one of the all time great six string masters ,lest i forget to mention some of the finest slide playing on the planet. this guy moved me so much .words can not describe the great times catching him live going back to the first time i seen him live in 1979.the absolute master of the gibson firebird V . R.I.P JOHNNY WINTER aka sweet papa Johnny !!!

His version of silver train was good

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latebloomer
I read just last week that he was set to record a new album with some big guests, like Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons.
Peace to him and his family.

Saw him many times, the first at the Fillmore East (Allman Brothers and Elvin Bishop opened). He was amazing. The new album:

Johnny Winter releases perhaps his greatest album on September 2, 2014! Step Back features an amazing list of musical guests and takes Johnny back to a more aggressive style of blues… one that helped shape the musical icon. Produced by Paul Nelson.


Step Back Track Listing

1. Unchain My Heart – Johnny Winter
2. Can’t Hold Out (Talk To Me Baby) – Johnny Winter with Ben Harper
3. Don’t Want No Woman – Johnny Winter with Eric Clapton
4. Killing Floor – Johnny Winter with Paul Nelson
5. Who Do You Love – Johnny Winter
6. Okie Dokie Stomp – Johnny Winter with Brian Setzer
7. Where Can You Be – Johnny Winter with Billy Gibbons
8. Sweet Sixteen – Johnny Winter with Joe Bonamassa
9. Death Letter -Johnny Winter
10. My Babe – Johnny Winter with Jason Ricci
11. Long Tall Sally – Johnny Winter with Leslie West
12. Mojo Hand – Johnny Winter with Joe Perry
13. Blue Monday – Johnny Winter with Dr. John

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His version of silver train was good

Indeed. It's about time to include that on the setlists.

I've just read that he died yesterday in Zurich

Such sad news.

Johnny Winter obituary.

R.I.P. Johnny



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Sad, sad news, one of the guitar heros of my youth ... no one played such a fluid guitar ... and had such a blues feeling.

Sad sad day. A part of my youth died with him. He was a hero of the blues. And a genius of the slide. I was lucky to see him many many times over the years, he loved playing in Michigan, and some of the the most stunning blues shows I saw were Johnny's. The King of the Slide will be missed.

He was cool

Never played with the stones?

It's sad, god bless you/your family.

I just saw him a few months ago at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT and he was great. His set included Gimme Shelter and Jumping Jack Flash!!! RIP to one of the greats and one thing is for sure, Johnny LOVED THE STONES!!! I wondered if he ever played with the Stones or if any of the Stones sat in with him. Anyone know???

He played in Austria last saturday - some People I know saw him

Very Sad

Sad news indeed but anybody who saw him in recent years know that he fought the good fight and deserves his rest. God bless Johnny Winter.

I'm Yours and I'm Hers has been my ringtone for about a year, Hope someone calls soon!

RIP Good bye to one of the last great bluesman

Saw him 2 years ago in Vienna, what a great and ear ringing show!

We lost great guitarist!
RIP Johnny++

As Koschi said, he played in Austria on saturday - my friend was there... I saw him twice in Serbia, in 2008 & 2009, few meters in front of me; great gigs, wish it was 30 years earlier though... he did "It's all over now" both times. RIP



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I had the distinct pleasure of having him hit on my wife about 20 years ago. RIP bluesman.

Saw SRV and Johnny at Darien Lake NY in July 12, 1989. Sad indeed their both gone

Oh Man, what a talent!. I'm sure glad I had the opportunity to see him play.
RIP, Johnny will be missed.

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latebloomer
I read just last week that he was set to record a new album with some big guests, like Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons.
Peace to him and his family.

Saw him many times, the first at the Fillmore East (Allman Brothers and Elvin Bishop opened). He was amazing. The new album:

Johnny Winter releases perhaps his greatest album on September 2, 2014! Step Back features an amazing list of musical guests and takes Johnny back to a more aggressive style of blues… one that helped shape the musical icon. Produced by Paul Nelson.


Step Back Track Listing

1. Unchain My Heart – Johnny Winter
2. Can’t Hold Out (Talk To Me Baby) – Johnny Winter with Ben Harper
3. Don’t Want No Woman – Johnny Winter with Eric Clapton
4. Killing Floor – Johnny Winter with Paul Nelson
5. Who Do You Love – Johnny Winter
6. Okie Dokie Stomp – Johnny Winter with Brian Setzer
7. Where Can You Be – Johnny Winter with Billy Gibbons
8. Sweet Sixteen – Johnny Winter with Joe Bonamassa
9. Death Letter -Johnny Winter
10. My Babe – Johnny Winter with Jason Ricci
11. Long Tall Sally – Johnny Winter with Leslie West
12. Mojo Hand – Johnny Winter with Joe Perry
13. Blue Monday – Johnny Winter with Dr. John

I want to listen to this.

RIP Johnny


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Johnny Winter was in my Top 10!

He was in the same league as The Rolling Stones.

I was lucky enough to see him 4 times that I can remember: twice in Newburgh, NY in 1978 and 1979, at a small club along Route 9W, once in New York City in Central Park on July 27, 1980, and once in the early 1980's on a Hudson River Pier in Manhattan.

I have his multi-colored thumb pick from one of the Newburgh, NY shows, that he threw into the audience.

He will be greatly missed.



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I did see one of his Paradiso-concerts some years ago

Johnny Winter-Woodstock 69







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Here's my friend's footage from saturday I was talking about earlier:

This news has not made my day.

If the only thing that Johnny ever did was to produce those last precious records for Muddy Waters in the twilight of his life he would be rightly lauded just for that.

Mannish Boy is joyous.









RIP Johnny and thanks.
Sad Now.


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

He's gone, yesterday.
So sad.
Hervé






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What a shame.Love that Firebird sound.Truly an original.

Shocked, one of the greatest guitarists ever and naturally especially blues guitarist.

I never heard Johnny B. Goode before until I heard his version and that whole album with Silver Train has got to be a classic.

On that live album of his, that first one, whatever it is titled, it's so unique that it is indeed 3 sides of vinyl and then the last side is of course, nothing. I'm still not sure I've ever seen that occur anywhere else.



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Never understood why folks thought his Silver Train was better than the Stones'