Johnny Winter
John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American albino blues musician from Beaumont, Texas. His brother, Edgar Winter, is also a famous musician. He also worked as producer and produced two Grammy winning albums of Muddy Waters (Hard again, I´m ready).
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Dawson Winter III |
| Born | February 23, 1944 Leland, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 2014 (aged 70) Zurich, Switzerland |
| Genres | Electric blues, blues rock, rock and roll, Texas blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica |
| Years active | 1959–2014 |
| Labels | Columbia, Blue Sky, Alligator, Point Blank |
| Associated acts | Edgar Winter |
| Website | johnnywinter |
He died in his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland, aged 70. It happened two days after his last performance there.[1][2][3] The cause of his death is currently unknown.
Discography
Official albums
- First Winter (1969, Buddha)
- The Progressive Blues Experiment (1968, Sonobeat)
- Johnny Winter (1969)
- Second Winter (1969)
- Johnny Winter And (1970)
- Live Johnny Winter And (1971)
- Roadwork (1972) - with Edgar Winter's White Trash
- Still Alive and Well (1973)
- Saints & Sinners (1974)
- John Dawson Winter III (1974)
- Captured Live! (1976)
- Together (1976) with Edgar Winter
- Nothin' But the Blues (1977)
- White, Hot and Blue (1978)
- Raisin' Cain (1980)
- Guitar Slinger (1984)
- Serious Business (1985)
- Third Degree (1986)
- The Winter of '88 (1988)
- Let Me In (1991)
- Hey, Where's Your Brother? (1992)
- Scorchin' Blues (1992)
- Live In NYC '97 (1998)
- I'm A Bluesman (2004)
- The Johnny Winter Anthology (2009) via Shout! Factory
- The Woodstock Experience (2009)
Compilation albums
- The Johnny Winter Story (1969)
- About Blues (1970)
- Early Times (1970)
- Before The Storm (1970)
- Birds Can't Row Boats (1988)
- The Texas Tornado (1992)
- A Rock n' Roll Collection (1994)
- White Hot Blues (1997)
- Winter Blues (1997)
- Texas Blues: The Early Years (1998)
- The Return of Johnny Guitar - best of 1984-86 (2000)
- Deluxe Edition Archived 2021-10-24 at the Wayback Machine (Alligator) (2001)
- The Best of Johnny Winter (Sony) (2002)
Non-official albums
- Austin, TX also known as The Progressive Blues Experiment (1972)
- Dervish Blues (live San Bernardino, Ca.) (1975)
- Whole Lotta Love (1978)
- Ready for Winter (1981)
- Still Blues After All These Years/Live In Chicago (1990)
- A Lone Star Kind of Day (Relix- Roy C. Ames production) (1991)
- Jack Daniels Kind of Day (1992)
- White Lightning (1996)
- Back in Beaumont (2000)
- Blues'N' Tattoo (recorded Live at Central Park New York - 1980-07-27)
Johnny Winter Media
Johnny Winter, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1969
Woodstock Reunion, Parr Meadows, Yaphank, New York, 1979
References
- ↑ Official Johnny Winters Website
- ↑ Johnny Winter dies at 70. American Blues Scene. 17 July 2014. http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2014/07/johnny-winter-dead/. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ US blues legend Johnny Winter dies at 70 in Zurich. Expatica Switzerland. 17 July 2014. http://www.expatica.com/ch/news/swiss-news/us-blues-legend-johnny-winter-dies-at-70_297414.html. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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