I saw Johnny Winter And in March of 1971 at the Fillmore East. He and Rick Derringer brought the house down. That night the opening act was the Elvin Bishop Group and headlining was the Allman Brothers Band. This was the night that Johnny Winter And, and the Allman Brothers recorded their live albums at the Fillmore East. I was eighteen years old and was fortunate to be at this historical concert. Thank you God for putting me there.😊😊😊
@@soxwina We were at a very special show. The young concert goers nowadays will never capture that magical feeling we experienced while being entertained by such greatness! Thank you for letting me know that you were also there. 🤘🤘🤘
If you ever saw Johnny you would know who the best really was of all time. I'm 68 àñd I've seen them all. Noone has ever done to a croud like Johnny did.
I envy you! Johnny had such a voice, both on guitar and in his throat. I bet it was like a glorious freight train of love and soul crashing right into you.
Yeah mr.tim he played insanely AWESOME when i heard Johnny i didn't know anything it was right around this year 1970 i came from a MUSICAL family big brother played a bit with bigbrother and the holding company so big sisters LOVED music mother LUCY was involved in likening ALL the good 60s stuff judy blue eyes moby grape the faces the air plane CCR IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY DAVID LA FLAME I WAS SO little i LOVED the 4 lads from Liverpool SO MUCH IT TO ME WAS THE MOST POWERFUL HAPPY POSITIVE SOUNDING BAND THAN CSNY JIMI HENDRIX CAME OUT IT WAS TIME TO GET THAT TESCO DEL RAY ELECTRIC GUITAR I HAD MY EYES ON I LEARNED SELF TAUGHT GOT MY BROTHER IN LAWS NICE SEARS BIG SILVERTONE THAT BABY GOT LOUD IT HAD 6 10 INCH 🔊 SPEAKERS IN A CABINET WHEN I LEARNED FOGHATS FIRST RECORD MY BROTHER PUT A VERY NICE GUILD RE FINISHES IT MAN IT WAS THE ROAD I HOPED FOR JOHNNY WINTER JIMMY'S PLAYING PAGE AND HENDRIX ROBIN TROWER WAS A SOUND I WANTED WELL IT SHURE WASN'T LIKE LEARNING FOGHAT SO DERRICK DORGE A SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA KIDD LIKE ME ONLY ONE GREAT THING DERRICK K. DORGE REALLY COULD PLAY HENDRIX ALAN HOLDSWROTH 🎸 ROBIN TROWER frank marino styles no problem he needed a BASSPLAYER FAST SO LOOKING BACK I ALL OF A SUDDEN PLAYED BASS WE DID ORIGINAL SONGS DEREK WROTE ALMOST ALL BUT I WANTED TO MAKE MONEY AFTER AROUND 3 YEARS we PLAYED so many PARTYS HALL s earth shaker would do it CITY KIDD we got into OASIS BALLROOM rock roll dance CLUB didn't go well but we had robbie frossie on drums TESLA was born so Johnny winter was a fantastic guitar iconic. All amazing bad ass rock FUSION progressive scuffle acid BLUES JAZZ some reco nizeing songs people went NUTS OVER OUR SOUND it was not fu.n being broke
Sorry you TUBE people i gotta bit overwhelming thinking JUST TRUELY HOW MANY BAND$ WENT NUTS OVER US RUSH LIKE HENDRIX LIKE ORIGINAL MUSIC WAS KILLER BUT NO CLUB WE WERE LOUD REAL LOUD SORRY A FRIEND'S WANTS EQUINOX ON UA-cam YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY DERRICK IS AMAZINGLY GREAT ROBBIE BONZO PERT ME ALL OVER THE NECK BUT IN THE POCKET THANK YOU FOR POSTING JOHNNY WINTER THE BEST BLUES KILLER ONE OF EM Y'ALL KNOW
I saw him in Burlington VT not long before he passed in a relatively small venue. He asked the audience what to play as an encore, and I yelled highway 61. He said, I heard highway 61, and he played it. What a vocabulary he had and what tone. Hendrix, Santana and Johnny are the 3 best rock guitarists in my world.
I still have to say , since I was a kid , this man stole my heart with his playing and singing , nobody and I mean nobody , and I'm not going to cut down a bunch of players , because there are a lot of players but nobody delivers the the goods like Johnny may he rest in piece and know that he brought a lot of joy to the world of people that listen to this genre of music.
guitarhack210 No doubt. That man outdid all with the body of work , endless riffs. Not chords or trills,, the man ran every note incredibly fast... singing or not. . Like you ,, no bashing any other player. I’ve seen many. Here is my pick too. RIP Johnny
Your post rings with truth! I agree with your sentiments 100%, I saw Johnny on many occasions, to be honest I saw him many times when his playing was sub par but to me it was all worth it. I got to see and listen to him at his best and at his worse, but it was always moving and very honest. I was very sad when I heard he had passed away in Switzerland so far from home, I wished he had been able to die at home in his own bed. Thanks for posting
Here's a gold mine for every blues guitar player. Johnny's improvising is the most creative i've ever saw in the past century. He creates new licks while playing, and that's not something i see many guitar players doing these days. A great man. RIP Johnny!
@akros29 Yep! Winter caught my ear precisely because of his kind of blues riffing. He is a master of blues guitar! And Im hella picky with my blues.. Cheers mate.
He must of had callouses on his fingers like alligator skin. R.I.P..Ladies and Gentlemen,boys and girls. This is as good as it will ever be. Thank you, Johnny Winter
Johnny is my number one, played all his songs in my band , but never compare guitarists , .. Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Johnny Winter, the world was lucky to have them all..each great in his own right and each distinctive in their style
did the same in my band. they all had thier own special thing that there is no explanation for. but everyone has their own way to do everything, same with the way I play.
That's what I always say too. Music is not a sport. We don't need a first, second, or third, etc. place winner. There are so many great ones and I want to hear them all!
I got to see Johnny 3 times in concert, the last time was 2 weeks before he passed away! He walked out on stage on his own and his fingers still moved like crazy!! Rockin, jammin concert!! And, , and , , there was no assigned seating, since I was about the first to get there, I sat front row, about 5 feet away from him!! Freakin incredible!!!
The second song is some of the finest blues i have ever heard.They just dont make them like this anymore.RIP Johnny and thanks for all the fantastic shows i was able to see.Such a fantastic musician man i cant even put it in words.
These last couple of years I've lost so many of my musical idols and Johnny was right up there at the top of the list I seen him a few times when you should play at the capital and Roosevelt stadium in Jersey City he was the best rip JW ☮️
Sooo glad I saw Johnny last time I saw Johnny I think 2008 some where around there 3blocks from my house in Toledo OH how awesome is that!! R I P Johnny I got his autograph too!!!🎶🎶God Bless You Johnny miss you brother!!🎶🎶🎸
I saw Johnny play at the Capitol in Passaic New Jersey Roosevelt stadium and and for the last time at the Mayo in 2012 he was the man okay that's from the rock and roll OG ☮️
I started listening to Mr. Winter in 1969.I was knocked off my feet by his playing and singing. Now in 2022 He still knocks me off my feet.Saw him 5 times in my life in Alabama. What a gifted musician. One of the best if not the best guitar slingers of all time. Love You John Dawson winter 3rd. Rest in Peace Sir!
Playing with JW made Tommy a bit of a celebrity around Austin. He could go to most any club and walk right in. I believe that's how he met SRV and yes fortune did shine on him
...and Johnny's management persuaded him to replace Tommy and Red with Rick Derringer and his band shortly after this performance, thus creating Johnny Winter And. Mind you, Randy Jo Hobbs was an excellent bassist...
thank you johnny, your music shaped my life. i was at that concert on montreux in 1970. what a gift to have been living in the next town. every summer was a new miracle. zappa, hendrix, miles, mayall and so many others. imagine what swiss folk music was in my teenage years. yup. yodel and accordion were not touching my soul the way you did. you all still touch mine those days. thanks
Johnny would play the sweetest licks ever, then sting you like a hornets nest. I guess that's how you get the honey. Still my favorite bluesman ever. Love you Mister Winter.
I met and enjoyed mood improvers with JDW in 1970. I saw him twice before that, and 5 times thereafter - all GREAT shows. Although their styles are different, there are few skilled guitarists who would rank Johnny over Eric...
As I'm hanging a nicely framed T Shirt Johnny signed for me many years ago . The moment I stand back to admire , he comes on the radio singing Highway 61 revisited . I believe Johnny knew the great respect I had for him ! He had also died on my Birthday ! Love you Mr. Winter R.I.P.
My thrill of a lifetime was seeing Johnny play at Uncle Sam's Nightclub ( Buffalo N.Y. ) 1979 I was just few feet away against stage so close saw he had bottle of Blue Nun white wine in his guitar case - I was to young to have seen Hendrix but to see Johnny that close is a memory of a lifetime
Saw him in Anchorage Alaska outside at Kincaid Park. Leaned foreword on the stage the whole show. My best day ever. Still learning from him,....so far to go. LOVEYOUJOHNNIE.
I am a Brazilian , but lived in the US for a few years , Was blessed to see Johnny twice in top shape in the early 80`S . Once in L A after in D C . Few years back also here in Rio , left the concert almost crying . Saw right in front of my face his time would soon be finish ,. RIP my eternal idol ,,,,,Pretty sure you`re jamming with your pals M Waters , BB King and of course Jimi
He's not under-rated. Everybody agrees he was one of the all-time greats. BUT he should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for sure. Not Donna Summer or the Beastie Boys!
Johnny was definitely on this day. He is on fire for that intro to Mean Mistreator and his vocals are chilling as he brings in Be Careful with a Fool. Very few guitar players evoke the kind of awe that he does for me. He has a one of a kind tone, speed and fluidity, and obviously studied the greats while honing his chops. His work with Muddy was delta blues meets the future. Some of those amazing licks that he played on those recordings and on stage with Muddy no doubt pleased Muddy very much. For me, that was one of those occasions where music just doesn't get any better
The 1st and last time I saw Johnny live was February 2, 1971 with 'and' at 'der Stadthalle in Offenbach, Germany. Me, my Army buddies and about a 1000 drunk Germans all waited for the opening act, 'Mathews Southern Comfort'...they didn't show and finally after two hours here comes Johnny with his white Gibson Flying V, the entire stage was dark except for one spotlight, and he proceeds to walk off the front of the stage~! The entire place erupts in pandemonium~!..You see the guitar, then a skinny white arm, then a leg, then two, he crawls back up, shakes it off, 30 seconds later, the entire band EXPLODES for a two hour set...Good Times...
It's plain that Johnny Winters style has been emulated by everybody, notably Rory Gallagher and SRV. But his finger prints are all over everybody's blues solos and rightly so. We all learned a lot from this great icon of blues guitar. RIP
Johnny released his first album in 1969. Rory Gallagher formed Taste in 1966. They played extensively for the following two years. Taste played support for Cream's final performance in 1968, and toured with Blind faith on their North American tour in 1969. Gallagher's style was very well defined by the time of the release of Taste's first album in 1969. Not sure then how you reckon that he "emulated" Johnny's style? Both excellent guitarists btw.
@@gary-songwriter Exactly! But both these legends (Rory and Johnny) were really, really great! And I prefer both to most other famous white blues guitarists. There's something so genuine about their playing and enormous power and feeling. I'm glad I got to see them both live.
Johnny Winter never played with a usual plec while Rory and SRV did. That is a substantial difference and the reason why Johnny could play so fluently and fast! He also played a 12 string guitar with just 6 strings on - this way the strings are more seperated and easier to play with a thumb plec and 4 fingers on the right hand. Absolete incredible unique style (and sound)!
For more than 40 years I followed JW in his concerts whenever it was possible. He was and still is the greatest performer who plays with a feeling right out of his heart. His music will always be a great gift.
I'm nearly 60,and only got into Johnny over last few years.Inthink he's just about the best guitarist I've ever heard,his playing can be incredibly complex.He seems quite underated.
Says here, JW is the undisputed Superhero god of the guitar..I don't care who you put up against him..he is the King. I just like to know how could a human being possess and control that kind of talent for so long. Supernatural.
A very below the radar guitarist..but if you listen you could hear his influence on the likes of the guitarist of such groups as Lynerd Skynerd.. He was particularly amazing in that he sang, played rythmn, lead lines (AND danced too) all enterwined into one seemless and energetic performance.. He sounded like 3 or 4 people on stage at once!!..RIP soldier...
And neither in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Johnny Winters and friends is the finest (live) blues-rock album I've ever heard. J.W. and Derringer rip the place apart.
@@pb12661 Don't take the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame seriously. We know who is and were great, and we don't need some organizational contrivance to tell us that. I would say that Rock and Roll wasn't created so that it could have a hall of fame anyway.
There is so many great guitar players I will never hear enough in my life. Johnny Winter is one of the greats. Nothing like seeing a lot of the great Blues Bands Live N Loud close up. I'm old but when I wake up and crawl out of bed I'm Rockin to the Blues it makes me feel good. Kick up the music and play it loud for me. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
That is when I met him. I was working with a Swiss producer who had brought Chicago Transit Authority (or was it Blood Sweat and Tears? Memory gets fuddled with passing decades) to the Montreux Jazz Festival, so I had full access backstage and at the Musicians' Bar. Johnny was a shy, nervous and introverted young man, but as soon as he was on stage and playing the blues, he was completely transformed!
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When Johnny Winter died a big piece of the blues died with him , Im always gonna miss ya Johnny , the best guitar player ever , things will never be the same without you.
Always remember hours of practising in the basement, putting the needle in the groove back and forth, learning how to tune spanish and vastopol with no teacher, waking up in the early morning with my guitar on my belly, chivering and grabbing for my blanket. Later on stage the fullfilling enjoyment celebrating mean town blues and highway 61 rev. just to him. His playing enabled me even to understand the blues of the early twenties and this is what i´m doin´for the rest of my life. Sitting on the porch and playing the blues, all i ever dreamt of when i was young.
I was there, it was great! Living in Lausanne, I also saw Ten Years Ater, Canned Heat, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc. in Montreux. Thank you so much for this video !
I saw Johnny in Minneapolis about 1972, What a force of nature! that's when the world of blues music opened up for me. I've been a blues fan and player ever since!
I had the privilege of seeing Johnny Winter (with Rick Derringer) at the Fillmore West in April of 1971. I also saw him at Winterland (also in S.F.) in 1973. Besides being technically gifted he was also a truly impassioned performer. I recently read an interview with Patti Smith in which she expressed her admiration for Johnny Winter...I hope Mr. Winter is now in a more kind and loving world. Best wishes to all of you.
SRV & JW Are Both Talents in their own personalized ways...But the main thing in common was/is their love of Texas Style , Bluesy ,Southern ,Jazzy , Kickass Soul Music !!
No ONE matches this dude. 2 hrs whalin , Improvising. No john bonham on drums, plant on vocals. Nor Jeff beck's musical great jazz band....backing him. Just sheer geetar....
I met Johnny just a few months before he died. He was not good at all but I remembered him for what he had done and what I saw. He was the best guitarist of all time. I've seen them all. I pray he's in heaven so I can see him again.
C'mon Man, brings a tear to my eye, I especially Loved it when Johnny played that Beautiful Epiphone Wilshire, what a sound he got out of that. Oh Tommy.... Magnificent,, oh so Good! 🎸💚
Saw Johnny in the early 70's many times then saw him a couple of years before his passing barely could walk sat in a chair and he came alive. Rip Blues Brother!!
Yes for sure, Johnny stands alone. Nobody plays guitar like Johnny. This concert must be one of the last with Tommy Shannon and Uncle John Turner so it is a gem. After that he teamed up with Rick Derringer. I sure missed the Winter/Shannon/Turner trio, but the music with Rick and subsequent bands was also excellent!
What caused the brake with Shannon et.al., I can't remember if they split because of different career choices...also those were tough years for Johnny, I have forgotten what Shannon did between these years 72-82 and his subsequent teaming up with SRV, yes you are right it is a gem indeed, I remember Rockpalazt in 1979 he played for 3,5 hours or more..some of which can be found here on UA-cam. Chris
@@christersvensson4948 Not sure where Tommy was during those years, but check out videos of Alan Haynes, a fine guitarist and Johnny Winter fan. Haynes does some of the songs Johnny did and often sounds like Johnny. I have seen videos with Alan Haynes that had Uncle John Turner and I think there is one with Tommy Shannon. As I understand it, the reason Johnny broke up with Tommy and Uncle John is that the record company pushed for it. Kind of sucked but it is what it is and as I said, Rick and Johnny put out some awesome music. And without that lift with Johnny, would Rick ever have ended up with Edgar? Oh, and Alan Haynes has one of SRV's guitars, there is a you tube on it. You should get a copy of the book, Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Great read!
My all-time favorite guitar player! This video should go down as one of the greatest live blues guitar recordings of all time…this particular version of Mean Mistreater might be the greatest live blues guitar recording I’ve ever heard. Just mind blowing amazing Johnny in this early prime😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I fucking loved Johnny winter. He is the reason I bought a guitar. I'm not sure how many times I saw him. The first was in 1975 when he was playing harder rock. With Floyd Radford also on guitar. He was damm good. Check out captured live. You will see what I'm saying.
I got to see him in the 90's and he was a powerhouse then, but to see this old footage, he was just killin' it. I have to say I cannot remember ever seeing anyone kill a slide 12 string like this before!
Je ne dois pas regretter mais je regrette de n'avoir vu Johnny qu'une seule fois au Stephen Talkhouse de Amagansett, NY en 2008 je crois. Il ne marchait déjà plus et ses solos n'avaient plus le même haut calibre que durant ses meilleures années. Il a fait deux rappels de Dobro guitare qui ont été un dessert savoureux. Johnny revivait !!! Et le show pris fin.....ce fut la première et la dernière fois...... Merci pour avoir fait du blues comme seul toi en était capable. J'ai découvert ce Grand Bluesman avec l'album " Nothin' but the blues". Repose en paix Monsieur Johnny....
I saw Johnny Winter And in March of 1971 at the Fillmore East. He and Rick Derringer brought the house down. That night the opening act was the Elvin Bishop Group and headlining was the Allman Brothers Band. This was the night that Johnny Winter And, and the Allman Brothers recorded their live albums at the Fillmore East. I was eighteen years old and was fortunate to be at this historical concert. Thank you God for putting me there.😊😊😊
Apparently, there’s no video of that concert and that’s a downright shame.
I too was there-in the last row-still great. I was 17+from NJ.
@@soxwina We were at a very special show. The young concert goers nowadays will never capture that magical feeling we experienced while being entertained by such greatness! Thank you for letting me know that you were also there. 🤘🤘🤘
@@toneluc57 you were there for 2 of the most influential albums I ever experienced
You're welcome.🙂
If you ever saw Johnny you would know who the best really was of all time. I'm 68 àñd I've seen them all. Noone has ever done to a croud like Johnny did.
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I envy you! Johnny had such a voice, both on guitar and in his throat. I bet it was like a glorious freight train of love and soul crashing right into you.
For me, Johnny, Jimi, and the young Carlos are the best ever. Terry kath up there too.
Rory Galllagher
Nobody could play like Johnny Winter, his style is still unmatched after all these years, should be in the hall of Fame.
The hall of fame doesn’t deserve our Johnny. Fuck them
Hall of fame is political. Not musical. They are too stupid to know who is worthy and who isn't.
Completely unmatched in so many ways
I am with you 💯 % This is pure God given talent, pure gold.
To put him in the Hall of Fame would reduce him to the level of the others IMHO
This is the JW I remember in my youth.....People don't realize how big he was when he first broke out. He sure could play. RIP Mr Winter.
Yeah mr.tim he played insanely AWESOME when i heard Johnny i didn't know anything it was right around this year 1970 i came from a MUSICAL family big brother played a bit with bigbrother and the holding company so big sisters LOVED music mother LUCY was involved in likening ALL the good 60s stuff judy blue eyes moby grape the faces the air plane CCR IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY DAVID LA FLAME I WAS SO little i LOVED the 4 lads from Liverpool SO MUCH IT TO ME WAS THE MOST POWERFUL HAPPY POSITIVE SOUNDING BAND THAN CSNY JIMI HENDRIX CAME OUT IT WAS TIME TO GET THAT TESCO DEL RAY ELECTRIC GUITAR I HAD MY EYES ON I LEARNED SELF TAUGHT GOT MY BROTHER IN LAWS NICE SEARS BIG SILVERTONE THAT BABY GOT LOUD IT HAD 6 10 INCH 🔊 SPEAKERS IN A CABINET WHEN I LEARNED FOGHATS FIRST RECORD MY BROTHER PUT A VERY NICE GUILD RE FINISHES IT MAN IT WAS THE ROAD I HOPED FOR JOHNNY WINTER JIMMY'S PLAYING PAGE AND HENDRIX ROBIN TROWER WAS A SOUND I WANTED WELL IT SHURE WASN'T LIKE LEARNING FOGHAT SO DERRICK DORGE A SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA KIDD LIKE ME ONLY ONE GREAT THING DERRICK K. DORGE REALLY COULD PLAY HENDRIX ALAN HOLDSWROTH 🎸 ROBIN TROWER frank marino styles no problem he needed a BASSPLAYER FAST SO LOOKING BACK I ALL OF A SUDDEN PLAYED BASS WE DID ORIGINAL SONGS DEREK WROTE ALMOST ALL BUT I WANTED TO MAKE MONEY AFTER AROUND 3 YEARS we PLAYED so many PARTYS HALL s earth shaker would do it CITY KIDD we got into OASIS BALLROOM rock roll dance CLUB didn't go well but we had robbie frossie on drums TESLA was born so Johnny winter was a fantastic guitar iconic. All amazing bad ass rock FUSION progressive scuffle acid BLUES JAZZ some reco nizeing songs people went NUTS OVER OUR SOUND it was not fu.n being broke
Sorry you TUBE people i gotta bit overwhelming thinking JUST TRUELY HOW MANY BAND$ WENT NUTS OVER US RUSH LIKE HENDRIX LIKE ORIGINAL MUSIC WAS KILLER BUT NO CLUB WE WERE LOUD REAL LOUD SORRY A FRIEND'S WANTS EQUINOX ON UA-cam YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY DERRICK IS AMAZINGLY GREAT ROBBIE BONZO PERT ME ALL OVER THE NECK BUT IN THE POCKET THANK YOU FOR POSTING JOHNNY WINTER THE BEST BLUES KILLER ONE OF EM Y'ALL KNOW
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@@hollywoodjoe123 Hay Joe
Interesting comment, nice to hear, many thanks! C
Saw him play not long before he passed. He sat down playing and he was so frail but his playing was immaculate. So much soul.
RIP Johnny.
I did the same. 2012 and 2913 in NY and London. Awesome.
I was very fortunate to have met Johnny Winter and sit down with him and it makes me tingle now watching the video. Thank you
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I saw him some few years before that. It was so sad I had to leave the show. I prefer to remember him in his prime like in this performance.
I saw him in Burlington VT not long before he passed in a relatively small venue. He asked the audience what to play as an encore, and I yelled highway 61. He said, I heard highway 61, and he played it. What a vocabulary he had and what tone. Hendrix, Santana and Johnny are the 3 best rock guitarists in my world.
I still have to say , since I was a kid , this man stole my heart with his playing and singing , nobody and I mean nobody , and I'm not going to cut down a bunch of players , because there are a lot of players but nobody delivers the the goods like Johnny may he rest in piece and know that he brought a lot of joy to the world of people that listen to this genre of music.
guitarhack210 I totally agree with you, I have seen the best and no one came anywhere near him, seeing him live was totally spellbinding!
my personal favorite
guitarhack210 No doubt. That man outdid all with the body of work , endless riffs. Not chords or trills,, the man ran every note incredibly fast... singing or not. . Like you ,, no bashing any other player. I’ve seen many. Here is my pick too. RIP Johnny
Yes indeed
Your post rings with truth! I agree with your sentiments 100%, I saw Johnny on many occasions, to be honest I saw him many times when his playing was sub par but to me it was all worth it. I got to see and listen to him at his best and at his worse, but it was always moving and very honest. I was very sad when I heard he had passed away in Switzerland so far from home, I wished he had been able to die at home in his own bed. Thanks for posting
Here's a gold mine for every blues guitar player. Johnny's improvising is the most creative i've ever saw in the past century. He creates new licks while playing, and that's not something i see many guitar players doing these days. A great man. RIP Johnny!
After Johnny they broke the mold rip JW,,☮️
I have loved the mans music talent since since 1969.
@@ferneeasterday2969 saw him in N.O. in small bar...passed out on stool! RIP. Way better than Hendrix.
@@michaelwalkowski9920 He was good but not better than Hendrix. He was the best next to Hendrix tho.
@akros29 Yep! Winter caught my ear precisely because of his kind of blues riffing. He is a master of blues guitar! And Im hella picky with my blues.. Cheers mate.
He must of had callouses on his fingers like alligator skin. R.I.P..Ladies and Gentlemen,boys and girls. This is as good as it will ever be. Thank you, Johnny Winter
Johnny is my number one, played all his songs in my band , but never compare guitarists , .. Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Johnny Winter, the world was lucky to have them all..each great in his own right and each distinctive in their style
That's right budy!!!
did the same in my band. they all had thier own special thing that there is no explanation for. but everyone has their own way to do everything, same with the way I play.
Johnny kicked ass !
Steve Howe (honorable mention)
That's what I always say too. Music is not a sport. We don't need a first, second, or third, etc. place winner. There are so many great ones and I want to hear them all!
I got to see Johnny 3 times in concert, the last time was 2 weeks before he passed away! He walked out on stage on his own and his fingers still moved like crazy!! Rockin, jammin concert!! And, , and , , there was no assigned seating, since I was about the first to get there, I sat front row, about 5 feet away from him!! Freakin incredible!!!
The second song is some of the finest blues i have ever heard.They just dont make them like this anymore.RIP Johnny and thanks for all the fantastic shows i was able to see.Such a fantastic musician man i cant even put it in words.
I agree. As good as I've heard.
These last couple of years I've lost so many of my musical idols and Johnny was right up there at the top of the list I seen him a few times when you should play at the capital and Roosevelt stadium in Jersey City he was the best rip JW ☮️
Right out of the box , Johnny had a sound and tone like no one else, pure amazement is my description of his playing style.
Sooo glad I saw Johnny last time I saw Johnny I think 2008 some where around there 3blocks from my house in Toledo OH how awesome is that!! R I P Johnny I got his autograph too!!!🎶🎶God Bless You Johnny miss you brother!!🎶🎶🎸
Mean Mistreater.
no one could touch johnny when he was on his game NO ONE !!!
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Rest in Peace Johnny Winter, maybe the best white blues guitarist of all time.
Insostituibile al mondo.
Even Rory couldn't touch this.
I saw Johnny play at the Capitol in Passaic New Jersey Roosevelt stadium and and for the last time at the Mayo in 2012 he was the man okay that's from the rock and roll OG ☮️
I started listening to Mr. Winter in 1969.I was knocked off my feet by his playing and singing. Now in 2022 He still knocks me off my feet.Saw him 5 times in my life in Alabama. What a gifted musician. One of the best if not the best guitar slingers of all time. Love You John Dawson winter 3rd. Rest in Peace Sir!
The Winters Brothers & their music are what I lived on as I grew up. There are none finer "in blues" and I'll love'em forever. 💜🌟💯
Johnny was smokin' hot the night he played in Montreaux back in 70!
Citizen110 yes he was indeed, he certainly had the golden gift that night
JOHNNY DIDINT SMOKED......
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It was game on! Look out!
Not many guitarists that can touch his soul and versatility.. Plain and simple fact !!!!!
i love johnnys nine below zero by sonny boy williamson too, and be careful with a fool
@@larryduvall9475 "be careful with a fool" hooked me on the blues when I was 14. Im 66 now. :)
SRV couldn't shine Johnny's shoes! Johnny had chops like no other!
@@anthonycrystal33 ... Your an idiot that doesn't no squat about music... Go away troll !!
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How fortunate Tommy Shannon was to have played bass with both JW & SRV
Playing with JW made Tommy a bit of a celebrity around Austin. He could go to most any club and walk right in. I believe that's how he met SRV and yes fortune did shine on him
Yep.
...and Johnny's management persuaded him to replace Tommy and Red with Rick Derringer and his band shortly after this performance, thus creating Johnny Winter And. Mind you, Randy Jo Hobbs was an excellent bassist...
Didn't Randy die of a drug overdose years ago?
Linette, why not add Johnny
Winter on your phone?
thank you johnny, your music shaped my life. i was at that concert on montreux in 1970.
what a gift to have been living in the next town. every summer was a new miracle. zappa, hendrix, miles, mayall and so many others. imagine what swiss folk music was in my teenage years.
yup. yodel and accordion were not touching my soul the way you did. you all still touch mine those days. thanks
Johnny would play the sweetest licks ever, then sting you like a hornets nest. I guess that's how you get the honey. Still my favorite bluesman ever. Love you Mister Winter.
you got that right. just an amazing man
Bees give honey. Hornets give Cutty Sark scotch.
- Your pal,
Mr. Science
Fred and Patty Chandler you're so right...I finally got to meet him in Ventura California 1990
Eric Clapton doesn't measure up to johnny winter.
I met and enjoyed mood improvers with JDW in 1970. I saw him twice before that, and 5 times thereafter - all GREAT shows. Although their styles are different, there are few skilled guitarists who would rank Johnny over Eric...
As I'm hanging a nicely framed T Shirt Johnny signed for me many years ago . The moment I stand back to admire , he comes on the radio singing Highway 61 revisited . I believe Johnny knew the great respect I had for him ! He had also died on my Birthday ! Love you Mr. Winter R.I.P.
His version of hwy 61 - smoking hot!
He'll always be my number one rip Johnny Winters, ☮️
Thanks so much for this video it's the best I've seen he's such a smooth dude
My thrill of a lifetime was seeing Johnny play at Uncle Sam's Nightclub ( Buffalo N.Y. ) 1979 I was just few feet away against stage so close saw he had bottle of Blue Nun white wine in his guitar case - I was to young to have seen Hendrix but to see Johnny that close is a memory of a lifetime
You gotta love how Johnny wrings EVERY NOTE out of that little Epiphone Crestwood guitar of his. Nice!!! Now THIS, folks, is the BLUES............
Epiphone Whilshire
Plain and simple one of the very best guitarists that have ever picked up the instrument.
He goes beyond virtuosity, he was from another dimension. I feel privileged to have seen him play twice
I saw him just before he passed.
.could not walk but still played best ever
Same here in St. Louis, Mo.
Ice House
Saw him in Anchorage Alaska outside at Kincaid Park.
Leaned foreword on the stage the whole show. My best day ever. Still learning from him,....so far to go.
LOVEYOUJOHNNIE.
I am a Brazilian , but lived in the US for a few years , Was blessed to see Johnny twice in top shape in the early 80`S . Once in L A after in D C . Few years back also here in Rio , left the concert almost crying . Saw right in front of my face his time would soon be finish ,. RIP my eternal idol ,,,,,Pretty sure you`re jamming with your pals M Waters , BB King and of course Jimi
Watch “Down and Dirty” about Johnny. It will make you feel better. He was back on top where he belonged when he passed peacefully.
Amen!
Thank you sharing such a beautiful memory.
The man was a freak of nature guitar genius and I mean that in a good way!
aaah Johnny Winter, one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.. Hes so great!
He's not under-rated. Everybody agrees he was one of the all-time greats. BUT he should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for sure. Not Donna Summer or the Beastie Boys!
Johnny was seen as a bit of an oddity but all guitarists of all levels were very aware of him and his undeniable skills and the vibe he created!
Underrated by whom?
Not gonna hear an artist this good in 2021
They are around we just never hear of them.
Johnny was definitely on this day. He is on fire for that intro to Mean Mistreator and his vocals are chilling as he brings in Be Careful with a Fool. Very few guitar players evoke the kind of awe that he does for me. He has a one of a kind tone, speed and fluidity, and obviously studied the greats while honing his chops. His work with Muddy was delta blues meets the future. Some of those amazing licks that he played on those recordings and on stage with Muddy no doubt pleased Muddy very much. For me, that was one of those occasions where music just doesn't get any better
Man! The timing is unreal,specially with that blues yell ever-so-often. None finer. Been a huge fan since the 8trac days..RIP BROTHER.
@@halheadrick4878
Yes
vocal on Mistreater is beyond good - it's eerie
The 1st and last time I saw Johnny live was February 2, 1971 with 'and' at 'der Stadthalle in Offenbach, Germany. Me, my Army buddies and about a 1000 drunk Germans all waited for the opening act, 'Mathews Southern Comfort'...they didn't show and finally after two hours here comes Johnny with his white Gibson Flying V, the entire stage was dark except for one spotlight, and he proceeds to walk off the front of the stage~! The entire place erupts in pandemonium~!..You see the guitar, then a skinny white arm, then a leg, then two, he crawls back up, shakes it off, 30 seconds later, the entire band EXPLODES for a two hour set...Good Times...
He was legally blind.
If there ever is a Best of Johnny Winter this has got to be it! RIP Johnny.
This concert footage is spectacular! Johnny "The Guitar Man" Winter on fire.
Its just great vinnie
It's plain that Johnny Winters style has been emulated by everybody, notably Rory Gallagher and SRV. But his finger prints are all over everybody's blues solos and rightly so. We all learned a lot from this great icon of blues guitar. RIP
Johnny released his first album in 1969.
Rory Gallagher formed Taste in 1966.
They played extensively for the following two years.
Taste played support for Cream's final performance in 1968, and toured with Blind faith on their North American tour in 1969.
Gallagher's style was very well defined by the time of the release of Taste's first album in 1969.
Not sure then how you reckon that he "emulated" Johnny's style?
Both excellent guitarists btw.
@@gary-songwriter Exactly! But both these legends (Rory and Johnny) were really, really great! And I prefer both to most other famous white blues guitarists. There's something so genuine about their playing and enormous power and feeling. I'm glad I got to see them both live.
You can say that again
Johnny Winter never played with a usual plec while Rory and SRV did. That is a substantial difference and the reason why Johnny could play so fluently and fast! He also played a 12 string guitar with just 6 strings on - this way the strings are more seperated and easier to play with a thumb plec and 4 fingers on the right hand. Absolete incredible unique style (and sound)!
I'm very proud of my friend and his guitar playing. He taught me how to play, and I got him turned on to Winter.
For more than 40 years I followed JW in his concerts whenever it was possible. He was and still is the greatest performer who plays with a feeling right out of his heart. His music will always be a great gift.
I'm nearly 60,and only got into Johnny over last few years.Inthink he's just about the best guitarist I've ever heard,his playing can be incredibly complex.He seems quite underated.
Yes. Liked him since teen yrs. Now 60 like Edgar also, but Johnny a Lil more
one of the best
No one told me either. I just found out at 54
I loved watching him dance around the stage while playing. What an entertainer he was.
Says here, JW is the undisputed Superhero god of the guitar..I don't care who you put up against him..he is the King. I just like to know how could a human being possess and control that kind of talent for so long. Supernatural.
E K I agree!
This is the best I have ever heard Johnny on video. A master. My favorite guitarist.
and Tommy and Red are solid a f
A very below the radar guitarist..but if you listen you could hear his influence on the likes of the guitarist of such groups as Lynerd Skynerd.. He was particularly amazing in that he sang, played rythmn, lead lines (AND danced too) all enterwined into one seemless and energetic performance.. He sounded like 3 or 4 people on stage at once!!..RIP soldier...
No one quite like him !
Since 1969 I've seen Johnny at least 15 times and he never ceased to amaze me.
Like Bloomfield said. This guy can play!
No shit John B 🤣
He’s absolutely a force of nature 💪🔥🐐GOAT
Truly, one of the few greatest musician. I feel a great loss in my soul.
He is so underrated, just like Gary Moore. RIP both .
And neither in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Johnny Winters and friends is the finest (live) blues-rock album I've ever heard.
J.W. and Derringer rip the place apart.
@@joecavazos1786 yeah, Johnny Winter not being in the Rock and Roll HOF is a travesty.
@@pb12661 The Rock and Roll HOF is fucking joke. When they let Rap artists in it lost all it's credibility IMO :-) Peace
@@pb12661 Don't take the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame seriously. We know who is and were great, and we don't need some organizational contrivance to tell us that. I would say that Rock and Roll wasn't created so that it could have a hall of fame anyway.
gary moore jajajaja
There is so many great guitar players I will never hear enough in my life. Johnny Winter is one of the greats. Nothing like seeing a lot of the great Blues Bands Live N Loud close up. I'm old but when I wake up and crawl out of bed I'm Rockin to the Blues it makes me feel good. Kick up the music and play it loud for me. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
That is when I met him. I was working with a Swiss producer who had brought Chicago Transit Authority (or was it Blood Sweat and Tears? Memory gets fuddled with passing decades) to the Montreux Jazz Festival, so I had full access backstage and at the Musicians' Bar. Johnny was a shy, nervous and introverted young man, but as soon as he was on stage and playing the blues, he was completely transformed!
...Sad DAY...,
...Good Bye Dear TEXAS BLUES GUITAR LEGEND...,
...King, Master And " Father Of The White Blues "...,
...Fantastic, Rare Talent...,
Thank You For Your Music...
----- RIP -----
Johnny is hard to beat. Clean, bluesy licks like nobody else! Plus to superb vocals to go along with it.
greatest live guitarist i ever saw.......and i saw him live at least 20 times....RIP.....sad to see him go
When Johnny Winter died a big piece of the blues died with him , Im always gonna miss ya Johnny , the best guitar player ever , things will never be the same without you.
paul calderone
true that
James, I totally agree, what a sound,what a feeling,what a soul ! Johnny, we miss you so much !
👌😎
Always remember hours of practising in the basement, putting the needle in the groove back and forth, learning how to tune spanish and vastopol with no teacher, waking up in the early morning with my guitar on my belly, chivering
and grabbing for my blanket.
Later on stage the fullfilling enjoyment celebrating mean town blues and highway 61 rev. just to him.
His playing enabled me even to understand the blues of the early twenties
and this is what i´m doin´for the rest of my life.
Sitting on the porch and playing the blues, all i ever dreamt of when i was young.
I come back to this live performance every now and then ......speechless.
I was there, it was great! Living in Lausanne, I also saw Ten Years Ater, Canned Heat, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc. in Montreux. Thank you so much for this video !
Same for me Alan 😊
and many others and also during the Super Pop Festival 1969-1970-1971
Don't forget The Greatest Show On Earth and Emmerson Lake & Palmer! In fact the Greatest Show loaned their Fender Guitar to Canned Heat for this gig!
Yes... AND SRV WAS THERE ALSO ASWELL 1970....
I saw Johnny in Minneapolis about 1972, What a force of nature! that's when the world of blues music opened up for me. I've been a blues fan and player ever since!
I had the privilege of seeing Johnny Winter (with Rick Derringer) at the Fillmore West in April of 1971. I also saw him at Winterland (also in S.F.) in 1973. Besides being technically gifted he was also a truly impassioned performer. I recently read an interview with Patti Smith in which she expressed her admiration for Johnny Winter...I hope Mr. Winter is now in a more kind and loving world. Best wishes to all of you.
JOHNNY WINTER- WAS AND IS -THE BEST BLUESGUITAR PLAYER !!!!
SRV & JW Are Both Talents in their own personalized ways...But the main thing in common was/is their love of Texas Style , Bluesy ,Southern ,Jazzy , Kickass Soul Music !!
No ONE matches this dude. 2 hrs whalin , Improvising. No john bonham on drums, plant on vocals. Nor Jeff beck's musical great jazz band....backing him. Just sheer geetar....
Best dance moves of any blues guitarist!
Smooth aren't they?
Saw JW four times in early 70's...a good time every time
Jaw dropping good, Johnny oozed music, great bluesy vocals too
my god this is johnny winter at his best!!! thanks a lot
This guy is in a class by himself, always was.
Hi everyone! I got to see Jonny Winters - 4 times in the 70's! I could not hear for three days after each concert. What an incredible talent!!!!❤❤❤
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Omg this is amazing!! I hope someone does a movie about him someday in the future.
To the 28 haters out there, well not much to say it is just so sad you just don't get it. Johnny Winter is an awesome old school blues master.
The master of endless riffs.
Another underrated guitar genius,as good as any of the best.
Thank you Johnny, you're one of the best!! R.I.P.
Ah, pardon me, but Johnny was the BEST. R.I.P warrior.
luv ya man
Most underrated guitarist ever
Saw him at the Olympia in my hometown of Detroit with the Faces (who Rod Stewart had recently joined) and Three Dog Night in 1970. Amazing concert!
God I miss him!Love ya brother! 😎
Mean mistreater is as good as it gets. EPIC!!!!!
Unbelieveable guitar playing , best version ive heard.
If you never saw Johnny Live you haven't seen much...
Not much at all and johnny he be good trust me r.i.p. johnny still loving you in 2022❣
This is insanely awesome.
I met Johnny just a few months before he died. He was not good at all but I remembered him for what he had done and what I saw. He was the best guitarist of all time. I've seen them all. I pray he's in heaven so I can see him again.
C'mon Man, brings a tear to my eye, I especially Loved it when Johnny played that Beautiful Epiphone Wilshire, what a sound he got out of that. Oh Tommy....
Magnificent,, oh so Good! 🎸💚
Saw Johnny in the early 70's many times then saw him a couple of years before his passing barely could walk sat in a chair and he came alive. Rip Blues Brother!!
Yes for sure, Johnny stands alone. Nobody plays guitar like Johnny. This concert must be one of the last with Tommy Shannon and Uncle John Turner so it is a gem. After that he teamed up with Rick Derringer. I sure missed the Winter/Shannon/Turner trio, but the music with Rick and subsequent bands was also excellent!
I was honored to cross paths with Uncle John Turner. Glad he is remembered RIP.
What caused the brake with Shannon et.al., I can't remember if they split because of different career choices...also those were tough years for Johnny, I have forgotten what Shannon did between these years 72-82 and his subsequent teaming up with SRV, yes you are right it is a gem indeed, I remember Rockpalazt in 1979 he played for 3,5 hours or more..some of which can be found here on UA-cam. Chris
@@christersvensson4948 Not sure where Tommy was during those years, but check out videos of Alan Haynes, a fine guitarist and Johnny Winter fan. Haynes does some of the songs Johnny did and often sounds like Johnny. I have seen videos with Alan Haynes that had Uncle John Turner and I think there is one with Tommy Shannon. As I understand it, the reason Johnny broke up with Tommy and Uncle John is that the record company pushed for it. Kind of sucked but it is what it is and as I said, Rick and Johnny put out some awesome music. And without that lift with Johnny, would Rick ever have ended up with Edgar? Oh, and Alan Haynes has one of SRV's guitars, there is a you tube on it. You should get a copy of the book, Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Great read!
And dont forget about Randy Jo Hobbs, killer blues rock bassists
My all-time favorite guitar player! This video should go down as one of the greatest live blues guitar recordings of all time…this particular version of Mean Mistreater might be the greatest live blues guitar recording I’ve ever heard. Just mind blowing amazing Johnny in this early prime😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Crazy, wild,uncontrollable, .....absolutely wonderful.
I'm reminded why I loved his music for at least 40 years of my life,i feel blessed that i got to see him live twice in Gainesville,fl over the years
Johnny Winter one of the Greatest.
Johnny Winter w. Uncle John Turner & Tommy Shannon on first European Tour 1970. Rest easy, Johnny Winter - you were great!❤️💯❤️
that is the best gig of JW i know ! one of the greatest artists of the twenty century !
Rest in Peace Johnny Winter. We will Not Forget. Top 3 Guitar player Player.
This is a must watch
every bit as good, as fast yet tastefully soulful and COMPLETELY PUSHING THE ENVELOPE AS JIMI HENDRIX. That's right I said it.
Agreed
G O A T - greatest of all time.
I fucking loved Johnny winter. He is the reason I bought a guitar. I'm not sure how many times I saw him. The first was in 1975 when he was playing harder rock. With Floyd Radford also on guitar. He was damm good. Check out captured live. You will see what I'm saying.
Edgar Winter and Johnny together are fantastic live
I got to see him in the 90's and he was a powerhouse then, but to see this old footage, he was just killin' it. I have to say I cannot remember ever seeing anyone kill a slide 12 string like this before!
saw Johnny plenty of times
from the 70s till the end
always a thrill I tell you
we will never see another
like him again he was
special
Je ne dois pas regretter mais je regrette de n'avoir vu Johnny qu'une seule fois au Stephen Talkhouse de Amagansett, NY en 2008 je crois. Il ne marchait déjà plus et ses solos n'avaient plus le même haut calibre que durant ses meilleures années. Il a fait deux rappels de Dobro guitare qui ont été un dessert savoureux. Johnny revivait !!! Et le show pris fin.....ce fut la première et la dernière fois...... Merci pour avoir fait du blues comme seul toi en était capable. J'ai découvert ce Grand Bluesman avec l'album " Nothin' but the blues". Repose en paix Monsieur Johnny....
Fast forward to 4.00 minutes.... wow, what feeling and expressive skill, never equalled by any blues guitarist including Clapton and BB King.
A great Bluesman. RIP and thanks for all the music.
I hear this lovely Tommy Shannon blues chords on the upper register of the Fender Neck-at around 4:30. Slow blues beautiful. Thank you TS.
I do to. What a man
He played both with Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan. You cant reach much higher. He is my Hero on the bass!!
Saw the legend at the coach house in san Juan Capistrano circa 2000. He wasn't in a playing mood, but I was just Happy to see him live. Rip JW