Johnny Winter (Official Thread)

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Re: Johnny Winter

Johnny's second official release .. from 1969



Featured his brother Edgar on keys, Tommy Shannon on Bass and John Turner percussion.

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The album also featured Willie Dixon on acoustic bass and Walter "Shakey" Horton on harmonica.
 
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Re: Johnny Winter

^^^^^Great album:grinthumb

...& if you don't have this great album & are thinking about buying it I'd highly recommend getting this Album:

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It's a 2 disc set & disc 1 is this S/T Johnny Winter album that Sox just mentioned. The Woodstock CD is an unbelievable show & features Edgar on 3 songs (They do a killer 10 minute version of Tobacco Road similar to the Edgar Winter Roadwork album but I like this version better). You can't go wrong with 2 albums here in one package.

I really like Johnny's band w/Tommy Shannon & Uncle John Turner but he was convinced by management that he needed a different backing band which is when he was hooked up with the McCoys which eventually became Johnny Winter AND whom I also liked a lot. Management felt in order for him to make it he had to be more hard rock
 

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Re: Johnny Winter

I don't have any Johnny Winter albums in the collection...:peek

I can't explain why, I know he is a legend and respected in the blues guitar fraternity but I am not a huge blues guitarist fan generally speaking.

However given the brain trust of knowledgeable fans in here, if you can come to consensus on his absolutely, positively, head and shoulders best record he ever made, then I will check it out.:D
 

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Re: Johnny Winter

I love and own many of his albums but I have to say Captured Live .
Definitely a must for any hard rock fans collection.
 

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Magic is a devoted blues guitarist fanatic, but for me I never really got into them over the years.

I will check around and see if that one is available, thanks for the recommendation DKW.:)
 

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Re: Johnny Winter

Johnny plays traditional blues but he also plays a really rip roaring ,electric, gritty edged, hard rocking, lead fest style of hard rock/blues .
He is a master at both.
 

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Re: Johnny Winter

One Of My favorite Live Albums

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl



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Re: Johnny Winter

A quick mention .. First Winter a compilation of recordings from 1960-68.




Track List..
Bad news
Leavin blues
Take a chance on my love
Easy lovin girl
I had to cry
Birds can't row boats
Out of sight
Coming up fast Part I
Coming up fast Part II
Parchment farm
Please come home for Christmas

Parchman Farm
 

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Re: Johnny Winter

That one is a bit Strange as a lot of the stuff is hippie psych in style ^^


Johnny is GOD !!



Highway 61 Revisited from Captured Live
 

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