Johnny Winter dead at 70

GENEVA (AP) - Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, known for his lightning-fast blues guitar riffs, his striking long white hair and his collaborations with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. He was 70.

Winter was a leading light among the white blues guitar players, including Eric Clapton and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, who followed in the footsteps of the earlier Chicago blues masters. Winter idolized Waters - and got a chance to produce some of the blues legend's more popular albums. Rolling Stone magazine named Winter one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.

His representative, Carla Parisi, confirmed Thursday that Winter died in a hotel room in Zurich a day earlier. The statement said his wife, family and bandmates were all saddened by the loss of one of the world's finest guitarists.

There was no immediate word on the cause of death.

  So sad to hear of his passing.   But in truth, I am surprised he lasted this long being an albino and having other health issues as well.              Now that I think about it, he was probably the best slide guitarist I ever saw ( Mick Taylor #2 ). Sorry to see him go ,but he leaves a great body of work.

 Guitar Slinger

My step dad took me to see Johnny when I was 10 or so.

 

Step dad got drunk, started fighting, and we got kicked out half way thru Johnny's set.

Stone cold bummer,he could sure make the notes fly when he wanted.I still get a kick outta " c'mon lets do this fuker i'm hungry"

Great blues guitar player if he had only used more sunscreen.

 

RIP Johnny Winter.

Top 100, good grief, i believe he could squeeze into the top 35.No doubt Another piece of my youth has become more distant.

 Top 100 huh? Who writes for these magazines and where do they get there info.

Rolling Stone is just pathetic with their polls.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfUauVQYXng

I was far away when I saw him, but I could see that white hair.  So white that it shone like the sun.  I could hear his guitar too.

If you saw either Johnny or his brother Edgar LIVE in concert, consider yourself BLESSED by the Gods of Rock'n'Roll.

I am NOT WORTHY for seeing both.


I was literally only 50 feet from Edgar (blinded by the stage lights as an Albino) performing "Frankenstein" with the assistance of stagehands. Switching from keyboards to sax.  And Little Rick Derringer leading the entire band.

How lucky I was to grow up in this music culture?????

Fukking Awesome.

73 actually