RIP Johnny Winter

[Elwood]

Sad to hear , thanks for the news though .
I had a guitar that was once his ...seemed like it held mucho Mojo.

sigh...I'll never get used to this world,
elwood

[Case24]

Sad indeed. RIP Johnny. A great Bluesman for sure.

[helle-man]

Sad to hear. What a player!

W

[sam]

Very sad news, great player I always wanted to see live.

RIP Johnny

[CSVeteran]

Truly one of the best guiitarists to come out of the 1960s. RIP Johhny.

[catawompus]

I live in Switzerland near Zurich. Looks like he died about three miles away from my home. Strange...

[john o]

I got to see (hear!) Johnny in the late 80's at the Chestnut Cabaret in Philly. Alan Holdsworth/iou opened the show, followed by a 45 min blistering set by Johnny's trio (he was playing a headless Steinberger at the time), followed by Ronnie Montrose. What a show!
My favorite Johnny record: Still Alive and Well - his music and spirit will always be this for us.

[john o]

Thx Tim, great video. That's one of those 60's Epi Wilshires he's playing.
Like Jeff Beck, Johnny could coax haunting blues vibe out of a broomstick with a rubber band on it.

[y2kc]

Thanks Tim,

I saw Johnny 6 or 7 times. He was what drove me to guitar and I felt he was my teacher. This was sad news for me but not a total surprise.

The first time I remember hearing him was on a record player, in the basement of my Chicago home. I had to have been about 10 years old. My father was dead, we were poor, I had 9 siblings and somehow this man was able to lift my spirits. He was fantastic. His playing displayed a real joy that came from his heart. He did play the blues but for me it lifted my spirits.

A friend burned me a new copy of "Guitar Slinger" last night and brought it to the house. He will live forever.

He provided me and millions of others with a lifetime of joy and inspiration and for that I will always be thankful.

There will never be another and right now he is at peace and home.

y2kc

[helle-man]

Tim - I was surprised in the video to see him playing an old Epi Wilshire.

I have a couple of the reissue ones as well as an old one, and they are SMOKING little guitars. You can really get up high on the neck.

Very cool video. And I agree - the audience looks kinda outta place. Like they came to see the Monkees and had to sit thru the opening act.

Johnny will be missed.

Will

[fianoman]

I am not sure he even knew the audience was there!

When I first heard him sing "good mornin little schoolgirl" way back when ('70?), with that gravely voice, I said "that man IS the blues!" What a unique sound.

[HowlinWolf]

I had the honor of seeing Johnny Winter at the BB King's Blues Club and Grill in NYC in Sep 2009. Keep on stringin on the other side, RIP.

[RickT]

I was blown away by his album Johnny Winter And! What a fantastic LP. Then I found Second Winter which preceded that recording. Again, a phenomenal recording. I was privileged to see him on his Alive and Well tour in Tampa in the year 1973. Johnny was the man! He was playing through 3 Ampeg stacks and just kicking ass! RIP Johnny, you had your demons, but you brought that special brand of Texas blues to the world.

RickT

[GentlemanJim]

you had your demons, but you brought that special brand of Texas blues to the world.


Amen RickT

I was especially taken by his passing as I was just finishing a recording of one of my songs that mention Winters in the present tense, when I heard the news.

I my keep it anyway............. RIP JW

[willross]

He will be missed. I was looking at my Edgar Winter Group album last night...


Cheers,

Will