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rollmops
Have the Stones and Johnny ever met?
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Mops
I don't know. But I think so. Silver Train was allegedly written for Johnny Winter by Keith and Mick. Johnny released it before it appears on GHS.
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mrjones
Saw Johnny & Edgar at the Beacon theatre 1974. Not a concert-was musical opening nite- "sgt.pepper club band on the road". John Lennon was involved in this.They were just standing in the lobby having drinks. Lots of people there. Had 2nd row seats-they sat right in front of us! Said hi to them. Looked back to my left about 5 rows back Lennon sitting there with mae pang!! Wild nite. A rowdy bette midler sat next to me. as for the show itself-just so-so. The other show was so much better!!
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rollmops
Have the Stones and Johnny ever met?
Rockandroll,
Mops
I don't know. But I think so. Silver Train was allegedly written for Johnny Winter by Keith and Mick.
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HonkyTonkJan
On Muddy's Hard Again album, Johnny Winter is credited with "Guitar and Miscellaneous Screaming". If you listen to Mannish Boy, Johnny's screaming and hollering really does add to the song.....
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Taylor1
Didn’t John Lennon write a song for Johnny called Rock n Roll People? Would have enjoyed Johnny in the Plastic Ono Band.Live he and Lennon could have played Yer Blues and Hard Days Night.
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Doxa
To me Johnny Winter was always belonging to a great series of three big white American singer/guitar players 'modernizing the blues', that is, giving it a certain recent personal rock twist. First came Winter, then George Thorogood and finally Stevie Ray Vaughan. That it looked like in the middle 80's. That was the scene I located Stevie Ray when he appeared to my consciusness (TEXAS FLOOD simply blew my mind), following those guys, and I always thought that the comparisons of him to Jimi Hendrix were out of place (Jimi was something else, a Dylan/Stones/Beatles-like much bigger phenomenon musically).
Among others, with Winter I think it is important to remember his job with Muddy Waters. HARD AGAIN is one of the greatest blues albums ever done. I think it is one of those albums that especially applies as a great introduction to the world of electric blues for fresh ears. Now to think of that: BLUE & LONESOME is another!
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Milan
... and believe it or not, there's a bootleg of the Melbourne gig:
JOHNNY WINTER, 1986-07-20, The Palace, Melbourne, Australia (Tape source)
20 July 1986, 90 min, vg+, aud
I received this one dated 1985 but Johnny toured in Australia in 1986 only. He played some dates in Sidney the days before.
Setlist:
- (cuts in) Honky tonk/hideaway (some flaws in the very beginning)
- Sound the bell
- Boot hill
- Brown eyed handsome man
- I smell trouble (tape flip)
- Don't take advantage of me/drum solo
- Murdering blues
- Mojo boogie
- Johnny b. Goode
- It's all over now
You can hear it online by just clicking it here -- [ia800704.us.archive.org]
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Milan
Ok Winter fans, someone just uploaded this today; aside from those two songs posted on the previous page, from Paris 1970, this is now the third video, that I know of, of the Johnny Winter And line up. Anyone know the exact date or venue?
Edited to add: Could be Atlanta Pop, 5 july 1970? Pro-shot, those bright lights, his name on the screen as if there were more performers...