AFTER A LONG DROUGHT, WINTER BLOWS INTO TOWN.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer The call comes just before midnight on election night -- a Texas accent thick as T-bone steak and as lived-in as the frets on T-Bone Walker's guitar. Blues guitarist Johnny Winter John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born on 23 February, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas, USA) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. He is the first son of John and Edwina Winter who were very much responsible for Johnny's and his younger brother's, Edgar Winter's, early wasn't calling to accept or concede elected office. He long ago earned the distinction of being among the few most instantly recognizable and authentic bluesmen the U.S. has produced since the '50s. Regardless of musical fashion, Winter has spent almost 50 years putting forth a unique interpretation of the blues while opening the door for a load of lesser guitar-slingers. ``I can appreciate what everyone's doing, I guess, but I learned it from the real guys,'' Winter, 62, said from a tour date in Vancouver. ``I'm just glad when anyone can turn people on to the real blues players -- guys like Muddy Waters and Freddie King Freddie King (September 3 1934 – December 28 1976) was an influential American blues guitarist and singer best known for his recordings "Hide Away", "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" and "The Stumble". .'' As students of '60s and '70s rock know, the lanky albino albino (ălbī`nō) [Port.,=white], animal or plant lacking normal pigmentation. The absence of pigment is observed in the body covering (skin, hair, and feathers) and in the iris of the eye. guitarist and singer came to national attention in 1968 via a feature on Texas music in Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person magazine that led to a history-making deal with Columbia Records For the Columbia Records label which was a unit of EMI, see . For the Columbia Records label in Japan, see . Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as . Winter's first two albums -- one stark and self-titled, the other a double vinyl affair with an airbrushed purple cover called ``Second Winter'' -- made him a top draw on the rock circuit, and he played London's Royal Albert Royal Albert may refer to several places named in memory of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha:
Known as one of the fastest guitarists of an era when all-out speed was a selling point selling point n. An aspect of a product or service that is stressed in advertising or marketing. Noun 1. selling point - a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers , Winter -- who appears tonight at B.B. King's in Universal City and Saturday at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills (where younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
It's a style that's extremely hard to duplicate, says guitarist-singer Michael Mitchell Michael Mitchell is an indigenous former Australian rules footballer for the Claremont Football Club in the WAFL and the Richmond Football Club in the VFL/AFL. He achieved All-Australian selection in 1985 and 1986, while playing with Claremont. of popular Malibu duo Michael & Shannon, which covers the Rolling Stones' ``Silver Train'' and Waters' ``Can't Be Satisfied'' in the blazing manner in which Winter himself covered them. ``He plays slide with a raw, spontaneous energy that's trippy to watch,'' Mitchell said. Winter stayed with Columbia and its boutique Blue Sky label for more than a decade, turning out such well-received platters as ``Johnny Winter And,'' ``Still Alive and Well'' and ``John Dawson John Dawson is a name shared by several notable men, including:
The collaborations were so successful that the late Waters took to referring to Winter as his ``adopted son.'' Winter's career has been beset by management and health problems, but those issues have largely faded in the six years he's been working with guitarist, musical director and close friend Paul Nelson, who plays in Winter's quartet, shepherds the guitarist's career and plainly adores him. In 2004, Winter's first CD in eight years, ``I'm a Bluesman,'' for which Nelson wrote several songs, was nominated for a Grammy. ``I've been such a big fan of Johnny my entire life,'' said Nelson, 38, who lives near Winter in Connecticut. ``We're very good friends now, and I want to help bring him to all his fans -- which parallels what Johnny did for Muddy Waters in the late '70s. Johnny's one of the greatest guitarists of all time and deserves to be back in the spotlight. It's not really a comeback, because as Johnny says, he never really went anywhere.'' Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com JOHNNY WINTER When/Where: 8 tonight, B.B. King's Blues Club, Universal CityWalk. 9 p.m. Saturday, Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Tickets: Tonight: $30; (818) 622-5464. Saturday: $25; (818) 879-5016; canyonclub.net. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: WINTER |
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