JOHNNY WINTER Roots - 2011 CD from the great Blues-guitarist
Format: CD Condition: New Year of Release: 2011 Cat. No.: 01603 Label: Megaforce
2011 album from the legendary Blues-guitarist. 'Roots' returns Johnny to his roots by paying homage to the iconic Blues heroes whose pioneering music influenced Winter's own signature sound. 'Roots' is the follow up to his Grammy-nominated 'I'm A Blues Man', and includes a host of special guests join Winter trading licks in honoring his idols.
When you talk about Johnny Winter, you are talking about a person who walked with the originators of the artform. A man who played Woodstock, jammed with everyone from Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix to Willie Dixon to lbert Collins to John Lee Hooker to Janis Joplin to Steve Ray Vaughan - the list is full of endless icons.
Johnny Winter has been the unofficial torch-bearer for the blues, championing and aiding the careers of his idols like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Johnny had a special relationship with Muddy Waters and is often credited with revitalizing the legendary guitarist, where Winter produced and played on Waters Grammy-winning comeback album 'Hard Again', Grammy-winning 'I'm Ready' (1978), Grammy-winning 'Muddy Mississippi Waters Live' (1979) and also 'King Bee' (1980).
Johnny was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1988.
TRACK LISTING:
1. T-Bone Shuffle Johnny Winter & Sonny Landreth 4:54 2. Further On Up the Road Johnny Winter & Jimmy Vivino 4:18 3. Done Somebody Wrong Johnny Winter & Warren Haynes 4:47 4. Got My Mojo Workin' Johnny Winter 5:10 5. Last Night Johnny Winter & John Popper 5:47 6. Maybellene Johnny Winter & Vince Gill 2:49 7. Bright Lights, Big City Johnny Winter & Susan Tedeschi 4:28 8. Honky Tonk Johnny Winter & Edgar Winter 3:43 9. Dust My Broom Johnny Winter & Derek Trucks 6:04 10. Short Fat Fannie Johnny Winter & Paul Nelson 4:07 11. Come Back Baby Johnny Winter & John Medeski 6:28
