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Eddie Minnis is a Bahamian artist and songwriter, born in Nassau Bahamas on October 14 He has been writing songs about daily life in The Bahamas for over.!
At an early age, his father Wilfred Minnis who played the violin encouraged Eddie to take up the violin as well, but that was short lived.
Eddie Minnis Photos Sorted by: Most popular Add image See the latest images of Eddie Minnis, including photoshoots, and artist pictures.His education began at St. John's College and The Government High School in Nassau. Upon completion, he went on to study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and obtained a BSc. Degree in Architecture.
The year was 1971 when he returned home from Canada.
However, his love for art pulled him away from following through with his architectural pursuits.
Eddie Minnis is a well-known artist, singer, and songwriter in The Bahamas.
Eddie developed a passion for writing poems after one year of English at McGill, and this directed him into the music field. "The thought came to me that, maybe if I put my poems in the form of songs, then I could get others to record them and my message would come out through the songs" (Minnis 2004).
Without any formal training in music, Eddie's love for music and determination yielded his first hit "Miss Lye" based on a colorful bodacious character from a radio drama by