![]() But, that leaves to chance the lives of far too many black musicians who still play for pennies in places like Chicago’s South and West sides, who don’t even get credit for giving America a music that infiltrates even the Pepsi Generation’s whitest of white institutions, the television commercial. Years, ago he dug the “blues” of Mildred Bailey and even Sophie Tucker, that’s ok, to each his own. White “hip” has never quite come out of the white (into the dark). ![]() Party scene anywhere hair grows long: “Yeah, I dig the blues, that Eddie Clampton really gets it on, he’s the heaviest, dynamite mother there is.” Well, how about that? That’s the blues? That’s 1969 white “hip” talkin’ to ya. Saturday 7 February Dog Races at Fitchburg: Johnny Winter Article about picks of pro players : Mickey Backer, Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter. in the dining hall, and a concert in the field house at 8:30 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., a mow sculpture contest judgng and coffee house (lower evel of the college union) will be held in the afternoon followed by banquet: for couples at 6:30 p.m. 7, In addition to the first day of the sled dog races, which will be run from 10:00 a.m. Thursday 29 January 1970 Fitchburg Sentinel Guitar Player Magazine were used to have albums publicity from Columbia. Johnny was used to sell D’Addario strings : Guitar Slinger type of photo first and now a painted Johnny playing his National. 20, had in the early 80’s a nice full page photo used as an advertisement for then starting string company Dean Markley. The Palace Theatre is at 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. "I plan on doing that til the day I die." In addition, he will release his autobiography, "Raisin' Cain," in May.įor Nelson, seeing his friend and musical hero regain the clarity of thought lost during his drug addiction instills a sense of pride.įor Winter, it has given him a chance to keep doing what he does best. In 2004, Winter released another Grammy-nominated album, "I'm a Blues Man." He has been touring nonstop ever since. (At the time, Winter weighed less than 100 pounds.) "The old management kind of felt Johnny wasn't going to be with us that long because of the shape he was in," Nelson said, adding that his guitar chops and vocal skills had also diminished.Īfter a period of self-reflection, Winter fired his manager in 2005 and Nelson, an established session musician, took over.ĭetermined to help Winter make a comeback, Nelson helped the guitarist overcome his addiction and get back into shape. But by the time Winter and Nelson crossed paths, the man once at the top of the blues world was sinking. He managed to release several more studio albums, and later, produced records for Waters. ![]() "After that, everything just took off," Winter, who also performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, said.īut by the early 1970s, Winter lost his momentum - the result of a drug addiction that plagued him for decades. His major label, self-titled debut earned critical acclaim and rose to No. Winter's breakthrough came in 1968, when he signed to what was then the biggest advance in the history of the record industry: $600,000. 21, 1944, Winter was considered a guitar virtuoso from a young age and formed his first band with his brother, Edgar Winter, when he was just 15. But that low-key manner belies the extremes that have marked the 45-year career of the albino blues man.īorn Feb. "The East Coast has been my home for many years and I love performing around here," he said.Ī notoriously private and taciturn individual, Winter is known for his one-sentence responses to reporter inquiries. Winter, who last appeared in Stamford at the now-defunct Terrace Club in the early 1990s, is delighted to be returning to the city, located a mere 20 miles from his home in Easton. He plans to delve into his catalog of career-spanning hits, including the "Bony Moronie" and " Good Morning Little School Girl." ![]() Winter will be joined on stage by Nelson on guitar Vito Liuzzi on drums and Scott Spray on bass - a unit that has toured together since 2005. ![]()
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