We are sad to announce the passing of Blues Guitar Legend Johhny Winter Johnny passed away late last night. He had just celebrated his 70th birthday on Feb 23 and was still actively touring and recording with a new album scheduled to be released this year on September 2nd. Johhny was not just an amazing blues player he was also Grammy award winning producer. He produced 3 Grammy winning albums for Muddy Waters 1977′s Hard Again, 1978′s I’m Ready, and 1981′s King Bee – as well as 1979′s Muddy “Mississippi” Born in Beaumont, Texas in 1944, Winter remained active in music for over five decades, earning acclaim as both a guitarist and record producer. His big break came while opening a show for Mike Bloomfield in 1968. Winter’s performance that evening caught the eye of Columbia Records, who quickly signed him to a contract. He was given a $600,000 advance, the largest one ever received at that time. Johhny released nearly 20 albums in his career and was one of the original performers at the 1969 Woodstock Festival Johnny Winter https://youtube/watch?v=d1E1EH6bXfA
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:46:50 +0000
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