"The 'Rolling Stone' article came out about Texas musicians, saying that I was the greatest thing in Texas still starving to death,"says Winter. Gangster Of Love became a hippie-era classic when Steve Miller placed it on his 1968 ‘Sailor’ LP.Īfter nearly a decade of struggle, a glowing feature in a well-read rock magazine changed everything for Winter. "Dickey Lee, the guy who had out a song called 'Patches' years ago, he sang in the background chorus on that song."Frolic paired it with Winter's own Eternally, but when Ritter leased Eternallyto Atlantic, he coupled it with the garage-rocking Winter original You'll Be The Death Of Me. "That particular song I love,"says Johnny. He'd say, 'Well, I've got a lot of expenses, kid.'" Ritter leased Johnny's Gone For Bad to MGM but held onto Winter’s 1964 cover of Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson’s boastful ’57 Keen platter Gangster Of Love for Frolic (multi-instrumentalist Edgar devised the horn chart). I don't know how much Ken made, but he'd always get a little money in front. "Ken Ritter was my manager, and he would lease the records," says Johnny. Ken Ritter, nephew of Western star Tex Ritter, produced several early Winter 45s for his KRCO and Frolic labels, ranging from lowdown swamp blues to catchy instrumentals and pop-accessible pieces. He said, 'Great! We'll record 'em!' We couldn't even believe it,"says Winter, whose debut offering came out on the Dart label in 1960. The band headed to Bill Hall's Gulf Coast Recording Studio in Beaumont to lay down School Day Blues and a flip, Edgar manning the 88s. There wasn't anybody near as good as I was at that point." You couldn't use a group you had to get up there and just sing and play guitar,"says Johnny. The two Winters formed Johnny and The Jammers when Johnny was only 14 and snared their first record contract through a contest built around the 1959 rock and roll film 'Go, Johnny Go!' "As kind of a gimmick that went along with the movie, they had this contest called the Johnny Melody Contest. "He was one of the first blues musicians that I actually got to see and watch close up and learn from. So I'd be staying over at her place, and I could just walk over two doors and see Clarence,"says Johnny. " The radio station then was like two doors down from where my grandmother lived. Johnny listened regularly to Beaumont blues guitarist Clarence Garlow's KJET radio program. By decade's end, the whole world would know Johnny Winter, but when he raucously revived Johnny 'Guitar' Watson's Gangster Of Love for Ken Ritter's Frolic label in 1964, Winter was a regional phenomenon.īorn Februin Beaumont, Texas, Johnny and his younger brother Edgar grew up loving the blues. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".Albino kid with enough heat in his fingers to melt a guitar neck shook up the Gulf Coast during the early '60s. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. The album was originally released on Janus Records in 1969 and is made up of recordings acquired from Huey Meaux during the period 1960-'68 while Johnny was touring in Texas.īest known for his high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s, Johnny Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. Typical order times are located within the product description.Ībout Blues is one of the first compilation albums in Johnny Winter's discography, produced by the prestigious Roy C. It is not guaranteed.Ī Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.Īwaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.Īn Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.Ī Preorder is an item that has not yet been released.
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