Goode, Johnny Winter, Johnny Winter And, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Keb' Mo', Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lone Star Blues, Mean Town Blues, Melissa Etheridge, Michael McDonald, Phil X, Ringo Starr, Rita Coolidge, Robben Ford, Ross Hogarth, Sean Hurley, Shemekia Copeland, Steve Lukather, Stranger, Sue Foley, Taylor Hawkins, The Rolling Stones, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Haynes, Ziggy Marley 6 Comments on Edgar Winter Celebrates Brother’s Legacy With All-Star High-Octane Tribute Album Recent Posts Sources: Wikipedia Rock & Blues Muse Rolling Stone Discogs YouTube Spotify Author christiansmusicmusings Posted on ApApCategories Music Reviews Tags Ana Popović, Billy Gibbons, Blues, Blues Rock, Bob Glaub, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, Brother Johnny, Bruce Quarto, Dani Wilde, David Grissom, Doug Rappoport, Doyle Bramhall II, Edgar Winter, Foo Fighters, Gov't Mule, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Walsh, John McFee, Johnny B. Of course, there could be legitimate reasons for what on the surface does look a bit surprising. I understand Raitt and Wilde have shared the stage with Johnny Winter. Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, Shemekia Copeland, Ana Popović, Dani Wilde and Sue Foley are some who in my mind could have been great fits.
It certainly cannot be for lack of talent. The one thing I find a bit unfortunate is the total absence of female artists. It was his positive energy that made Edgar realize that the time to pay musical respects to his departed brother had finally arrived.īrother Johnny is a true labor of love. According to Rock & Blues Mule, label founder Bruce Quarto was and remains a loyal and enthusiastic fan of Johnny, classic rock, and blues music. The album appears on Quarto Valley Records. According to Discogs, his previous production credits include artists, such as Melissa Etheridge, Ziggy Marley, Rita Coolidge and Gov’t Mule. The album was produced by Edgar Winter and Ross Hogarth. Johnny Winter originally recorded Mean Town Blues for his 1968 debut album The Progressive Blues Experiment. First released on February 18, the track is one of three songs that appeared as singles ahead of the album. The fireworks start with the opener Mean Town Blues, featuring Joe Bonamassa on badass slide guitar. “But I was totally devastated, and the timing just didn’t feel right to me.”Įdgar added, “It wasn’t until after I completed the Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest, a tour we were meant to do together with our respective bands, that the idea of a tribute record started to take form.” Looks like from there it still took quite a bit of additional time for the project to materialize, but the wait was certainly worth it. “Many people immediately started trying to convince me to do a Johnny Winter tribute album,” Edgar recalled. From blazing boogie tunes like “Hustled Down in Texas” through acoustic showcases like “Dallas,” Johnny affirms his legendary status on this well-chosen 16-track collection.According to this Rock & Blues Muse review, the idea for a tribute album first emerged in the wake of Johnny Winter’s death in July 2014 at the age of 70.
The rollicking “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” shows Winter’s ability to bid for mainstream success without sacrificing his integrity. King’s “Be Careful with a Fool” affirm his effortless command of classic blues material. Goode” bristle with energy and attitude, while his treatment of Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” and B.B. Scorching takes on Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” and Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Tracks from Winter’s self-titled Columbia debut like the hard-rocking “I’m Yours and I’m Hers” and the gospel-tinged “I’ll Drown in My Tears” have a brash confidence that remains riveting. The Best of Johnny Winter distills his most seminal work from 1969 through 1971, highlighting his strengths both as soloist and band leader. His long and productive recording career took him from his traditional roots into hard rock and back again. For speed, cogency, and sheer emotional fire, few blues guitarists have been the equal of Johnny Winter.
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