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!
"She was a good looking Woman, but she was a bitch Well she left me by a roadside down in a ditch Well I had my mind opened - and that was no lie I was looking in the shadows, reaching for the sky
I was a Poor Boy - Long way from my Home
He had a full metal jacket - he was born to kill He had a heavy gunfire - on Hamburger Hill Well he was lost in the Jungle and he didn't care With a semi automatic and a thousand yard stare
He was a Poor Boy - Long way from Home"
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Ya hemos colgado en www.myspace.com/bluesmarinosrock nuestras dos nuevas canciones: ‘Las hijas del coronel’ y ‘No voy a cambiar’.Esperamos que os gusten. Un saludo.
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