Johnny Winter

Johnny Winter
Winter in 1990
Background information
Birth name	John Dawson Winter III
Born	(1944-02-23)February 23, 1944 Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 16, 2014(2014-07-16) (aged 70) near Zürich, Switzerland
Genres	Blues blues rock rock and roll Southern rock[1] country blues
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar vocals
Years active	1959–2014
Labels	Columbia Blue Sky Alligator Point Blank

John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.^[2] Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. He also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. 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".^[3]