THIS IS A TRIBUTE PAGE! ;)
I am NOT in contact with Mr.Winter himself or know him personaly at all...
Just love his tunes..
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Johnny Winter began performing at a young age with his brother Edgar. His recording career began at the age of 15, when their band Johnny and the Jammers released "School Day Blues" on a Houston record label. During this same period, he was able to see performances by classic blues artists such as Muddy Waters, B. B. King and Bobby Bland.
Through late 60's he played in a trio with bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Uncle John Turner, and performed at numerous rock festivals including Woodstock.
In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.
He was on the cover of the first Guitar World in 1980.
For over 30 years, Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues a prime combination for the legions of fans just discovering the blues via the likes of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Constantly shifting between simple country blues in the vein of Robert Johnson, to all-out electric slide guitar blues-rock, - Johnny has always been one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock and the clear link between British blues-rock and American Southern rock (a la the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd.) Throughout the '70s and '80s, Johnny was the unofficial torch-bearer for the blues, championing and aiding the careers of his idols like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.
Looking back, he believes people in the black community knew that he was sincere, that he was genuinely possessed by the blues.
"Nothing ever happened to me. I went to black clubs all the time, and nobody ever bothered me. I always felt welcome."
In 2005 Johnny and Edgar Winter inducted into the Southeast Texas "Walk of Fame" at Ford Park in their home town of Beaumont, Texas for their contributions to music and career accomplishments.
The Texas guitar tradition runs deep. A gutsy school of blues playing, marked by thick tones, aggressive attack and tons of technique, all delivered in a flamboyant, swaggering style that is endemic to the Lone Star State. From T-Bone Walker and Clarence Gatemouth Brown on through Albert Collins and Freddie King, Billy Gibbons and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, the tradition of the Texas guitar slinger has lived on. The one name that ranks at the top of that exclusive list is Johnny Winter, an international ambassador for rocking Texas blues and still going strong!
It’s a farewell to the old rehearsal space – When we moved
in to Top of the Hill, the garage was converted with soundboard and insulation
and re-wired. We put in a false inner Wall, which dropped in place on two
hinges once the outer roller door was dropped.
It was hardly a great feat of engineering, but it worked.
This left us a space of about 15ft x 10ft for the three of
us and all the gear – it was cold in the winter and ridiculously hot in the
summer – the rain / damp came up through the floor, and the carpets were always
wet or at best soggy. Once we’d been in there for a few hours, the oxygen would
run out – We’d have to stop or fall over – we’d stumble out blinking in the
daylight and gasping for air!. It was cramped and it was ‘orrible but Devils
Creek started off life there with Terry back in early 2007, and we’ve worked up
two complete sets there. The sound was great and it was free!
We never did get all those egg boxes on the ceiling, but the
sound was almost studio like!
I made a mistake and left a bass in there overnight, and the
neck warped so badly it had to go to the Guitar Doctor for an urgent fix – not
the most suitable place for guitars!
The SGT Project and Devils Creek have a lot to thank that
wet, hot/cold, black hole for.
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