Many years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing this Angel of a Bluesman perform in a rowdy bar in South Bend, Indiana. My husband knew how much I loved Johnny’s music, so we took a ride to see him live. I simply cannot put into words how skilled he was at playing slide guitar. I’ve never seen anyone play with the speed he had. He had such amazing dexterity He didn’t miss a note. I saw him toward the end of his life. He looked so thin when he was helped onstage to a chair. But the minute he picked up his guitar he blew away the entire room. Rest in Peace, Johnny. You were the best of the best. I will never forget you.
So nice of you to say what you said. There is no doubt that Johnny Winter was 1 of the absolute best blues players. I seen him many of times from Madison Square Garden to small bars & he Always played like it was his best performance.
@@midlifemotox Is that to say you can play equally well or better - or are you just being sarcastic and humorous? I for one, appreciate humorous sarcasm....as long as it's apriorily true and can be a learning experience.
Johnny Winter is one of those rare guitarists who has a spooky, voodoo groove that only a few are born with. You don't so much hear it, as feel it and it's inexplicable.
i was 18 years old when he did this....i am now 71 years old....back then ,,,, radical..... now.... radical....this man is the ultimate blues rocker......
Hi there I m 73now, same age, still radical and alt. Love Johnny W records. Sometimes too wild, then I do s Blues. He mastered all styles also aRobert Johnson. Holland.
Johnny is not in the movie because of poor management I was there and he blew me away. I. saw him over 20 times actually got to go back stage when he played small clubs in Rhode Island. Mr. Winter was a musical genius and a beautiful spirit he talk to you like a best friend… Eight months after Woodstock I was in the jungles hunting Charlie.Losing friends in a war that we never lost. Bless Johnny and my fallen brothers!
I wonder how many people that attended the concert went on to Vietnam or had already come back to see this concert? I’m a Marine and Army OEF veteran. The concert had so many amazing performances. This is my first time seeing Johnny Winter there and you’re right, it’s incredible. They should rerelease the movie and include these lost performances. Today is the 55th anniversary of the concert and I thought of it today. I’ve been watching the performances that weren’t in the movie. A lot of them were so incredible that I’m really surprised that they weren’t included in the final film. This one especially! Mountain’s performance of Southbound Train rocks too.
I am 67 and I saw them all, Cream , Stones, Stewart , Clapton, Dylan , Marriot, they all are examples of the great era of the rock but nobody has his voodoo, tex mex , blues feeling all together , great voice if you ask me who gave me the spine’chill in a concert is him. Unknown and forgotten in this world of lies.
This is the single greatest performance at Woodstock. The amount of sound he's creating with simultaneous lead and rhythm, one foot in the past and one foot in the future. THEN he whips out that slide. It's all here. Complete blues. So glad we are now able to see this.
I wasn't at Woodstock but I saw him blow away Led Zeppelin at the Laurel Pop Festival in Maryland and I saw him blow away the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore the night they recorded their live album. Both Zep and the Brothers were amazing but he was MORE amazing!!!!
Best similar recording of Johnny doing 'lead' and 'rhythm' is first song off his first album: Johnny Winter - Memory Pain. Don't believe anyone will ever match that.
I got to see him back in the seventies several times. To use an overused word, he truly was awesome. In this performance from Woodstock he looks happy and definitely in control. Phenomenal Player!!
LOL. It was kind of the same for me. At that age, at school dances, I couldn't wait for them to be over so I could get home and be alone with my older brother's albums of Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, The Animals, and Al Kooper, etc. That kind of dates me but there you go.
I knew Johnny. He was one of the sweetest, unassuming people in person but could roar on stage. It was what he loved, where he belonged and he did it until the end in Zurich. Miss him still. I used to just watch his hands. He asked me once what I was doin’. I said “ just watchin’ your hands “. He laughed and said “ you ain’t gonna learn nothin’ by just watchin’ my hands! “. So right!! Now I play, but nothing like this and never will. He is one of the best ever
Johnny Winter wonderland...the Snowman....The King of Cool. I saw him in Austin one night ripping it up. He was hopping around and doing that electric jitter thing, but he fell off the stage. Kinda hurt himself. But he closed out. Johnny was on fire.
The man was a mother freekin legend. He could lay down some of the tastiest blues licks or straight up rip an axe for hours and never lose a lick even in his 70's. I feel bad for today's generation because music anymore is devoid of such talent. I bet there is one hell of a jam session going on up in the white room right now. Rest In Peace Johnny Winter!
***** we shouldnt have to look for it its the labels jobs to bring it to us, and they are failing. There is nothing on the level of rock from those decades anywhere being made. If it is its just a copy. For ie., no 3 piece band is gonna sound better than Cream or the Experience
Gott sei Dank habe ich sie alle live in West- Berlin erleben dürfen. Gallager, A. Lee, Winter, Robin Trower, Ted Nudgen und alle anderen großen Meister an der Gitarre. Danke 🌅
Johnny Winter made Blues popular on a national scale. I know this is open for debate, he, Roy Buchanan and Rory Gallagher were the top three White blues players in the 60's that put White Blues on the map. Clapton, Richards, Page, Duane Allman and others followed. I would say it is a tossup who was the greatest of the three. But Johnny Winter certainly did more to promote and push blues into the general public awareness than anyone else. I think he also needs to be credited as the finest slide blues player ever. For all of you SRV fans out there, Johnny Winter's best material is not available anywhere except in the memory of those who got to see him live in the 60's and early 70's. SRV is not in the same league as Winter - just different. Most of his live blues was mind boggling phenomenal. Jimi Hendrix was a Winter fan. What Johnny Winter did for blues music was as big an impact as Babe Ruth for baseball. And until his death in 2014, he was still an incredible blues guitarist.
@@thomasjachimski9729 agree with you! Henry Vestine and Blind Owl Wison and Harvey Mandel were excellents guitarists. There are plenty of other good guitarists. Kim Simonds, the Great Peter Green, Mick Bloomfield, Stan Webb, Mick Taylor, Robin Trower, Jorma Kaukonen, John Cipollina, etc, etc. I think (mi opinion) keith richards is so overrated. Greetings Thomas. ✌️
The first time i heard Johnny Winter i was living in Lima, Peru hanging out with all my surfing buddies in 8th grade ('72) and my best friends older brother put him on the turntable...that record didnt come off that turntable for a month. I cant believe i didnt know until today he played woodstock. Hearing his music brings great memories from simpler times.
Johnny Winter deserves a lot of credit. What is happening here I think is historic, although I doubt if the general public quite understands or appreciates it. Johnny Winter has single handedly taken the deep southern blues of Robert Johnson Etc., amplified it and performed it in front of 300,000. That's "Over The Moon" if you ask me. I was there...!
My first exposure to the blues as a 14 year old kid was Johnny Winter's self titled album in 1969 - have loved the blues ever since and it is still one of my favorite albums- a very under rated cat!
Thomas De Lello Love him, and I have heard some of the tracks from that album, but mainly live versions etc. I will get it as a complete set of the original songs and check it out. Thanks.
I love how the guitar is clean and it's just all him and barebones rhythm. And yes, I know the significance. You're dead on right. Johnny is one of the best. Still love him. I outgrew a lot of music, but not Johnny - and others with the deep traditions and great touch.
Thank god for UA-cam! I remember all this great music but since it was over 40 years ago millions of people weren't even born to "remember" this stuff. If there were no UA-cam all this great music would be just a distant memory. On Sirius Radio you can listen to BB King's "Bluesville" and hear a LOT of stuff that doesn't even exist on Vinyl or CD format (bootleg and B-side stuff). Everyone has their own favorites but a LOT of music would be lost to time. As an 'old guy' I'll just say again, "thank god for UA-cam"!
Saw him once in a deserted bar give a FLAWLESS performance (there was s a snowstorm so no one came out). He didn't miss a note. As an amateur guitarist, I followed him envisioning playing what he was playing and got bowled over. He was so fast and so accurate. When I hear someone call Johnny Winter the greatest guitarist that ever lived, I make no attempt to stop them.
CJM...why would anyone attempt to stop the opinion of another? Huxley ..Brave New World. Good thing there are still people who don't try to shape the opinions of others to their own liking.
6 string,,,,,12 string,,,, slide...rock....pop....blues, Johnny was in a league of his own and would have blown all of his contemporaries off the stage.
Each generation adds their own brick to music history's wall. I cannot express how fortunate I feel having hit my teen years in the early 60s. So blessed to see that foundation laid that so many have drawn inspiration from. Alive in me to this day. I'll carry it with me to the end. Bless you all who keep it current and fresh, yet stay true to that Foundation.
Seen Johnny winters in the 70's in Cleveland when we walked out side public hall after the concert it was snowing. What a TERMENDOUS concert LOVE LOVE JOHNNY WINTER. CLEVELAND COLLINWOOD OHIO, ROCKS.❤
I was 15 in '69, a bit too young to attend Woodstock, and living in another country. However, I bought the albums, watched the movies, and later attended both the US Festivals. Until I discovered this video, I didn't even know that Johnny was at Woodstock! I got to see him live in Sausalito about 12 years ago, and I am very happy about that. He is a Legend. RIP
This man grew with the blues in his veins. He the distilled it into the purest electric blues you can find on the planet. I was there for this performance. Unreal. RIP Johnny B Good we're still listening.
The Winters playing together at Woodstock 69. Edgar playing Sax & Organ at the same time. They were the albino tornadoes. Untouchable! The end of an era. Beautiful!
I've come to appreciate Johnny! He's at his best when he's just freewheeling with that slide! But he really is good enough to play rhythm and lead at the same time. Not my favorite type of music but I do recognize his talent. Not many guitarists ever even pickup a 12 string electric,let alone dare try to use one with a slide! In my opinion he's probably the goat with a slide guitar!
@larryhudspeth4072 Yeah, I looked at that, too. I looked it up and you hit a home run! For the Woodstock show he took the 6 light strings off for that show. I couldn't find anything else about it which is now going to bug me till I find out why! I also didn't know how many OGs played that fender ElectricXII. TOWNSEND used it to record most of Tommy. Anyways, good catch!
Truly one of a kind .......the mold was broken when he was born ....I loved SRV ...but I never heard SRV talk of Johnny Winter which I always found strange !!!
RRHOF is run by a couple of clowns. It is totally over hyped and has no standard by which they rate. They do whatever they want and clearly lack in musical sophistication, as well are petulant children who don't put fantastic people in because of petty resentments.
It was my great pleasure to meet this man and see him play. He even signed an old album of his. He was very gracious and kind even tho he was suffering many health troubles at the time. RIP Johnny we loved you man.
I had the same experience meeting him. We sat in his trailer after the concert, talked and I could tell he was very tired. I remember his face when I told him I was a player grew up listening to Clapton & Hendrix but studying Winter. He smiled we shook hands. One of the crew came in said JW needed to rest asked if I wanted his autograph. I had nothing so he said the shirt. He signed it on the back real big. I don't think I ever put that shirt back on.
My music budyy and I had the honor of meeting and jamming with Johnny back in '73 when he lived in NYC. We worked in a deli around the corner of his Eastside apartment and he used to come into the deli a lot and we struck up a friendship. It was just after his 30th birthday and he shaved his beard when we were at his apartment because he wanted to "look younger". He was a cordial, and kind gentleman. We partied all night with Johnny and some more of our friends. We even went to a club to see David Amram perform. Johnny turned the whole audience into a back up band for Dave. A fun night was had by all. When I saw Johnny in '69 at the Fillmore East he was using this old, beat up Fender 12 String electric (but not with all of the strings on it) that we see here. He made it sound like it was sent from Heaven. Johnny Winter was a gifted musician and a cordial gentleman.
I was there on that crowded cow field on a Sunday night in Bethel New York watching Johnny Winter His 12 string Fender, with 6strings plugged into a Fender Twin Reverb,bass, and drums , unforgettable to this day!
Johnny at his absolute best! He was a true inspiration to any young buck trying to understand and play the blues. Thank you Johnny- your music will live forever. R.I.P.
Same here! I did not know, and I'm from that era, that Mr. Winter performed at Woodstock; I never heard too much about him when I was young; I also never knew he was so freak'n outstanding!
I love how Johnny could play the shit out of that guitar. Rhythm and lead like a Demon, a screaming Demon no less, yet still rip out some blistering vocals. A real legend.
@@DJK-cq2uyJohnny had a screaming Demon on his chest, and a tattoo on his thigh. Got naked woman all over him , until the day he die - from the song The illustrated Man
I have considered, who might have the longest fingers in rock ? At the mo I have a tie between JW and Vincent Crane keyboard player with Atomic Rooster RIP JW you will always be one of the greats.
A quick summary from the internet : Johnny Winter's Woodstock performance was excluded from the original film and soundtrack due to contractual disputes between his manager and festival promoters.Editing choices also played a role, as filmmakers deemed Winter's act "too strange" for inclusion. His set occurred during the early hours of Monday, which may have contributed to its omission. Winter's performance is now recognized as a standout moment... Imagine his career when he would have been honored as much as he did deserve.... Well, I was born '64 in Germany and I had the privilege to see him 3 times live on stage in the Frankfurt area. He was the one that saved me from too much mainstream music and he was my primary musical source ( Thoma B. if you'd ever read this, call me !!) Johnny motivated us to learn guitar. Thank you so much
Rest in peace, Johnny! You were a damn legend and truly a treasure to behold and to gaze in awe and wonderment at your sweet, sweet guitar licks. ROCK ON FOREVER!!!
Johnny was a great musician. Love his style of blues man. It is electrifying! I always thought that he was underrated. Hope he is now rated with the best that ever did it! Legendary. RIP Brother never forgotten!!!
His whole life revolved around his music from a very very young age. Johnny Winter is what you get when you dedicate yourself to your muse and let nothing get in the way. The special talented individuals are what make life so exciting to experience and enjoy and also to inspire.
Oh yeah, memories. Being a blues lover, he caught my ear quickly, had every album. When Jimi Hendrix was asked "What does it feel like to be the greatest guitar player in the world" he said "I don't know why don't you ask Johnny Winter?"
@@paulquirk3783 I read the reason why it keeps changes is cuz he never actually said that. I have red it where he says it on the dick cavett show but that’s false, Jimi instead said “I’m not the greatest guitarist in the world, how about the best sitting in this chair?”
It's actually true and on film somewhere. But Jimi wasn't a blues player as such, primarily. JW was a bloozeman threw and threw. Jimi was 'way out. ' Johnny was RIGHT IN THERE.
Well, isn't this a nice find? Wow. Saw Johnny Winter twice @ Fillmore West. Once with Double Trouble & Edgar Winter. A few months later saw Johnny Winter And (opening for Jack Bruce & Friends). Just ripped my head wide open both times. Remember hearing Highway 61 the first time? Yeah, like that.
Fortunate enough to have seen many shows in the 70s that man could whip a crowd up and play like nobodys business! A lot of encores were Johnny B. Goode and he certainly was!
Still alive and well is the best song ever written.
That whole album is a jewel.
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing this Angel of a Bluesman perform in a rowdy bar in South Bend, Indiana. My husband knew how much I loved Johnny’s music, so we took a ride to see him live. I simply cannot put into words how skilled he was at playing slide guitar. I’ve never seen anyone play with the speed he had. He had such amazing dexterity He didn’t miss a note. I saw him toward the end of his life. He looked so thin when he was helped onstage to a chair. But the minute he picked up his guitar he blew away the entire room. Rest in Peace, Johnny. You were the best of the best. I will never forget you.
My favorite slide guitarist is Glen Kaiser (Blacktop album is a good place to start, if interested)
So nice of you to say what you said. There is no doubt that Johnny Winter was 1 of the absolute best blues players. I seen him many of times from Madison Square Garden to small bars & he Always played like it was his best performance.
@@rayfrazier8657 I’ll take that compliment. Thank you!
The bass player here with Johnny Winter is Tommy Shannon, years later he would end up being the bassist of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
Met Tommy in Portland Oregon at the blues festival, was a very nice cat took the time to talk about Johnny!
Before Stevie ray vaughn johnny winter was the man in the blues genre.
Stevie's actual bass player is on stage with Johnny. Tommy Shannon
Stevie Ray is not in the same league as Winter, Not even close
Yes sir.🇨🇱😎👍
Him & Leslie West, also at WStock
Highly highly underrated. Don ‘t understand it. Miss him.
Not underrated...but he was simply not marketed as well as some of his fellow guitar greats.
A genius one of the best the world has ever seen amazing
Rip Mr Winter
johnny was the best of all the performers there
If this doesn't send a chill down your spine, you've got no soul.
Johnny, what a player.
I guess I'm soulless. I sold it to the devil a long time ago.
@@midlifemotox Is that to say you can play equally well or better - or are you just being sarcastic and humorous? I for one, appreciate humorous sarcasm....as long as it's apriorily true and can be a learning experience.
Better. Without a doubt,, Because we all know it's a competition. @@msaintpc
It did , watch over and over
Johnny Winter is one of those rare guitarists who has a spooky, voodoo groove that only a few are born with. You don't so much hear it, as feel it and it's inexplicable.
He is incredible, I’m young and never grew up on old music but I eventually found it myself and Johnnys sound is one of my favourites.
Been grooving on John
Since 59 couldn't agree
More than the preacher
preaching to the choir
In some circles it's said that some guitarists are Johnny Winter wannabes
Sad?Sad?Sad.
I kinda hear that too with Jimmy Page!!!
Such an awesome guitarist!!
i was 18 years old when he did this....i am now 71 years old....back then ,,,, radical..... now.... radical....this man is the ultimate blues rocker......
Me too👍👍👍
Something else, he has the swagger and the guitar skills to back it up. Beautiful.
Hi there I m 73now, same age, still radical and alt. Love Johnny W records. Sometimes too wild, then I do s Blues. He mastered all styles also aRobert Johnson. Holland.
Same age, also 71.
@@slideguitarblues 72 here, Johnny has been rocking my world since 1969.
Johnny is not in the movie because of poor management I was there and he blew me away.
I. saw him over 20 times actually got to go back stage when he played small clubs in Rhode Island. Mr. Winter was a musical genius and a beautiful spirit he talk to you like a best friend… Eight months after Woodstock I was in the jungles hunting Charlie.Losing friends in a war that we never lost. Bless Johnny and my fallen brothers!
I wonder how many people that attended the concert went on to Vietnam or had already come back to see this concert? I’m a Marine and Army OEF veteran. The concert had so many amazing performances. This is my first time seeing Johnny Winter there and you’re right, it’s incredible. They should rerelease the movie and include these lost performances. Today is the 55th anniversary of the concert and I thought of it today. I’ve been watching the performances that weren’t in the movie. A lot of them were so incredible that I’m really surprised that they weren’t included in the final film. This one especially! Mountain’s performance of Southbound Train rocks too.
Brought Edgar out...I was there too. Also saw Johnnie jamb with BB King at the Newport Jazz festival earlier that summer.
Thanks for your service
I’ve seen the Southbound Train performance at Woodstock as well and it rocks.
I am 67 and I saw them all, Cream , Stones, Stewart , Clapton, Dylan , Marriot, they all are examples of the great era of the rock but nobody has his voodoo, tex mex , blues feeling all together , great voice if you ask me who gave me the spine’chill in a concert is him. Unknown and forgotten in this world of lies.
did u miss out of CANNED HEAT?Sounds so.F trump ears a lot.Deeep state of dismenour
Never seen this before great guitar playing! Plays without a pick.
Johnny never enjoyed the commercial success he deserved. Saw him a couple times. A true blues legend. RIP Johnny, much love.
Johnny needs to be in the r'n'r hall of fame yesterday!
Piss on the hall you know what's great don't need corporate douchery involved.
R& R hall of fame has become a joke. He doesn’t need it. The unfortunate part is he never got enough credit when he was still alive.
Its a meaningless institution
This is the single greatest performance at Woodstock. The amount of sound he's creating with simultaneous lead and rhythm, one foot in the past and one foot in the future. THEN he whips out that slide. It's all here. Complete blues. So glad we are now able to see this.
I wasn't at Woodstock but I saw him blow away Led Zeppelin at the Laurel Pop Festival in Maryland and I saw him blow away the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore the night they recorded their live album. Both Zep and the Brothers were amazing but he was MORE amazing!!!!
Hell YEAH
Best similar recording of Johnny doing 'lead' and 'rhythm' is first song off his first album: Johnny Winter - Memory Pain.
Don't believe anyone will ever match that.
I got to see him back in the seventies several times. To use an overused word, he truly was awesome. In this performance from Woodstock he looks happy and definitely in control. Phenomenal Player!!
No it wasn't
Johnny Winter plays guitar like no other I don't really think to many people realize how great he really was RIP Johnny
Agreed. Don't think I've heard this in 50 years. Listened to The Canned Heat set yesterday.
I agree Johnny was the real deal.
@@willowufgood261 real deal fochill RIP JOHNNY D. BEST
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@@Pray-4-Me
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For you.Bless you.
This is the man that saved me from pop music when I was thirteen.
I'll never forget him - ever.
LOL. It was kind of the same for me. At that age, at school dances, I couldn't wait for them to be over so I could get home and be alone with my older brother's albums of Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, The Animals, and Al Kooper, etc. That kind of dates me but there you go.
Second Winter album probably?
I knew Johnny. He was one of the sweetest, unassuming people in person but could roar on stage. It was what he loved, where he belonged and he did it until the end in Zurich. Miss him still. I used to just watch his hands. He asked me once what I was doin’. I said “ just watchin’ your hands “. He laughed and said “ you ain’t gonna learn nothin’ by just watchin’ my hands! “. So right!! Now I play, but nothing like this and never will. He is one of the best ever
Johnny Winter and live, is one of the best live albums ever!
We wore two of those LPs out back in High School...great Album!!!👍👍👍
Best version of Jumpin' Jack Flash ever
Best version of Rock and Roll Huchie coo as well
Captured Live ain't bad either.
Johnny Winter wonderland...the Snowman....The King of Cool. I saw him in Austin one night ripping it up. He was hopping around and doing that electric jitter thing, but he fell off the stage. Kinda hurt himself. But he closed out. Johnny was on fire.
How in the world did this not make it into the movie?
The light show wasn't up 😂
Wouldn't sign a contract, same with Mountain.
I've seen a few more good shows that didn't make the movie. Back in the 70s or early 80s. Saw it once and never found it again.
I agree ! Johnny was tremendous like always ! I was there 🔥💥
Between this and Canned Heat at Woodstock, I am floored. Thanks for posting!!
I was at Woodstock and Johnny’s performance was one-of the best of the entire weekend!
I was there, I saw him (and Edgar) and I agree.......
Lucky you. I had to wait for the 2 doubles LP's to be sold in México. Greetings Howard ✌️
How can you remember? 😂
In the middle of the night Sunday night... blew me away.
Me too. I agree.
Unbelievable that this performance was left out of the movie. That was epic.
yup.
The movie 's narrative sux.
His managers decision....dumba**!!
Same with Canned heat
his manager didn't give them rights to be in the movie. It was his decision.
The man was a mother freekin legend. He could lay down some of the tastiest blues licks or straight up rip an axe for hours and never lose a lick even in his 70's. I feel bad for today's generation because music anymore is devoid of such talent. I bet there is one hell of a jam session going on up in the white room right now. Rest In Peace Johnny Winter!
*****
we shouldnt have to look for it its the labels jobs to bring it to us, and they are failing. There is nothing on the level of rock from those decades anywhere being made. If it is its just a copy. For ie., no 3 piece band is gonna sound better than Cream or the Experience
They are all jamming together! Cant wait to go to music lovers heaven.
Well said, and 100% TRUE !!
white room has black curtains...
How you doing jouy let's go Brandon 😂😂😂
A half century later...this is the first I heard that Johnny Winter was at Woodstock! Wow! 😂
What finger work,and on a 12 string.Amazing!!!
He's strung it with only 6.
Amazing Maestro!
Gott sei Dank habe ich sie alle live in West- Berlin erleben dürfen. Gallager, A. Lee, Winter, Robin Trower, Ted Nudgen und alle anderen großen Meister an der Gitarre. Danke 🌅
That’s an amazing ensemble
Johnny Winter made Blues popular on a national scale. I know this is open for debate, he, Roy Buchanan and Rory Gallagher were the top three White blues players in the 60's that put White Blues on the map. Clapton, Richards, Page, Duane Allman and others followed. I would say it is a tossup who was the greatest of the three. But Johnny Winter certainly did more to promote and push blues into the general public awareness than anyone else. I think he also needs to be credited as the finest slide blues player ever. For all of you SRV fans out there, Johnny Winter's best material is not available anywhere except in the memory of those who got to see him live in the 60's and early 70's. SRV is not in the same league as Winter - just different. Most of his live blues was mind boggling phenomenal. Jimi Hendrix was a Winter fan. What Johnny Winter did for blues music was as big an impact as Babe Ruth for baseball. And until his death in 2014, he was still an incredible blues guitarist.
you forgot canned heat
And Janis Joplin.
Absolutely spot on .
Get the fuck ready
@@thomasjachimski9729 agree with you! Henry Vestine and Blind Owl Wison and Harvey Mandel were excellents guitarists. There are plenty of other good guitarists. Kim Simonds, the Great Peter Green, Mick Bloomfield, Stan Webb, Mick Taylor, Robin Trower, Jorma Kaukonen, John Cipollina, etc, etc. I think (mi opinion) keith richards is so overrated. Greetings Thomas. ✌️
One of my three guitar idols. He was like magic.
Johnny and his brother, both music geniuses ❤
Id go as far as saying this is the best live blues guitar proformance EVER
The most authentic and talented white blues artist l've ever heard RIP bluesman
I never get tired of this.
Don't forget about Duane and Eric
Alan Wilson of canned heat also RIP blind owl
John Hammond jr is pretty good!...But he sticks to acoustic guitar and harmonica.
Still alive and well!! JW
Underrated. Johnny has a ethereal presence, like he was borrowed from another era in space
Pretty amazing - that’s a 12 string fender with only 6- evidently he liked the way it sounded for slide
Damn, if they had included this in the final movie, it could have advanced appreciation for blues by about two decades.
The first time i heard Johnny Winter i was living in Lima, Peru hanging out with all my surfing buddies in 8th grade ('72) and my best friends older brother put him on the turntable...that record didnt come off that turntable for a month. I cant believe i didnt know until today he played woodstock. Hearing his music brings great memories from simpler times.
Surfing in Peru ... Simpler times, ha! (Me: El Salvador, 1970s before the wars, simpler times, sort of ...)
Seen the band the last time at a bar south of Ocala ,Fla. In 92? All that with a 12 string...unbelievable!!
Johnny Winter deserves a lot of credit. What is happening here I think is historic, although I doubt if the general public quite understands or appreciates it. Johnny Winter has single handedly taken the deep southern blues of Robert Johnson Etc., amplified it and performed it in front of 300,000. That's "Over The Moon" if you ask me. I was there...!
My first exposure to the blues as a 14 year old kid was Johnny Winter's self titled album in 1969 - have loved the blues ever since and it is still one of my favorite albums- a very under rated cat!
ablackcockatoo
... Same way with me only with me it was the first Paul Butterfield Blues Band album. I strongly recommend it to you.
Thomas De Lello Love him, and I have heard some of the tracks from that album, but mainly live versions etc. I will get it as a complete set of the original songs and check it out. Thanks.
I love how the guitar is clean and it's just all him and barebones rhythm. And yes, I know the significance. You're dead on right. Johnny is one of the best. Still love him. I outgrew a lot of music, but not Johnny - and others with the deep traditions and great touch.
Not many people now Hendrix was the second best guitar player a Woodstock.
That was crazy.... Johnny is amazing!!!!!!
Thank god for UA-cam! I remember all this great music but since it was over 40 years ago millions of people weren't even born to "remember" this stuff. If there were no UA-cam all this great music would be just a distant memory. On Sirius Radio you can listen to BB King's "Bluesville" and hear a LOT of stuff that doesn't even exist on Vinyl or CD format (bootleg and B-side stuff). Everyone has their own favorites but a LOT of music would be lost to time. As an 'old guy' I'll just say again, "thank god for UA-cam"!
Outstanding Sound his Slide. NO body wont reach him.
One of the most underrated genius blues guitar world could have
I just realized he passed and ended up back here again.
He was 25 in this video. Now he belongs to the ages. He was one of the greats.
Caught him live at the Beacon Theatre in 84 or 85. Ten Years After opened up for him.
the song still rocks today!!!
😎Finally get to see this! Shame it wasn’t included in the Woodstock movie.👍🏼
Because Jimi (maybe) would have been upstaged. Or he was in many musician’s opinions.
Saw Johnny Winter headline at the Santa Monica Civic ….J.Geils Band opened …..
Needless to say
We were BLOWN AWAY
Saw him once in a deserted bar give a FLAWLESS performance (there was s a snowstorm so no one came out). He didn't miss a note. As an amateur guitarist, I followed him envisioning playing what he was playing and got bowled over. He was so fast and so accurate. When I hear someone call Johnny Winter the greatest guitarist that ever lived, I make no attempt to stop them.
I’ve never heard anyone say that but I wouldn’t argue with them either. ❤️ Johnny Winter
Kind of what happened to me in a bar in Little Rock. Leon Russell
I saw him in a bar on Long Island, Roslyn,, place c Allen U.S. BLUES. He just walked in and started playing, Geez what a show!!
I agree with your opinion he sounds like one of the geniuses in our time. Thank the universe that the BESTlives on
CJM...why would anyone attempt to stop the opinion of another? Huxley ..Brave New World. Good thing there are still people who don't try to shape the opinions of others to their own liking.
"....playin' guitar just like ringin' a bell.."
One of the very first albums I ever bought from a 2nd hand store was Johnny Winter Live. Great album! RIP.
Although he passed away his music will be remembered forever!!
Got to see him live 3 times.
6 string,,,,,12 string,,,, slide...rock....pop....blues, Johnny was in a league of his own and would have blown all of his contemporaries off the stage.
Here it's a 12-string strung with only a normal set of six strings.
True master of blues, Beaumont TX home town proud.
Each generation adds their own brick to music history's wall. I cannot express how fortunate I feel having hit my teen years in the early 60s. So blessed to see that foundation laid that so many have drawn inspiration from. Alive in me to this day. I'll carry it with me to the end. Bless you all who keep it current and fresh, yet stay true to that Foundation.
Seen Johnny winters in the 70's in Cleveland when we walked out side public hall after the concert it was snowing. What a TERMENDOUS concert LOVE LOVE JOHNNY WINTER. CLEVELAND COLLINWOOD OHIO, ROCKS.❤
beyond belief..wow,.,.been a long time since I've heard old JW stuff..and never saw this..and people thumb downed this?
By far the best one that weekend
I was 15 in '69, a bit too young to attend Woodstock, and living in another country. However, I bought the albums, watched the movies, and later attended both the US Festivals. Until I discovered this video, I didn't even know that Johnny was at Woodstock! I got to see him live in Sausalito about 12 years ago, and I am very happy about that. He is a Legend. RIP
He was the master. Gave us 45 years of great rock and blues. Hard to believe he was only 25 years old in this.
more like 55 years started recording at 15
@@larryduvall9475 who
s counting ? Kick back
Saw him a few times at the Philadelphia Spectrum. He always brings the house down. He plays guitar just like he’s ringing a bell.
RIP Johnny
Johnny Winter finger picking a Fender 12 hocky stick ? Whoa the slide is unreal
Some people are born to make exceptional music. Others listen and enjoy. I'm one of the others. He's one of the first.
This man grew with the blues in his veins. He the distilled it into the purest electric blues you can find on the planet. I was there for this performance. Unreal. RIP Johnny B Good we're still listening.
The Winters playing together at Woodstock 69. Edgar playing Sax & Organ at the same time. They were the albino tornadoes. Untouchable! The end of an era. Beautiful!
Those LPs of them are a real pleasure to listen to.
Albino tornadoes. Awesome lol
I didn't know Johnny Winter performed at Woodstock. This video is priceless!
☆☆☆☆☆
His younger brother Edgar was backin him up
I dont now too !!!✌☮☻real cool how jung we all at this time-Oh man Buddy-see you 6 feet under ✌😊🎲
I think he came on very early in the morning.
I didn't either
Quite! A few other biggys were there I sure miss those people were cool with other people
Was always pissed they didn't include this on the 4 album set.
the ease at the way he played that guitar at Woodstock is just so beautiful
I can't remember how many times I saw Johnny winter , but ill tell you this...he never once disappointed
I've come to appreciate Johnny! He's at his best when he's just freewheeling with that slide! But he really is good enough to play rhythm and lead at the same time.
Not my favorite type of music but I do recognize his talent. Not many guitarists ever even pickup a 12 string electric,let alone dare try to use one with a slide! In my opinion he's probably the goat with a slide guitar!
Yes..I noticed that too..a 12 string head and neck..but looks like he's got only 6 strings on it?
@larryhudspeth4072 Yeah, I looked at that, too. I looked it up and you hit a home run! For the Woodstock show he took the 6 light strings off for that show. I couldn't find anything else about it which is now going to bug me till I find out why! I also didn't know how many OGs played that fender ElectricXII. TOWNSEND used it to record most of Tommy. Anyways, good catch!
There will never be another Johnny Winter; what a stupendous talent!
Truly one of a kind .......the mold was broken when he was born ....I loved SRV ...but I never heard SRV talk of Johnny Winter which I always found strange !!!
Saw Johnny at the Armadillo World Headquarters early 70s . Hell Yeah!!
The best blues guitarist ever!!! Underated and should have been in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame years ago!!!
Underrated? No way! Johnny Winter was a blues guitar God. Just ask Ritchie Blackmore.
The RRHOF is a hyped up crock. Johnny is way above their level.
RRHOF is run by a couple of clowns. It is totally over hyped and has no standard by which they rate. They do whatever they want and clearly lack in musical sophistication, as well are petulant children who don't put fantastic people in because of petty resentments.
It was my great pleasure to meet this man and see him play. He even signed an old album of his. He was very gracious and kind even tho he was suffering many health troubles at the time. RIP Johnny we loved you man.
I had the same experience meeting him. We sat in his trailer after the concert, talked and I could tell he was very tired. I remember his face when I told him I was a player grew up listening to Clapton & Hendrix but studying Winter.
He smiled we shook hands. One of the crew came in said JW needed to rest asked if I wanted his autograph. I had nothing so he said the shirt. He signed it on the back real big. I don't think I ever put that shirt back on.
Every time i watch his video's i see something new a new note a new move even after all these years it's still got a new grove to his music love it
My music budyy and I had the honor of meeting and jamming with Johnny back in '73 when he lived in NYC. We worked in a deli around the corner of his Eastside apartment and he used to come into the deli a lot and we struck up a friendship. It was just after his 30th birthday and he shaved his beard when we were at his apartment because he wanted to "look younger". He was a cordial, and kind gentleman. We partied all night with Johnny and some more of our friends. We even went to a club to see David Amram perform. Johnny turned the whole audience into a back up band for Dave. A fun night was had by all. When I saw Johnny in '69 at the Fillmore East he was using this old, beat up Fender 12 String electric (but not with all of the strings on it) that we see here. He made it sound like it was sent from Heaven. Johnny Winter was a gifted musician and a cordial gentleman.
Such great memories ...
I was there on that crowded cow field on a Sunday night in Bethel New York watching Johnny Winter
His 12 string Fender, with 6strings plugged into a Fender Twin Reverb,bass, and drums , unforgettable to this day!
Since 1970 i seen johnny in concert fifteen times and i miss him sometimes my jaw it the floor just amazed
Now THIS is an INSPIRING performance from a real MASTER!! RIP mr. Winter,you sir are a legend!
Johnny had a rock sound like no one else, I love his Highway 61 song
Johnny at his absolute best! He was a true inspiration to any young buck trying to understand and play the blues. Thank you Johnny- your music will live forever. R.I.P.
Same here! I did not know, and I'm from that era, that Mr. Winter performed at Woodstock; I never heard too much about him when I was young; I also never knew he was so freak'n outstanding!
At one point he was the highest paid recording artist I would say at that point he was probably the greatest guitarist in the world.
The man was a legend in his own style and picking unbelievable
I love how Johnny could play the shit out of that guitar. Rhythm and lead like a Demon, a screaming Demon no less, yet still rip out some blistering vocals. A real legend.
Pedro 147...Demon? I'm sure Johnny would like that one. 😉 😜
@@DJK-cq2uyJohnny had a screaming Demon on his chest, and a tattoo on his thigh. Got naked woman all over him , until the day he die - from the song The illustrated Man
@MrPnew1 Was that cuz he liked them or cuz he ultimately destroyed them? Consider his freedom from D n A...he talked about getting free..often.
I have considered, who might have the longest fingers in rock ? At the mo I have a tie between JW and Vincent Crane keyboard player with Atomic Rooster RIP JW you will always be one of the greats.
A quick summary from the internet : Johnny Winter's Woodstock performance was excluded from the original film and soundtrack due to contractual disputes between his manager and festival promoters.Editing choices also played a role, as filmmakers deemed Winter's act "too strange" for inclusion. His set occurred during the early hours of Monday, which may have contributed to its omission. Winter's performance is now recognized as a standout moment...
Imagine his career when he would have been honored as much as he did deserve.... Well, I was born '64 in Germany and I had the privilege to see him 3 times live on stage in the Frankfurt area. He was the one that saved me from too much mainstream music and he was my primary musical source ( Thoma B. if you'd ever read this, call me !!) Johnny motivated us to learn guitar. Thank you so much
Rest in peace, Johnny! You were a damn legend and truly a treasure to behold and to gaze in awe and wonderment at your sweet, sweet guitar licks. ROCK ON FOREVER!!!
Way under rated. Miss you Johnny.
Johnny was a great musician. Love his style of blues man. It is electrifying! I always thought that he was underrated. Hope he is now rated with the best that ever did it! Legendary. RIP Brother never forgotten!!!
Wow, that was great! Thank you for posting.
I saw him him twice in small bars in the late '80s. To say he was amazing is an understatement.
His whole life revolved around his music from a very very young age. Johnny Winter is what you get when you dedicate yourself to your muse and let nothing get in the way. The special talented individuals are what make life so exciting to experience and enjoy and also to inspire.
What was up with his eyes?...He seemed cross-eyed, but I guess he could see anyway?
Oh yeah, memories. Being a blues lover, he caught my ear quickly, had every album. When Jimi Hendrix was asked "What does it feel like to be the greatest guitar player in the world" he said "I don't know why don't you ask Johnny Winter?"
I looked this up and apparently he said Rory Gallagher and (another time) Billy Gibbons.
@@paulquirk3783 My preference would have been Robert Johnson.
@@paulquirk3783 I read the reason why it keeps changes is cuz he never actually said that. I have red it where he says it on the dick cavett show but that’s false, Jimi instead said “I’m not the greatest guitarist in the world, how about the best sitting in this chair?”
The way I heard it, when asked, Jimi said "Terry Kath" of the band Chicago
It's actually true and on film somewhere. But Jimi wasn't a blues player as such, primarily. JW was a bloozeman threw and threw. Jimi was 'way out. ' Johnny was RIGHT IN THERE.
luvs my brothers winters …thank u ……PEACE !
Well, isn't this a nice find? Wow. Saw Johnny Winter twice @ Fillmore West. Once with Double Trouble & Edgar Winter. A few months later saw Johnny Winter And (opening for Jack Bruce & Friends). Just ripped my head wide open both times. Remember hearing Highway 61 the first time? Yeah, like that.
One of the greatest guitar players ever
Fortunate enough to have seen many shows in the 70s that man could whip a crowd up and play like nobodys business! A lot of encores were Johnny B. Goode and he certainly was!
He and his brother never got the proper credit and respect they deserved, except by their peers. The world is better because of them.