Blues great Johnny Winter has passed

[Sedona]

Reported by Rocky Mountain Mike thru Via blues show host Holly Harris: "Very sadly we are hearing that Johnny Winter passed away today in Zurich, Switzerland while on tour. Really, really sad news. More details by tomorrow"

http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/johnny-winter-i-hope-i-m-remembered-as-a-good/article_66c90ed5-6c48-5f31-8ecd-8214642e869d.html

[GReedDiamond]

1. Wow...it literally sounds like he played himself to death...

...touring right up until the end.

RIP Johnny...

From Twitter:

American Blues Scene @AmeriBluesScene · 13m

BREAKING. It's with a heavy heart that we report the passing of a #SlideGuitar titan http://rockn.ro/7mb

[easychoice]

2. loved the guy

here he is with muddy...
So smoke a little...

[Sedona]

3. Played Woodstock

[radarluv]

4. Saw him play at the old VULCAN GAS Company in Austin in the late 60's,

He was great then and we were all so much younger. Long live the BLUES and long live Johnny Winter.
God must love the blues, 'cause now he's got Johnny up there playing with Stevie Ray.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. One of the true legends of the 60s, all the way to the present

Here he is at Woodstock, playing a twelve string Fender Mustang guitar strung with a regular six strings for an amazing tone. He was unique, an albino with incredible guitar talent and soul. RIP man.

[brett_jv]

9. RIP Johnny ...

Damn, that takes me back.

You can definitely tell he and Jimmy Page were worshiping at the same altar(s) ... in particular that of Robert Johnson ... circa 1969 ...

Great stuff. Godspeed, JW ...

[bluesbassman]

6. Damn. Slide master.

Thanks for the treasure of music you left behind Johnny. RIP.

Here's one of my favorites.

[6000eliot]

7. RIP Mr. Winter.

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[Joe Shlabotnik]

8. Damn.

What a loss. I saw him in 1990 at a small bar, I just stood right in front of him all night with my jaw on the ground.

[Enthusiast]

12. +1

[Enthusiast]

10. I don't have the words. I listened to all the videos posted. Now listen to this one.

From The Roadwork LP. Johnny steps in with his distinctive style—such a major contrast with Rick Derringer on the rest of the LP.

[Tommymac]

11. Keep On Rockin' Johnny

In that big old jam session in the sky...godspeed.

[shenmue]

13. Rest in peace

[SkatmanRoth]

14. RIP Johnny

[Martin Eden]

15. Every now and then I know it's kinda hard to tell ...

... but I'm still alive and well.

Alas, no longer.
RIP, Johnny