Members blazingblake Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just saw Johnny Winter on David Letterman he can still play, he was playing dust my broom slide on his firebird. He had a second guitarist with him, he was sitting down like the old blues guys which he is now. Good to see he's still out there playing I saw him back in 1987 or so with Robin Trower on the bill as well great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just saw that too, good performance. Johnny was playing slide while the other guitarist was playing regular guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 One of the real unsung heroes IMO. I saw him about seven years ago and he looked like he was on his last leg then - he's so frail and walks so slow. Glad to hear he's still doin it and even if he's not still the fastest guitarslinger around anymore, he's still the tastiest blues slide player in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheezit66 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I always wanted to like him, and some of his acoustic stuff is great, but his live electric tone was SO bright and shrill. Just ear-bleedingly harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Anyone have his new CD? A set of Blues standards with guest stars. I always admired Johnny's choice of letting 'clams' be on a solo, rather than struggle for perfection. Johnny's an original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 My main man! Live long and pick, Johnny .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 a blues legend for sure. I like when jonny rips it up Derek Trucks is grinning from ear to ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I saw Johnny live circa 1980. Fantastic show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I had the pleasure of opening for Johnny Winter a few times... he still had it 10 years ago. He can barely see from what I remember and had to be led from the car, through the backstage area, and to the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members George Crosley Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 He still plays great, but not with the same blistering energy as (yikes) thirty years ago. Paul Nelson, his manager, guitarist, bandleader, is a great player in his prime. He has a lot to do with Johnny's resurgent health and career. I caught Johnny a few weeks back at a local roadhouse. Now he's playing "Winter in winter" at BB King's Times Square, three times this month, I believe. His voice sounds better than it did ten years ago, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I had the pleasure of opening for Johnny Winter a few times... he still had it 10 years ago. He can barely see from what I remember and had to be led from the car, through the backstage area, and to the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ssureshot Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just got his Woodstock album, and man is that some gritty blues!!! Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ottobahn Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 "...Mr. Johnny Winters!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shoeless Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Growing up along the Texas Gulf coast in the 70's you couldn't avoid Johnny and Edgar. Big fan. It was last night's (1/12) episode. Johnny comes on around 38:52. http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/video/?vs=Full%20Episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mav64 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yes after all that I'd heard and all that he's been through I had low expectations but he rocked that Firebird...love Johnny Winter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mav64 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTIG5Yjo7TQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 Johnny Winter helped me win a bet one time. Back when I was in college, in the late 60's, I was having a discussion with an African American friend who made a statement something like "white people can't play the blues". So I made him a bet that I could prove him wrong. I put on a Johnny Winter album, probably his first album, and played it for my friend, without showing him the cover. After a few minutes, he said emphatically: "that guy ain't white". At which point I showed him the cover and said "they don't get any whiter!" We both had a good laugh and I think I won a dollar. I was a huge Johnny Winter fan back in the day, and like others here, am glad to see him still hanging in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Red81 Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 i listened to 3rd degree a few weeks ago, and can't say i remember much. is there something else i should listen to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members George Crosley Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 i listened to 3rd degree a few weeks ago, and can't say i remember much. is there something else i should listen to? My favorites are his debut from '68 or '69, Johnny Winter and the follow-up Second Winter. Nothin' But the Blues on Blue Sky Records from the mid-'70s is another good one. His stuff on Alligator Records is good, but I prefer the three aforementioned records. I was never a big fan of the "Johnny Winter And" band, although Johnny Winter And Live is his best selling LP. I really loved the soul of Edgar Winter's White Trash when I was a kid in the early '70s and that's what eventually brought me to being a fan of Johnny's all those years ago. I've posted this before elsewhere on this site, and if you like this, you should enjoy the first two records: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 That dust my broom interpretation was pretty tasty. Glad he's still vertical and performing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted January 13, 2012 Members Share Posted January 13, 2012 My favorites are his debut from '68 or '69, Johnny Winter and the follow-up Second Winter. Nothin' But the Blues on Blue Sky Records from the mid-'70s is another good one. "TV Mama" is one of my all-time favorite Johnny songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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