Happy Birthday John Dawson Winter III

[83Horn]

A Happy 65th to the man, and Beaumont native, who put Texas Blues guitarists on the map, Johnny Winter. This first video is kind of rough around the edges, but for a completely spontaneous jam session with a bass player who had never heard the song he was about to play, it's still awsome.

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These next two feature the band he had when he was based in Austin, Uncle John Turner on drums, and a very young, pre-Stevie Ray Vaughan Tommy Shannon on bass.

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Happy Birthday, Johnny. You've given me and many others decades of listening pleasure.

 

[Third Coast]

I think he's working as a Walmart greeter now. The guy certainly looks like I would imagine Winter does these days with shorter hair.

 

[83Horn]

^^^

Nice. Actually, Johnny is still touring, although years battling drug and alcohol addiction problems have taken their toll on his health and his playing ability. I think he hit his nadir about 5-10 year ago, but he does seem to have improved over the past couple of years, however. Here's to hoping he continues improving, and sticks around many more years. He is a Texas Treasure.

 

[83Horn]

67 and counting...and still touring. Happy Birthday Mr. Winter.

By the way, here's a new link to the first video

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