We lost another blues legend the other day… Johnny Winter died in his hotel room in Switzerland, he was 70 years old.
Playing until the end, Johnny was on tour when he passed and just did a gig a few days before.
While Johnny Winter recorded dozens of albums over his nearly 5 decade long career, he did receive 3 Grammy awards for producing another blues legend, Muddy Waters, in the 1970’s.
For me what I’ve always loved about Johnny is his immediately recognizable sound. Between his fire breathing Gibson Firebird and the growl of his vocal you know almost immediately when you hear a song of his come on.
His official website is http://johnnywinter.net
Some of his most popular songs over the years were “Be Careful With A Fool,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and “Highway 61 Revisited.” I’ve put some below but I encourage you to check out more from Johnny Winter if you haven’t already.
94 replies to "RIP Johnny Winter…"
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I was lucky enough to see Johnny play at a festival in Rouyn, Quebec about 5 years ago . He needed help to get on the stage , but man , when he picked up that firebird and played highway 61, he brought the house down. Gave me shivers. I first started listening to him when I was thirteen years old and have enjoyed all the music that he has been associated with over the last 40 years. Will always remember him and my heart goes out to all the fans who are grieving as well. RIP Johnny
My favorite of his, Saints and Sinners. Great album!
I saw Johnny back in the late 1980’s in small bar outside of Philadelphia. I remember thinking I can’t believe he is playing at such a small venue and that I have to go over to see him. I’m so glad I did because he was promoting his “guitar slinger” recording which if I remember right got some overdue critical acclaim and has some amazing playing on it. He was playing one of those guitars with the nut at the top and the tuning pegs on the bottom of the rectangular body. He played much from that disc but also mixed in his trademark acoustic slide guitar songs which are outstanding and very worth checking out. The guitar playing world will surely miss this outstanding player who was the master of the “blues box”.
Godspeed Johnny, what a marvelous talent.
thanks Griff for info. sorry to say goodbye but thanks for what you left for us Johnny.
RIP Johnny, you will be missed.
I saw him play with Muddy back in the 70’s at Chicago on Navy pier in a surprise guest role that was unbelievable! Last November I was fortunate to see him play at the Southwest Florida Blues festival in Cape Coral. He needed help getting to the stage, but once he sat down with his guitar, well you know the rest. Just happened to be listening to Guitar Slinger when I heard the news. What a player!
I was lucky to see Johnny last month at Bells Brewery in Kalamazoo in a venue holding maybe 300 people…I was right up front. I lost another good friend just a couple weeks before that who had the honor to open for Johnny a few years back…Johnny Winter was an inspiration as a blues players to both of us since we heard him back in 73. He was one of a kind…no body could play like Johnny! RIP JW.
I miss him already. Loved his fire!
I remember singing along to “Still Alive and Well” in high school. I wish he was.
He was a real inspiration for my guitar-playing. God rest your soul,Johnny!
Thanks for the video post, Griff. I really love that “Be Careful With a Fool” song !
Love him, he was here (Sioux City) last month but I didn’t make it, that sucks. I see a few new names on here but I haven’t been able to get into the forum for a long time. I kinda miss it but I save some money not being able to hear gear recomendations.
Just saw him a few years ago in Baltimore and was quite frail and played most of the night sitting down. i heard his new manager got him back to a better health, though not great and he was doing somewhat better the last 2 years or so.. Missed him 2 years ago while here on the East Coast. The boy could make it scream for sure. Highway 61 was a killer version and he was always a great show regardless.
I heard the bad news on thursday morning while visiting the guitar shop that I go to for stuff. there was no real cause of death to report . Griff you say that it was peacefull so that is the way it should be . Really was not a big fan but was always hard for me to tell the two brothers apart my bad . lightning fast on the riffs in these videos . He was pals of Hendrix Joplin Stevie Ray Vaughan Muddy Waters . Guess I will have to pick thru some old records and i know I do have some johnny winter or his brothers music . Johnny may be gone but his music will live on for a long time . Along with all the greats that have left their mark on this earth . Does anyone remember the rockville rocket . They called him that because his tune a town with no pity held at the top of the charts for a long time . His name was Gene Pitney . He and my uncle had a band for awhile . When after my uncle left the band the rolling stones asked Gene to write a few tunes . Which ones I am not sure,but, if you listen to some of the early stuff you can hear a piano in the back thats Gene . Just thinking about Gene because this is about the time of year i actually meet Gene . He had long hair was drinking a beer smoking a cigarette and playing an acoustic on a picnic table and he said how do like the tunes . Being about 6 at that time said sounds good but and i added something for him and he actually like it. God only remembers what i said . Gene passed away a few days after doing a show at the hartford civic center just like johnny passed after a few days after doing a show . I also what to say that Gene was the silient rolling stone member. I dont believe to many know that. peace + love spread some around not much of that to be found these days.
I first saw Winter at St Georges Hall Liverpool with Rick Derringer and it blew my mind Winter from them was one of my favourite guitarists. With one or two gigs in between, the last time I saw him was at The Globe Cardiff. The difference between the two gigs was stark, and he looked frail, wheeled on stage, but his blues/ rock spirit was still there, and it was great to talk to young kids about him. RIP Johnny.
I WONDER IF RICK DERRINGER IS DEDICATING ANY NUMBER OF HIS SONGS RIGHT NOW. WHAT EVER HAPPEN TO HIS BROTYHER EGGAR WINTER? IS HE STILL PLAYINY HIS ELECTRIC ORGAN?
IT REALLY SADDENS ME THAT JOHNNY WINTER PASSED, NOT TO MENTION THE SEVERAL TIMES I`’VE SEEN HIM PLAYED LIVE. ONE OF MY BEST MOMENTS WAS SEEING HIM PLAY LIVE WITH JIMI HENDRICK. IT WAS ALL RAW BLUES POWER BETWEEN TO GREAT GUITARISTS IN ( I THINK SO ) THE WORLD! WHEN JOHNNY WOULD PLAY SOME REAL NASTY DEEP SOUTH BLUES, JIMI WOULD JUST WATCH HIM PLAY AND LATER WITH BOTH OF THEM ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STAGE SEND THEIR GUITARS TONES FROM END TO THE SIDE!THAT WAS WAY BACK IN 1968. I JUST PROUD TO BE A PART THIS GREATEST GENERATION OF OUR TMES AND BEING INSPIRED TO PLAY THE BLUES WITH SOMEONE WHO TEACHES LIKE YOU. YES, JOHNNY WILL BE MISS GREATLY BY ALL OF US AND NOT MENTION ALL THE OTHER GREAT LEGENDS IN BLUES AS WELL.
Hi, griff
Thank you for sharing such another
Legend
His music will always be with us
Threw yourself thank you
Regards
Andy
Have a photo of Johnny playing with Hendrix ,taking in New York, jamming
Jimi is playing bass , johnny on guitar, hope there trading licks
peace my brother
I remember a night in the early seventies when Johnny Winter popped into a little dive on the West Bank across the river from New Orleans. He was in rehab with a friend of ours and he brought him to the club. Man that guy could play.
Sad to hear the news. Johnny was one of my all-time favourite blues men from the sixties till today. Saw him in Adelaide many years ago and he blew everyone away with his awesome sound and style. R.I.P Johnny your music still lives on.
Griff, thank you for posting those Johnny Winter videos. Great stuff.
Thanks for letting us know griff, a great blues player and singer , another great legend playing in heaven now, god rest his soul.
Yeah Griff,
My heart broke when I heard the next morning. I had just ordered tickets to see him in December the night it happened.
I’ve had the Great Pleasure to meet him and to be at many of his concerts.
He was one of my biggest Hero’s and influences for me from the early days to even want to play guitar.
It’s Wintertime at my home and studio this weekend. I know he got a little tired of people wanting him to play,”Still Alive And Well”, but I think that’s going up loud tonight as it is one of my favorites.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to cry again.
Thanks for your work, Wade
Thanks for sharing this Griff , May he now rest in peace … His music will go on forever ???
Griff thanks for this post.
Johnny was so many things in addition to being a phenomenal entertaining guitarist. I could expand on comments…but just trust me Johnny would prefer ” no smoke up my bottom ” just all of us remember in your shows as you play … mention his contribution to the blues.
PLEASE, ANYBODY help me with the name of the guitar player (using the cherry Gibson ES 350) on Johnny’s live recording of jumping jack flash.
I grew up just minutes from Beaumont, Texas , still live and play in East central Texas.
PLEASE post the gentelmans name on Griffs blog and also PLEASE in the advent I would miss it on the comments here … share it with Griff and I can get the name from him.
A special friend of all of us on this blog is winning his battle with CA. And I have some pictures from the late 60’s he needs.
Thanks for your help
PJ
I saw Johnny perform with Styx at Bowling Green State Univ. back in the 70’s. There was thunder and lightning both on and off the stage. What an awesome guitar player. Rest in peace.
I saw Johnny Winter in a small old movie theater in 1979. Front row seats. I have been deaf in one ear since then. It was well worth it. He sure could rock!
I saw Johnny last year after becoming a fan in the mid seventies. The show here last year was with Edgar, Rick Derringer, and some others. Johnny was in bad shape, had to be helped on and off the stage, but did a reasonable, tho short show. Felt sorry for him with his physical issues, could tell he was not comfortable but still admired his willingness to perform. I particularly like his late work with Muddy Waters in the album “Breakin’ it Up, Breakin’ it Down” which I think was around 2007 when he’d at last gotten into recovery. “Can’t be Satisfied”, “How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong”, “Love Her With a Feeling” stood out for me although that album is good front to back. In my book he’s second only on slide to Roy Rogers… RIP Johnny we’ll miss you!
Rest in Peace Mr. Mojo Boogie.
Saw Johnie early on ,crept up within 10ft. of him while he was bustin out a lead riff and it felt like bullets of energy shooting right through me, 30yrs ago, never forgot that moment and never will. May all your moments in the heavens be great, Love,,,,,,,daniel d
I can see Johnny and SRV tradin’ licks on that great stage right now!!!Rock on!!!and down on 6 for some great Texas Blues
i use to go too all his concerts. got a chance to shake his hand at a Screen Gems music party back in the early 70’s. seen him play with Stevie Ray. he’s one of the reasons i got into blues, besides Albert and BB King. Griff in his honor you should try and find some riffs, or songs he did and pick one for all of us to get a bite at it. Thanks for all you do.
Muddy said this about his band with Johnny, (that they were) “Tighter than frog booty. And that’s waterproof.”
RIP baby boy.
Johnny Winter influenced a whole generation or I should say several generations of guitar players. Rolling Stone put him at 63, I put him a whole lot higher. He was a guitar God before a lot of the others were even born. RIP Johnny Winter
I knew Johnny and Edgar both Johnny was six years younger than me, they lived in Beaumont Tx. I live just 56 miles north of Beaumont , I remember when they first started playing ,they liked to be on channel 4 Tv station with cowboy John. a local TV program .I remembered the White SG Gibson special he played. back then they played a lot of Chuck Berry music…RIP Johnny
This SG?
dang – guess no html tags here. It was an old pic of him and Edgar at the Bamboo Hut in Galveston.
I was not a big fan of JW’s singing but think he was a talented player. I was into Edgar’s “Feankenstein” in tge late 60s. Had a quadrophonic version which was just amazing when played in my GTX or my Dodge Maxivan!!
I wish his JW’s brother and family God’s peace and consolation!
Walt
Way back when, I saw Johnny a numberof times.
Ticket in hand to see Jethro Tull at the Filmore East late show.Early 71. Tull cancelled.
Get a refund or go to the show they put together.
Cactus, Tin House, Humble Pie, and Edgar Winters “White Trash”.
Last time I saw Johnny, him and Rick Derringer spent hours trying to
outplay and out scream each other.
Was mid-morning next day when the show ended. ( The good old days.)
I’m in my 60s with a soggy memory. If given a choice, I pray that
will be one of the last memories to go.
RIP Jonny Winter……
Thank you Griff for the Videos, never seen them before.
We just had him here at a small blues fest in Spooner wi. a month ago. Glad I got to see him again. He will forever be one of the great.
RIP Johnny!
And Griff, thank you very much for the post. Good tribute for a great man.
Yes He was a hard driving guitarist, and one the best. The first and last time I saw him preform was around 7 years ago at a very small venue in Pittsburgh. He as usual, put on a great show ,way more then your moneys worth!!
Heaven done called another blues player back home. 6 string down RIP Johnny
The first concert I ever went to was Johnny back in 1970 when Rick Derringer was in his band , we where about 5 feet from the stage, I’ll never forget that night RIP Johnny
Johnny Winter. Wow! A truly magnificent and inspirational musician, who could play in any style. The album ‘Texas Blues’ has it all. I saw Johnny at the Bath Blues Festival in the UK in 1970 and was able to meet him afterwards for a quick chat. What a great guy, never to be forgotten! R.I.P. Johnny and Thanks for everything. Phill.
May God rest his soul.
Johnny could shred blues with feel and rhythm. Saw him in Boston 79 when he switched to the Lazer from the Gibsons. His producing of Muddy was pure devotion. Loved the Room tone of those recordings. Listened to My Own Fault from And Live…RIP.
I saw him with Muddy Waters in Los Angeles at the Roxy. It was fantastic.
RIP man! Going to miss his music. I have been a big fan of Johnny and his brother Edgar since before I went to Vietnam and of course, he was with me there as well.
Thank you Griff for the opportunity to pay our last respects to one of the greatest blues guitarist ever. I rate him was higher the 68.
Again, RIP, your job on this earth is done and we will meet again on the other side where I am sure you are playing some wild riffs for Jesus right now.
Mark
Anyone who doesn’t put JW in the top 10 doesn’t know what end of a guitar is what.
Spot on Byron!
As a Texan growing up loving Johnny Winter I was glad to see you recognizing and remembering a one of a kind musician. I last saw him performing in Dallas about two years ago and despite poor vision and health problems he was still getting it done in a huge way. One of the all time greats without question!
I met Johnny Winter in 1967 in Houston,Tx. He sometimes made casual appearances at a place we called “the Hill” on Sunday afternoons, across the street from Rice University. Playing acoustic Blues for everyone that had gathered there.
Happy trails Johnny!
I heard Still Alive and Well for the first time when I was 12 years old. I still listen to it all the way through about once a month, nearly 40 years later. RIP Johnny
Thanks for sharing Joseph
Thanks Joseph
Hi Griff, I saw Johnny Winter at the Old Port in Montreal,Quebec, 45 years ago at a 24 hrs Jam Session. He was schedule for 1 am in the morning and we were about 5,000 people waiting for him. As most of us were a bit stoned… when he appeared on the stage under the red blue and purple lights, some of us thought we were seen a ghost… Hah Ha Ha, with his white hair and his white skin, it was a shocker ! But when he started playing, Oh Boy, did he woke us up.It was out of this world, for 2 hours he kept us on our feet, wide awake wanting for more at the end ( 3am ).I will always remember Johnny Winter and his blues. RIP and Thank You Johnny.
Guy
I have been a fan of his from the first time I heard him in Beaumont Texas. Yes indeed, fast life, living it, and producing some serious personalized style music. A loss for sure.
I saw Johnny back in the early ’70s at Crisler Arena – a big venue in Ann Arbor Michigan, soon after his first album came out. Back in those days before wireless he was the first guitar player I ever saw who used a super long cable to leave his band playing on stage and walk up into the crowd while playing like a Wildman. The crowds went crazy. He was one of the greats!
I saw Johnny Winter at the Embassy Ballroom in Chicago (1980s) and he was about two hours late, but nobody seemed to care and it was standing room only! They probably sold a lot of extra beer that night. Everybody just wanted to see and hear Johnny. His band was smokin’, too (Ken Saydak – piano), and this was the time in Winter’s career when he started using the Erlewine Laser guitar which had an incredible sound, like an overdriven, crunchy, phase-shifter.
This was the tour to support Johnny’s “Guitar Slinger” release on Alligator Records. This album best catches the essence of Winter as a solo artist, in my opinion. Of course, the Muddy Waters albums he played on were incredible. I particularly like the ‘Muddy “Mississipi” Waters Live’ album.
Thanks, Johhny
Rolling Stoned must have been stoned when they sadly under rated Johnny. He is/was one of the greatest blues players I`ve ever heard. He is an inspiration to the blues, as his soulful style will live on to all who remember what a slick and colorful player he was. (mean town blues).
And that’s damn right, Mike! Johnny has been under-rated for too long. I love SRV, Clapton et al … but they ain’t Johnny!
Thanks for the tribute Griff. What a guitar player! I grew up in New Orleans in the 70’s where Johnny spent a lot of his time. I saw him in large venues but was fortunate enough to catch him when he played in hole in the wall bars that provided a very intimate setting with a hundred people or so. You could get five feet away from him and watch that amazing guitar work and hear those guttural vocals wail. Truly an amazing musician who will be dearly missed.
When l was a teenager in high school, just beginning in Guitar , l bought the vinyl album Johnny Winter live ,and ,with Rick Derringer.l was amazed at his speed ,and articulation on those rocking songs , like Johnny B Goode,and Jumpin Jack Flash, Good morning Little School girl ,and Mean Town Blues . The speed ,and the angst, and energy appealed greatly to me as a teen at that time .l have always been amazed , seeing him in video since then how fast , n fluid he could traverse the fingerboard on a guitar . He will be missed for sure , Viva la Johnny Winter . Thanks for the inspiration,and for sharing your talents with us . RIP…
Johnny Rock n Rolllllllll! Winter was one of a kind.I’ve seen him numerous times over the years, & other than the mid-eighties when he had some medical problems he was always better live than studio.!
Great unique searing guitar solos, & blistering slide work & a great blues & rock voice. Last time I saw Johnny was at his annual winter of Winter at BBKings in NYC, & he still played great 90 min. show with a last song of Highway 61 Revisted on slide to a stand up crowd!
Last night i sat on my back porch & played 5 of his cd’s in a row as tribute.
As Jimmie Vaughn’s (Six Strings Down) song states: Another blues stringer back home.
Long live his music. Put it on & turn it up!
Hey Griff, I just got done jammin’ with Johnny on those 3 video’s you posted, Thank you. Because of your lessons I was able to do that. One of my favorite blues players, I was lucky enough to catch him a couple of years ago here in Mid Michigan. He was so frail looking. But what a show. Fantastic slide player. I will truly miss him. In the words of the Stones, What a Drag it is Getting Old!
Johnny Winter – best live show I ever saw! Los Angeles, at the Santa Moncia Civic – after a full 2 hour show, and a 45 minute encore, the crowd refused to leave. The house lights were up, the DJ/announcer came out and begged us to leave, but no one would. He came back out and re-introduced Mr. Winter and the place went nuts. Johnny came out and said that the union lighting techs had gone home, but… And then he did another 90 minutes of blisteringly fantastic songs with no stage lighting, only the house lights.
Man he was so great. I hope his passing was peaceful!
J
What a great story! Thanks so much for sharing that, Jeffrey.
Griff thanks for the tribute to a great artist. His 1971 “Johnny Winter and Live!” album got a lot of play in my car on my old 8 track. Listening to Johnny inspired a lifelong appreciation of the blues and I loved how he always put his own spin on his cover tunes like Let it Bleed and Highway 61, Johhn B Goode, et al.
RIP Johnny, thanks for the Music!
Wow, killer stuff. Johnny (and Edgar, for that matter) were great right from the jump. Too bad Keith couldn’t play lead like that! And of course, anything written by Dylan sounds better when done by someone else … LOL! Johnny will be missed, but never forgotten.
Yes EC, Jimi, & Page got all the “Press”. But if you were blessed enough to see JW in the seventies, you witnessed the most gifted blues guitar player of that decade, only Buddy Guy could match his combination of Soul & Intensity. I’ve seen him entertain thousands and just over a hundred with the same virtuosity. He could cut heads or blend in with reverence with any guitar player in the world. He knew how to make a guitar crawl, walk, run, or fly on command. Only a select few in history could play a National Steel Acoustic as well. That fact that he never was awarded Grammy for his own work is a travesty. Fact he was the 1st “Rock” artist to sign a million dollar deal, and Progressive Blues album was the 1st album from Columbia. Rock that!
I saw Johnny Winter at The Spectrum in Philadelphia in 1973. Johnny and his band were the headliners that night. Johnny and his band blew everyone else off the stage that night. I also saw Johnny in Wilmington, DE in 1983 and Johnny was still just as great as he ever was. Rest In Peace Johnny, We all Love You and we will all miss you. Vernon
Johnny came to my attention in 1968 when Rolling Stone magazine did a story on him and I immediately purchased his first album “The Progressive Blues Experiment.” I have followed JW ever since, through his rock & roll era with “Johnny Winter And” but my favorites were always his blues records. In my opinion, Johnny’s best work was done in the 80s when he made three records on the Alligator label – “Guitar Slinger”, “Serious Business,” and my favorite of all “Third Degree,” which was released in 1986. Griff is spot on about Johnny’s recognizable sound including his growling vocals – “YEAHHHHHHHHH”. RIP Johnny, Johnny B. Goode!
Griff,
Thanks for taking time to honor Johnny with your special blog post and email. I almost wrote to you yesterday about it but figured you knew and would respond.
I discovered Johnny via the “Captured Live” album in 1980 and burned through his other albums in the next few years, and of course have been following him since, and was fortunate to see him perform about 8 times.
Johnny really meant a lot to me and a few close friends, who gathered together last night to reminisce and express what he meant to us and the larger blues and music world.
Thank you, Johnny!
P.S. “Where’s your brother?”
I just saw Johnny at the end of June at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO. It was a great show, had never had the chance to see him before. He seemed a bit under the weather but played and sang his heart out. What a legend, long live his music! RIP Johnny, you will be missed.
A damn good blues guitarist in his own right but by no means near Gary Moore, in my opinion. I listen to a Gary Moore song I get motivated to play the guitar. I listen to Johnny Winter and there is not that same motivation. I am sure there will be those who say this guy is better than Gary Moore and this guy motivates them. I will say this, to be still doing gigs at 70 years of age was not only remarkable, but if you are going to die why not be doing it doing something you love and people appreciating what you’re giving them, a great case of the blues.
When Gary died I didn’t see any posts about who was better than him. That’s not what this is about. SRV is my favorite, but how can you rank with all the great guitar players out there. And believe me I love Gary Moore’s music. Still Got the Blues is one of my all time favorite blues songs, I swear his guitar is crying. So lets be positive out in internet land. Too much negativity out there.
Awesome player, a big inspiration for me since the early 70.
I first saw Johnny Winter in a tiny little town called Lambertville, in New Jersey. It was in the mid 60s. The place was called the music circus. It was just a very large tent with a rotating stage in the middle. That tent never experienced such volume, thanks to both Johnny and Edgar.
So sad to see him leave us.
I was at the Lambertvile Tent concert too ! (lol)
Can’t thank you enough for this awe inspiring tribute to one of the greats! I had the good fortune of catching Johnny Winters live in Lexington, KY way back in 1971. That’s when he was accompanied by his brother Edgar Winters and Rick Derringer. One of the absolute best concerts I have ever been to.
The stage was completely blackened when the band began playing softly until all of a sudden this tall silouette of a man dressed in black came dancing and twirling out from behind the curtain. His long flowing illuminous white hair was the total visual focus of this “mad man’s” appearance as the Firebird strapped across his back screamed gloriously like none before. Dancing circles (litterally) around Deringers frame as if to say; “now this is how you do it boy” to that awesome tune of Rock & Roll Hoochy-Coo!
Johnny Winters will surely be missed.
I really miss this guy. I was just rediscovering him since I joined B.G.U. in 2012. Man, he really had the energy. I wished I’d had a chance to go to one of his concerts. I’ve even attempted to try to learn some of his licks from “Be Careful With A Fool”. Very tricky stuff! R.I.P. Johnny. We all miss you a lot.
Griff, I never had the chance to see him perform, but have been following his music. A great loss,but his music will live on.Thanks for putting this together. Mke
Saw Johnny last year at the Newton Theater in NJ. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. The band was outrageous. RIP
Very much saddend to hear of Johnny’s passing!!!!
Especially on my birthday. He and Edgar are truly the best rockin roll hoochie cooers It just goes to show you don’t take advantage of these great old timers go root for them whenever they come around.johnny played at the Iron Horse in Northampton Mass. this last winter and I missed it.a friend of mine went and said it was the greatest. I said i would go see him next time he came to town. Now I’m really bummin!!! Rest in heavenly peace Johnny!!!!!
Johnny’s been on my radar since the 70’s when I bought his brother’s Live Album “Roadwork” and Johnny was featured on the track “Rock and Roll, Hoochiee Koo”. I soon bought Johnny’s album “Still Alive & Well”. Add Rick Derringer to the mix and you have three of the Rock Greats, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer.
Rest in peace Johnny, a job well done!!!
“Keep rockin’ till they roll me away”
Steve Z.
I was **lucky** to see these three in concert in Philadelphia around late ’74. They rocked the place!! One of my all time favorite shows to this day.
RIP, Johnny!
I had the true pleasure to see him twice in the early seventies in Santa Monica, breathtaking, insanely kick-ass, life changing for an aspiring teen novice! One of my first important guitarist inspirations.
I was another lucky one to see Johnny at the Handlebar in Greenville, SC a couple of years ago. He still looked frail and we knew he was being helped moving around. But when he sat down to play, man did he just flat tear that guitar up! His legacy will live on. Thanks, Johnny!
Multi talented guitarist who played Texas and Delta blues with a passion. His version of rock and roll hoochie coo is pure raw uncut energy.
Stranger on the John Dawson Winter III album has some of the best lead and rhythm riffs ever recorded.
This guy loved what he did and his work is proof of that.
One of the many greats who inspire me to play.
Bye Johnny. See you in rock and roll heaven
Great selection of tunes Johnny was and still is one of my favorite players and influences. Nice tribute RIP!!
Just watched him live doing Highway 61 with Derek Trucks…..another great one gone !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aCApLGaeBdQ
I lucked out and got to see Johnny about 25 years ago in Minneapolis a great, great show. He tore the roof of the place. Even then he looked very frail, but he could play the guitar and great slide.
Steve