zombywoof Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I just found out that Johnny Winter died on July 16 in Switzerland. Usually these things do not affect me but this one hits hard. I first saw Johnny when Steve Paul brought him to New York to play in his club. I stuck with him, even through his "rock star" period. I will nevrer forget seeing him with Muddy Water where Johnny just nailed Muddy's style. The last couple of times I saw Johnny he was so frail that somebody walked out on stage with him and he sat the entire gig. No matter. It was an honor just to sit at his feet. We will feel the loss of Johnny Winter deep down in our bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 let's have a little unquiet moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Early Johnny could NOT be beat!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjcOSmmTTiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Was lucky to see Winter twice - in 1979 and 84. A true legend - a master and co-innovator of classic basic electric rock. ★ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjl200 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sad to know he is gone , Always will remember November 1969 . Palm Beach Pop Festival Johnny and his band played Friday night what a show .The next day Johnny, Edger and Janis Joplin with Big Brother all Jamming on Saturday night until 1 or 2 am ...before the Rolling Stones came out and played....those were the days.......RIP Johnny and thanks for all the music and memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 This is sad. :( He was one of the greatest guitarists on the planet. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozz Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 A friend of mine summed the news up pretty well when he said, Go Johnny Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Sail on, JW. is the real s***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 RIP, Johnny!.....Damn I am feeling old now .... Getting old and in bad health sucks...I know I have it coming to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Truly sad news. A guitar player's player! Every time I see or play a vintage sunburst Gibson Firebird, I think of Johnny Winter. Saw him perform on VH1 Classic at Clapton's CrossRoad Festival. Very frail and in a chair the whole of his performance. But he still delivered! Another legend gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 RIP JW! He was a huge influence - he had every trick in the book. I had his first recordings and his work with Muddy Waters, well and truly hooked and all the later rockier ones....and I was lucky enough to see him in the early eighties. Every guitar player in town was there to see him! He had some rude press reviews from the previous gig in (Sydney?) for 'playing too many solos', so he opened his gig I saw here with a blues rock with solos for at least 40 blues progressions and on the last progression, he stepped up to the mic for his trademark: "Allllll-rrrriiiighhhttt!!!!!" and the crowd went apeshite. I saw him on Letterman only a few months ago, and I posted the link here somewhere - he was sitting, obviously really ill, but the playing was sensational. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 RIP, guitar hero. He was the real blues deal...straight out of the early primitive blues players' (Son House Robert Johnson, Mississippi Muddy Waters's)time time, except transplanted to our time. I will miss not only his music, but the many guitar magazine articles he wrote where he always shared meaningful guitar playing tips with readers. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This is for you BluesKing!!! As I'm a huge fan of the blues myself, This is one of Johnny's finest performances IMHO! Enjoy! (at :40 in the video, a young Stevie Ray Vaughn?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM3ULoOyPxw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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