HFU HF Underground

General Category => Huh? => Topic started by: Fansome on July 17, 2014, 1150 UTC

Title: Blues legend Johnny Winter dies at 70 in Zurich
Post by: Fansome on July 17, 2014, 1150 UTC

Blues legend Johnny Winter dies at 70 in Zurich

Published Thursday, July 17, 2014 | 4:08 a.m.

Updated 39 minutes ago

GENEVA (AP) — Texas blues icon Johnny Winter, who rose to fame in the late 1960s and '70s with his energetic performances and recordings that included producing his childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. He was 70.

His representative, Carla Parisi, confirmed Thursday that Winter died in a hotel room in Zurich a day earlier. The statement said his wife, family and bandmates were all saddened by the loss of one of the world's finest guitarists.

He had been on an extensive tour this year that brought him to Europe for his last performance Saturday at the Lovely Days Festival in Wiesen, Austria.

Title: Re: Blues legend Johnny Winter dies at 70 in Zurich
Post by: Nella F. on July 18, 2014, 0026 UTC

                                               8)       "Johnny Winter And: Live".          8)
                                    Wore out several vinyl copies. Helped me keep the peace!

Title: Re: Blues legend Johnny Winter dies at 70 in Zurich
Post by: ff on July 18, 2014, 1316 UTC

Quote from: Nella F. on July 18, 2014, 0026 UTC

                                               8)       "Johnny Winter And: Live".          8)
                                    Wore out several vinyl copies. Helped me keep the peace!

Absolutely Nella!  One of his best, with Rick Derringer and Randy Jo Hobbs.  Another one of my heroes takes his leave... RIP Johnny...