReferences Edit Pete Carr Swampland com 1971 10 29 Retrieved 2020 06 07 Rick Hall the father of the Muscle Shoals sound dies at 85 3 January 2018 Retrieved 18 June 2020 Welcome to Shake It Records Shakeitrecords com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2013 04 01 Welcome to Shake It Records Shakeitrecords com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2013 04 01 Don Varner Retrieved 21 February 2023External links 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