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ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß It was a question of finding the time ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ and the right material, he says, plus a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² long recuperation from hip surgery. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß The 13-track collection includes three ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß tunes by his friend Paul Nelson, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ a Connecticut-based guitar player who ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² writes with Winter's bassist Scott ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Spray. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß They collaborated on the prison-themed ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "Shakedown," a ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² relationship-gone-bad song titled "Pack ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Your Bags" and the album's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß title track, which Nelson describes as ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß an attempt at a Johnny Winter biography. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "Johnny is a real hero to me, and I ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ wanted to do a song about his life. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß I know how Johnny talks, how he phrases ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ things, and I wanted to capture his ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² feelings. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß It's about who he is, what he represents ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß to other musicians and what he's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ accomplished. I'm really proud that when ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² he first heard the song he said I'd ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ gotten it right." Nelson also provides ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² guitar on the song and plays on many ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß other tracks as well. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Winter also opted to record two new ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý songs by producer Hambridge, "Cheatin' Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Blues" and the first album single, "Lone ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Wolf." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Johnny says it's always been something ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ of a mystery to him how singles get ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² picked, but he's especially happy with ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß how his electric slide-playing turned ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ out on this track. "It's a really good ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² song," he vouches. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß He's also pleased to have finally ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß recorded "So Much Love," a tune by former ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ bandmate Jon Paris which Johnny has ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² played live on a number ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ of occasions and has meant to record ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² for years. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "It's about time I've finally got around ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² to doing it for an album," he says. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Johnny reaches back into his past for ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß songs by two musicians, Hop Wilson and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Lazy Lester, who inspired him during the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² early days in Texas. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² The nod to Wilson (1927-1975) comes in ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the form of a spine-tingling solo ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ acoustic version of "That Wouldn't ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Satisfy," a tune Hop originally recorded ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý for the Goldband label in 1958. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß "Hop was one of my heroes coming up. I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ never got over to see him in ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Houston, but I liked his records a lot. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ He had a real different way of playing ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² steel guitar." ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ The salute to the still active Lester ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² comes in a cover of his Jay ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Miller-written hit on Excello, "Sugar Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Coated Love." Winter says, "I'm a big ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß fan of Lazy Lester. He even played on one ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ of my earliest records, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ‘That's What Love Does,' when I was ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ just 16 or 17." ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Johnny's own compositions on I'm A ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Bluesman include "Sweet Little Baby," a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² slide-drenched song he wrote during a ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý tour stop in Central Europe's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß picturesque Prague, and the disc-closing ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß "Let's Start Over Again," composed with ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ harmonica player James Montgomery who ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² joined Johnny's band last year after a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ long career leading his own group and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² releasing seven albums under his own ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß name. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Johnny and his players cut the tracks ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý for I'm A Bluesman at several studios Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß in New England, where Winter makes his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß home these days. But Winter remains a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ native Texan, born and bred in Beaumont, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the town where the famous Spindletop ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ gusher came in to kick off the "black ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² gold" rush in 1901. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Winter, born on Feb. 23,1944, can barely ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² remember a time when music wasn't at the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý core of his life. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß The Winter family, once his career Army ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ officer father came back from the war, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² used to sing together, and Johnny took ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ up clarinet at ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² age five, followed by ukulele and then ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß guitar. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Growing up in rough-and-tumble town ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý populated by oilfield wildcatters and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß shipyard workers, he spent long hours ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß listening to a local deejay named J.P. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Richardson – The Big Bopper of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "Chantilly Lace" fame – and became ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² hooked on '50s rock & roll. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ He formed his first band, Johnny and The ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Jammers, in 1959 at the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý age of 15, with his 12-year-old brother Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Edgar on keyboards. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Racial tensions in Beaumont were still ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² high in those days. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² The town had been the site of one of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the worst race riots in Texas history ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ just nine months before Johnny's birth. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Mobs wandered the streets, businesses Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß burned, martial law went into effect, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and more than 2,000 uniformed National ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Guardsmen and Texas ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Rangers sealed off the town from the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ rest of the world until tempers ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² cooled. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Despite that brutal legacy, Johnny ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² remembers never hesitating as a kid to ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý venture into black neighborhoods to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß hear and play music. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Looking back, he believes people in the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² black community knew that he was ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ sincere, that he was genuinely ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² possessed by the blues. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "Nothing ever happened to me. I went to ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² black clubs all the time, and nobody ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý ever bothered me. I always felt Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß welcome." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ He also became friends with Clarence ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Garlow, a deejay at the black radio ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ station KJET in Beaumont, who opened ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Winter's eyes and ears ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to rural blues and Cajun music. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Clarence, who recorded for the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý swamp-boogie specialty label Goldband, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß even taught him a few things on guitar. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Johnny made his recording debut in 1960 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² with two of his own compositions, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "School Days Blues" and "You Know I ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Love You," ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß on a tiny Houston label called Dart ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Records. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Over the next few years, as he learned Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß his craft, he cut 45s for ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Goldband, KRCO, Frolic, Diamond, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Moon-Lite, Hall-Way and other ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² regional labels. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² There's a famous story about a time in ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 1962 when Johnny and his brother went to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ see B.B. King at a Beaumont club called ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² The Raven. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß The only whites in the crowd, they no ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß doubt stood out. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² But Johnny already had his chops down ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and wanted to play with the revered ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² B.B. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "I was about 17," Johnny remembers, "and ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² B.B. didn't want to let me ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý on stage at first. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß He asked me for a union card, and I had ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ one. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Also I kept sending people over to ask ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² him to let me play. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Finally, he decided that there were ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² enough people who wanted to hear me ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý that, no matter if I was good or not, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß it would be worth it to let me on stage. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ He gave me his guitar and let me play. I ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² got a standing ovation, and he took his ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ guitar back!" ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Winter's big breakthrough came a few ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ years later in 1968 when Rolling Stone ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² writers Larry Sepulvado and John Burks ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý featured him in a piece on the Texas Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß music scene, which prompted a bidding ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß war among major labels that Columbia ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ eventually won. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Johnny's self-titled 1969 disc ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² announced loudly that there was a new ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß guitar-slinger on the national scene. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² The disc included audacious covers of ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý such blues classics as B.B. King's "Be Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Careful with a Fool," Sonny Boy ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Williamson II's "Good Morning Little ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ School Girl," Robert Johnson's "When You ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Got a Good ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Friend" and fellow Texan Lightnin' ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Hopkins' "Back Door Friend." ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ It also featured two prime original ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Winter songs, "Dallas" and the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý controversial "I'm Yours and I'm Hers," Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß that went into heavy rotation ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß on FM underground radio. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² The album peaked at No. 24 on the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Billboard chart and was promptly ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² followed by Second Winter later that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß same year. Looking back, writer Cub Koda ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ described the period as one when ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² "Straight out of Texas with a hot trio, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Winter made blues-rock music for the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß angels." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ That trio, by the way, included bassist ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Tommy Shannon who would go on to be ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ part of SRV's Double Trouble and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² drummer Uncle ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß John Turner. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Winter stayed with Columbia and its ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý boutique Blue Sky label for more than a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß decade, turning out such well-received ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß platters as Johnny Winter And (1970), ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Still Alive and Well (1973) and John ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Dawson Winter III (1974). He also ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ helped to introduce blues giant Muddy ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Waters to another generation of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß listeners by producing and playing ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ guitar on the Grammy-winning Hard Again ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² (1977), as well as the Grammy-nominated ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý I'm Ready (1978), Muddy "Mississippi" Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Waters Live (1979) and King Bee (1981). ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ The collaborations were so successful ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² that Waters took to referring to Johnny ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ as his "adopted son" in interviews. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß After a three-year hiatus, Johnny ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ returned with three acclaimed albums for ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the blues specialty label Alligator, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý releasing the Grammy-nominated Guitar Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Slinger in 1984, the also nominated ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Serious Business in 1985 and Third Degree ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ in 1986. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Johnny made the jump to the Virgin ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² family of labels in 1991 with Let Me ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß In, a strong collection boasting guest ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ appearances by Dr. John and Albert ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Collins. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Produced by Dick Shurman, the disc ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß featured the memorable "Illustrated Man," ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ a song by the Nashville team of Fred ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² James and Mary-Ann Brandon chronicling ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Johnny's well-tattooed torso. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Other tracks include Winter's own title ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ tune and his equally stand-out ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² "If You Got a Good Woman," as well as ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Dr. John's "You Lie Too Much" with the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß good doctor on ivories. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Winter has gone on to record for Virgin ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² his Hey, Where's Your Brother (1992), ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Live in NYC '97 (1998) and now the new ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² I'm A Bluesman, which he feels is some ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of his best work. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² For the future, Johnny, who just turned ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 60, figures he will stick to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß the plan he's had since his young days ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß in Beaumont: "I just want to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ keep doing what I'm doing. 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