I knew a guy who was heavily guitar-centric in regards to music appreciation. One day I was listening to a Johnny Winter track and he was all like. "Who is that?" So I told him, and he said he never had any idea what a badass Johnny was. Dude was 60 years old. Glad I could help!
There was a whole school of guitar playing . Chuck Berry, then Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, Pat Travers....just as there was to Hendrix, Robin Trower, Frank Marino, Stevie Ray Vaghn. We true believers in guitar know this! I miss Johnny Winter!❤
@@thomasskladany7760 there's another family, Southern rock and slide. Duane Allman, Lynard Skynard, 38 Special... And don't forget Derek Trucks and Jeff Healy. Carrying on the tradition... Justin Johnson. My point is, guitar playing for the real guitar players is dialogue. It's a conversation from generation to generation. You would be remiss mentioning Duane Allman without mentioning Dicky Betts
@@chriscampbell9191 Years ago I read an interview with Joe Perry where he talked about this. He called it "dialoguous". Meaning that from generation to generation there is a dialogue of guitar playing. In Joe Perry's case... He was influenced by Jeff Beck. Slash was influenced by Joe Perry, etc.
I've said this elsewhere: I know this is Rick's song, and I've seen him do it live, and it's great. But there's just something about the raw power when Johnny does it live.
Life is so unfair. Johnny is not in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. I just don’t know why they call that place a hall of fame? Someone send them a message that Johnny and many rockers should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!
he wouldn't do a line with jan werner in 1974...so.......YES is the same story jan or david geffen didn't get any special attention so that's the payback remember YES never got a good review in Rolling Stone
I would be upset if the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" actually cared about Rock and/or Roll. Clyde Mcphatter is in (maybe he deserves it???), yet Johhny is out...tells you all you need to know. Leverne Baker is in (maybe she deserves it???), yet Grand Funk is out.... Not to bum out on the wonderful and amazing artist like Aretha Franklin, but the ROF, which should be about rock, has morphed into The Music Hall of Fame". Thus, when Mary J Blige, Hank Willams, A Table Called Quest (what, who, unh?), Dolly Parton and others, voted/welcomed in, while Ted 'fuck'n" Nugent, Randy Bachman, The Guess Who, a band like Foreigner (never even nominated) and so many other Rock and Rollers are left out, you come to understand that the ROF is not about Rock and Roll.
I saw Johnny Play Old Man Rivers (My cousins club in Avondale LA) back in 1980. He came in with a full bottle of scotch and two blondes (one on each arm). Both the scotch and the blondes were not to be seen again that night. ROCK N ROLL!!
Also caught a 1975 concert at the Aragon in Chicago. One of the best shows I’ve seen in my lifetime. His band was incredible. What a great surprise!!!!!
Of course, Johnny rocks like no other Texas blues man, always did. But as a bass player I love it at the 2:00 mark when Randy Hobbs gets all funky and contrapuntal. Some of the best pick work I've ever witnessed; I'd love to see what he does with just his fingers. For all of you young rockers out there, R&R Hoochie Koo is one of the tunes you need solidly in your repertoire, along with Whole Lotta Love and Crossroads.
Too bad I never saw the Johnny Winter Experience: the man had it all: looks, musicianship, workmanship, his voice, his swagger, the blues.... the whole package! Long live Hard Rock & Blues of this kind!
I saw him three or four times through the years. The last couple of times he came on and just blazed away for 15 minutes in a blues jam playing some incredible licks. The whole time he looked like his mind was somewhere else. He looked like he was thinking about what he was going to do back in the bus or what he was going to eat after the show. Effortless excellence.
I agree, Best Band JW ever had. Reminded me of The Who, where the Guitar, the Bass and the Drums are 'continuously' playing a SOLO. JW probably belong in the Top 10 Best Rock Guitarist ever. Thank You, Johnny.
I've only observed & jammed to his music rather infrequently.but he and the rest sounded rather tight/rough,the bass surprised me with the aggressive timeless funk.mr.winter looked rather modern when was thiz 88-93? Especially his look,wardrobe.thnx for the footage.
@@homoerectus744 I think that this concert was in 1973 - when Johnny was still in his prime and drugs hadn't taken a toll on his health yet. The Bassist was a guy named Randy Jo Hobbs, was in the pop group, The McCoys, with Rick Derringer as teenagers. Their big hit was 'Hang on Sloopy'. The McCoys later became Johnny Winter's backing band - 'Johnny Winter And' - they dropped the McCoys name because Johnny's Management didn't want him to be associated with 'Bubble-Gum' Pop Music. But, the McCoys were Legit good musicians. Unfortunately, both Randy Jo and drummer, Richard Hughes, came to sad ends. Randy Jo's music career was destroyed by his own Drug Addiction and, although he got clean, he was in bad health and died of a heart attack in his early 40s. Richard Hughes, killed himself at age 36 - I don't know the reasons, but I wouldn't be surprised if Richard had also developed a Drug problems that prematurely ended his music career.
As hot as it gets. There are a few performances in this league. Very few. Lightning in a bottle. Love that scratchy Firebird tone and deep groove rhythm section. Formidable power trio. Southern-Fried-Funk edge to that Rock. Badass.
I saw him at Hara arena in Dayton Ohio on more than one occasion. Then again I met him in bowling Green Ohio. In Dayton Ohio two on my buddies and I ate 9 g of Lebanese hash, we were sitting about 200 ft away from the stage, the volume was so loud my bell bottoms we're shaking and the ground under us. Rip Johnny. You might be gone, but you'll never be forgotten.
Love the Dayton reference. Grew up in Centerville. Saw lotsa great shows at that rathole, tinderbox, Hara Arena: Zappa, Trower, Kansas, Lynyrd Skynryd, Genesis, John Cougar, and others I’ve forgotten.
Love some Johnny Winter. I know it's just blues/rock guitar, but there's something about his playing that's always been so distinctive to me. Wish he'd gotten more recognition. He deserved it.
@@lazlo5971 wtf is wrong with calling what he plays blues, rock or everything in between. Don't take too much seconal, but you might wanna take a little and calm down.
@@lazlo5971 😆 my apology for overreacting. I thought maybe you were questioning my faith and worship of the guitar god that is called Johnny Winter.😂 I wonder if they still prescribe or even make reds anymore. The last thing I remember taking that was similar, was Tuinal, back in the 70s. They had the same drawback where witnesses would tell you that you had fun, but you couldn't remember it.
I got to drive down from the mountains and see him at the Hampton Roads Colosseum in about '73. One awesome concert! No wonder some called him the "Guitar Slinger." He had his own unique sound: scales, speed licks, riffs, chording, etc. One of my all-time favs.
I wonder…Do you still have the ticket stub? Could that show have been Jan. 4 of 1974? I have been trying to find some record of my 1st concert ever. I know it was Johnny Winter, and I know it was at the Hampton Coliseum ( I lived right down the road). I can find no record of the show, but I there are records that show him the next night in GreensboroNC, so they were in the area. I also could not find any record of JW at the Coliseum in ‘73, so I am wondering if your show was very early 74. I bet we were at the same show ( it blew my 12yo mind!). This has perplexed me for years and it’s one show that I did not manage to save my ticket stub from EDIT: I did find a record of JW at the Coliseum on June 14 1973 with Foghat - that was probably the show you saw - but I feel like that was too early for me. At least I do remember the ( very loud ) show - guess I’ll keep digging
I saw Johnny Winter at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco in 1981, this was a venue he played whenever he was in town and it was great! I was in the Navy stationed in Alameda and went over for the show. My favorite part of his show was when he came out and sat in a chair, center stage and just played, no drummer, no bass, no keys just him for a set. It was amazing to hear and watch him play like that. I was close to the stage and remember just staring and listening to to him do his thing. He was a master.
Richard lived nearby in Mantoloking NJ and played in our local bands at bars and some of our house parties before and after he left Johnny. Johnny would show up at some of the gigs. Pretty cool times..
This is the man. The captured live album taught me how to play the guitar way back in 1976. Saw him at a beach bar Summers on the Beach in Ft. Lauderdale 1991 great show
Use to play this song on his Album over and over and over when I was a kid. Still love the way his voice cracks when he sings "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo", it's my favorite rendition of this song.
You know guitar culture. You're only allowed to play pentatonics if you're a genius. If you're a mortal both you and the audience will have to suffer through some complicated bum shiff that will never sound as good. Like sometimes I'll follow the chords with mixolydians. I don't think it sounds good. No one does. Sigh. Feather light is Excalibur.
Saw Johnny at a small venue upstate NY greenwood lake. In the 70s. He was awesome. There was beer service at tables and a fight broke out he just kept playing stoping periodically to drink his Glass of Jack Daniels. 😎😎
I agree Johnny was an awesome player I've seen him twice the last time I saw him he couldn't walk real well they brought a chair out for him to sit in even sitting down here Ock the house one of my favorite blues players excellent 👍
Biggest record deal ever at that point when he got signed. My first album ever. Still love it. My first concert ever. Almost passed out, thought I saw God....Fuck people who don't dig him. Don't care
That's a lot of sound coming from a three piece, but when one of them is Johnny Winter, holy shit. He was one of the few white bluesmen that all of the old black blues guitar legends said, hey this fucking white boy can play.
Respect. 1972 or thereabouts, I saw him come in to Liberty Hall as I sat in the last pew at the door. He came in and lifted a trio who were having it tough due to Jimmy Reed's smack habit. Took his guitar directly to behind stage, stepped up in shadow, noodled so nicely, and just enough to take the sting away. He only gave in to the crowd's turn from Texas ugly to Texas adoration, when after the band exited, he stepped into the spotlight and ripped it on his 6 string, we all went wild! Then he left to the green room, and would accept no more applause. Respect
Anyone know of any other vids from this particular performance? Not only was the mix great for this era of live video recording, but the drummer and bassist are TIGHT. Can't get enough of Hobbs!
I have a video called something like “Johnny Winter Live in the 70’s”. It has a bunch more songs from this show on it. Can’t remember where I got it but do a search. It might turn up.
Me too from small bars to stadiums, First time was with Foghat as back up 1973 in Detroit. One of the best rock and roll shows I've been too. :-) Peace