Johnny Winter, second from right, and members of his band at Cactus Music in Houston. (Photo courtesy Cactus Music) Even though we're a few months out from Record Store Day (April 21) we thought we'd give a little love to Cactus Music , Houston's biggest independent music store. Not only is it one of the country's last few real record stores - yes, they also sell vinyl - but Cactus goes out of its way to book some really cool people to show up and play live music. In [...]
Chuck Berry, still rockin' at age 85. Long past the half-century mark, rock and roll is now nearing senior citizen status. Yesterday we marked the 53rd anniversary of the deaths of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens, and we've had some tragic losses in the past couple weeks (Etta James, Johnny Otis, etc.). But one of our greatest original rockers is still with us - Chuck Berry, still rockin' (sometimes) at age 85. He has some health issues, but he apparently still performs at the Blueberry Hill restaurant in St. Louis, where [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Johnny Winter Blues singer/guitarist Johnny Winter is promoting new album Roots. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Kina Grannis The singer/songwriter is supporting latest LP Stairwells. Late Night With Jimmy [...]
On Thursday, January 12th, Johnny Winter and his band will appear on the Late Show with David Letterman, marking his first national television appearance since Saturday Night Live nearly 30 years ago. "For me, blues is a necessity," says Winter, "one of the world's premiere electric guitarists" (New Yorker) recently featured Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time. Johnny will be on the road throughout 2012 in support of his critically acclaimed new album 'Roots' (Megaforce), a tribute...
Johnny Winter Named One of Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time & Featured in Guitar World (Jan 2011) for New Album 'Roots' (Megaforce) 2012 US Tour Dates Confirmed including NYC Residency January 3, 10 & 24 @ BB King's "For me, blues is a necessity," says Johnny Winter , named one of Rolling Stone 's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time and featured in the January, 2011 issue of [...]
Johnny Winter shows he hasn't forgotten how to rock.
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The new compilation proves Patti Smith is more than just a punk act.
You have to love the spirit of legendary psychedelic funk pioneer frontman Sly Stone as most recently celebrated in I'm Back! Family & Friends (Cleopatra). It's a jam session with musicians from far-flung ends of the genre spectrum who also claim status as fans of Sly and The Family Stone coming to together to funk. This soul cauldron bubbles up with guitarist Jeff Beck coming in on "I Want To Take You Higher." I always find it interesting to see the names of musical guests and contributors I'm familiar with somewhere I don't expect; I literally thought while listening, "Hey, I didn't know [...]
Beaumont-born bluesman Johnny Winter is having a very busy year for a man who is 67. Not only is he set to release his first album of newly recorded material in eight years, Winter is also featu... Continue reading "Johnny Winter's New Orbit: Roots, William Shatner & Sly Stone" >
Albert, B.B. and Freddie. The trinity forms the foundation of modern day guitar-based blues and rock. Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Johnny Winters, Joe Perry, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Lang, Joe Bonamassa, just to mention a few, all prayed at the three Kings' altar. They learned their riffs, sang their songs and added their own special flair to such classic blues numbers as "Let The Good Times Roll," "Born Under A Bad Sign." "Have You Ever Loved A Woman," "Everyday I Have The Blues," "I'm Torn Down" and "The Thrill Is Gone." Now it [...]
The legendary Johnny Winter will release his new studio album entitled Roots on September 27, 2011 via Megaforce Records . This album returns Johnny to his roots by paying homage to the iconic blues heroes whose pioneering music influenced Winter's own signature sound and style. Roots is the follow up to his Grammy-nominated I'm a Blues Man. A host of special guests join Winter trading licks in honoring his idols, including Sonny Landreth, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, John Popper, Jimmy Vivino,...
The second in a five-part series that features covers of every single Bob Dylan song, in alphabetical order. Today's installment goes from F through J, for a total of over 50 more covers.
So what the Blues got to do with it? I've been watching Treme on the cable and reading Keith Richard's autobiography and getting back into the roots of american rocknroll and funk for that matter for the past couples year and I realize I don't know shit. So much music so little time to live and breath it like so many before. Modern music as we know it would not exist if it's weren't for the blues. Took me a long to realize this. The army gave folks in the south band instruments and they [...]
William Shatner é um premiado ator, mas como músico é regular. Com 3 discos de estúdio gravados, nenhum com ótimas vendagens, e críticas regulares, ele vai continuar tentando acertar e anunciou Seeking Major Tom . Seu estilo musical é bem peculiar, já que costuma declamar as músicas ao invês de cantá-las. Em seu primeiro álbum, The Transformed Man , de 68, ele misturou clássicos dos anos 60 com trabalhos de Shakespeare , podendo assim encontrar uma mistura de Insensatez , de Tom Jobim , com Romeu e Julieta ou Lucy in [...]
Billboard.com is reporting that it should be no surprise that Johnny Winter's next album finds him playing the blues. But on "Roots," due out later this year, he's playing other people's blues. The veteran guitarist, singer and bandleader's first studio album in more than seven years finds him covering material such as Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom," Son House's "Death Letter," Elmore James' "Done Somebody Wrong," Bobby Blue Bland's "Further On Up the Road," Chuck Berry's "Maybellene," Jimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City," Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Working" and Walter Davis' "Come Back Baby." [...]
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In my previous book report on Cheetah Chrome's autobiography I mentioned it's amazing that he's still alive to tell his story. Well, that goes double for Johnny Winter . Cheetah is an insane rock & roll wildman but I bet he could've picked up a few useful pointers from Johnny on partying, guitar playing and day to day mayhem. Johnny Winter was born in 1944 and caught the rock & roll bug when the music was still in its infancy. By the age of 15 he was leading his own bands in [...]
Johnny Winter was live and well during the eighties.
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