Nerdville Sessions w/Joe Bonamassa | Johnny Winter

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  • @johnny-r
    @johnny-r ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Joe's respect for Johnny earns him major points from me. Johnny's already got all the points I'm capable of giving.

  • @pwk22
    @pwk22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This makes me like Joe more. I love when the contemporary players pay tribute to the older guys ... especially Johnny Winter.

  • @VangeliRock
    @VangeliRock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Johnny Winter crushed it. Good to hear someone talk about him. There just isn't enough talk about Johnny.

    • @sunking2001
      @sunking2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm right there with you brother. Seen Johnny 6 times...even when he was the headliner of a "Day on the Green" in the Oakland A's baseball stadium. I've seen Joe B. two times and love what he plays...and how he plays. Johnny Winter...was my "blues guitar hero" for a very long time...along with Alvin Lee. I love how Joe B. "honors" the Blues greats before him. Until I came across this video...I had never heard Joe honor Johnny Winter before. What a great video!

    • @davidallen346
      @davidallen346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I post Johnny Winters videos on Facebook all the time

    • @discernment8963
      @discernment8963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed 110%, as I've eluded to on Facebook myself also. He was probably the most underrated of the elite guitarists of that era by the general public.

    • @matthewmccarthy7842
      @matthewmccarthy7842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Definitely one the elite blues men

    • @jogotshy9724
      @jogotshy9724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      true

  • @gwer369
    @gwer369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Johnny should be in the R & R Hall of fame!

  • @bambledaczymbledek
    @bambledaczymbledek ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Johnny Winter is the greatest blues guitar player of all time, and he gave Muddy the chance to be heard by modern audiences as he was meant to be heard, at the top of his game.

    • @booitsnick
      @booitsnick 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was born in Beaumont Texas and had the pleasure of meeting him through my uncle Charles(yes Charley’s guitars in Dallas) he was the sweetest person I ever had the pleasure to meet.

    • @booitsnick
      @booitsnick 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah his performance of Mean town blues at Woodstock is the epitome of playing a 12 string guitar. And not to mention, he was in a different dimension on mescaline.

    • @saxonsteve
      @saxonsteve วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s a tie between Winter and Rory Gallagher.

  • @jerrytee2688
    @jerrytee2688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    "Johnny Winter And-Live", one of my favorite albums in high-school, and until this day.

    • @paulcowart3174
      @paulcowart3174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed Love the early 70s shows

    • @antithug7942
      @antithug7942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I still have that LP and it is a great album.

    • @joed9414
      @joed9414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@antithug7942 Me too!

    • @KenLongTortoise
      @KenLongTortoise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@antithug7942 "you got it and you know it"..... "whip it out Floyd, get 'em"

    • @tonyroberts9119
      @tonyroberts9119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've blown more than a few speakers playing that album cranked.

  • @Gretev1
    @Gretev1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Johnny Winter was one of the best players! I always say „he did SRV before SRV did SRV“.

    • @brucefulper4204
      @brucefulper4204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sshit, you're nuts. NO one EVER sounded like JW

    • @fossilmatic
      @fossilmatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I guess it might be a Texas thing. I certainly thought of Johnny the first time I heard SRV. The aggression of the attack in his playing and the intention to overwhelm riffs with heavy bending and sharp, fast phrasing seems in common. They also both played loud clean rigs where articulation was front and Center. Seeing SRV in 84 was the loudest gig in a medium venue I’v ever experienced and it was almost painful because of the attack and presence of his tone at that kind of level. A very physical experience of very physical playing.

    • @discernment8963
      @discernment8963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely!

    • @green323turbo
      @green323turbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Albert King did SRV before SRV ,lol Johnny did Johnny .. he was an original

    • @frankrichards3089
      @frankrichards3089 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love SRV but Johnny at his prime was untouchable nobody close

  • @markjohnson8352
    @markjohnson8352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Thank you Joe - who on earth could not love Johnny Winter? ✊🏻

  • @bluesintheblood
    @bluesintheblood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Those albums he made with Muddy Waters....GOLD!!!!!!

  • @RevMishka
    @RevMishka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw Johnny Live in 1975 or 76 at Feyline Fields, Phoenix Az during an all day/night concert headlining ZZ Top on their Worldwide Texas Tour. Johnny came on just before ZZ Top and absolutely smoked the stage (no pun intended but at the start of his set, clouds of Audience Smoke wafted over the performers causing Johnny to exclaim “where is this? Phoenix? I gotta move here”)..I remember he had several Firebirds including a white one and a sunburst...man, they were loud and fantastic...RIP Johnny, thanks for the music! And thanks Joe for keeping the Blues and Bluesmen alive!

  • @User-dq3pb
    @User-dq3pb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Johnny Winter was a guitar game God. I was an outcast for playing his music in High school the 70's. I loved the vibe. He was the man.. His lyrics were epic.

    • @doxierottenbreath5773
      @doxierottenbreath5773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true, brother...

    • @LuAnnHeston
      @LuAnnHeston ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm 65, in high school, I acquired a taste for blues, nobody was impressed, I've been blessed to have seen some of what I consider the best of the best, Stevie, Johnny, Eric, Carlos Zappa, & on & on. Thank u for letting me share

  • @green323turbo
    @green323turbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Johnny had a style that nobody can really copy , there will never be another . Joe plays JW not bad when he played slower, but looses it when he speeds up . There are only a few on YT that come close to Johnny's style of playing .
    But Johnny also had a great singing voice .. even right up till he died. He actually said in his book he thought of himself as more of an entertainer than just a guitar player. And i have never seen anyone who could play Lead guitar AND sing at the same time like him , just unbelieveable.

  • @michaelblum6537
    @michaelblum6537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Progressive Blues Experiment: life changing. TH-cam has a live performance of Johnny Winter playing Mean Mistreater. Circa 1970. It's a breathtaking performance showcasing just everything a blues player could ever hope to command. Johnny's wearing a cape. He earned it.

    • @BLUESGUITAROCKER
      @BLUESGUITAROCKER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some of his heaviest playing was on that release . He supposedly never got paid for it !!

  • @davidmullens7565
    @davidmullens7565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Me. Bonamassa. I am a born and raised Southeast Texas guy, Port Arthur, about 10 miles from Beaumont. I knew Johnny and saw him play many times. You blew me away demonstrating those riffs in Johnny's style. That is the closest to Johnny I ever heard .. BTW. You just blow me away period with your guitar playing skill. Thank you!

  • @michaeldavis4969
    @michaeldavis4969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    One important point about JW's style that JB didn't mention was that JW generally played with thumb-pick and fingers. His speed/attack was not from flatpicking.

    • @jamesthe-doctor8981
      @jamesthe-doctor8981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True. He did mention at around 3:50 that JW had a particular set of fingerpicks he liked to use, and although he didn’t specifically say “thumbpick,” I inferred that he meant that, as well. As the saying goes, “all thumbpicks are fingerpicks, but not all fingerpicks are thumbpicks. Wait, that’s not exactly what “they say,” but it’s true, nonetheless. 😂

    • @diaryofacarny
      @diaryofacarny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He often used the thumbpick like a flatpick. He used his index finger sparingly.

    • @dyluc8779
      @dyluc8779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes and no, watch some footage, most of his fastest playing comes from his using the thumb pick alone, without his fingers, when he really got into those fast blues licks it was definitely all thumb pick, with so much precision and accuracy. He never let's notes ring out if he didnt want them to and could cut a note off so perfectly. Listen to the opening lick of be careful with a fool, not the studio version, the copenhagen live one. I know that's the one everyone knows and there is so much more he can do, but it's still ridiculously good playing.

    • @MDavidG1
      @MDavidG1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In one of his last interviews Johnny said he didn't even know how to play with a flat pick. A thumb pick was absolutely essential for him.

    • @brianwells4507
      @brianwells4507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MDavidG1 Johnny loved Chet Atkins. He said Chet used a thumb pick so that's why he learned to play with one, too. Makes sense, let's face it if you own a Firebird it's because of Johnny Winter 😎

  • @MichaelSorensen-bl3ec
    @MichaelSorensen-bl3ec ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Joe is all class. Respect. Serious scholar of his art.

  • @mikefannon6994
    @mikefannon6994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Johnny is an all-time favorite! Saw him many times, bars, a hockie arena, Atlanta Pop Festival in1970. You could tell he really loved playing, entertaining his fans. Talked to him briefly in an airport once - great guy, eager to talk to just another hippy, a fan. Miss him!

    • @EatAPeach72
      @EatAPeach72 ปีที่แล้ว

      “Hockey “🇨🇦

    • @markmcdonald5711
      @markmcdonald5711 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a picture of Johnny onstage with Janis Joplin at the APF, he was playing a Les Paul.

  • @curtmillermusic1929
    @curtmillermusic1929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I saw the John Dawson Winter III Tour in Orlando Florida at the Orlando Sports Stadium. He did FIVE encores!!!
    Absolute dynamite performance!!!

  • @martintramil8084
    @martintramil8084 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    IMO Mr Winter had the most licks I've ever heard come from one Cat and an uncanny ability to string them together seamlessly, like no one else ever has, period.

  • @timpayne8238
    @timpayne8238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My dad saw Johnny Winter towards the end of his life. The guy had so much passion and fire in his playing, he was unique.

  • @bubbatheking9225
    @bubbatheking9225 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That opening section is funny as s***! I grew up discovering Johnny Winter. Saw him live at the Atlanta Pop Festival in 1969 for the first time. I was 14 years old. I've never been the same since. Thanks for a great video.

    • @timcornelius1912
      @timcornelius1912 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bubbatheking...I was at Atlanta Pop. Still haven't recovered. Helluva weekend.

  • @sunking2001
    @sunking2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The last time I saw Johnny ( 6th time) was in San Jose, CA....around 1988 at the Cabaret Club. After the show nobody could leave...everything was red hot...the tables, the doors, the floor, even the air! I've never seen a performer simply " play unbelievable perfect guitar" that was beyond "smokin' hot." He was simply unbelievable! That's how he always played...he was the best!

  • @BLUESGUITAROCKER
    @BLUESGUITAROCKER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Self Destructive Blues . Smokin'' JB !!! Johnny would be proud !!

    • @mamertomanglejr2249
      @mamertomanglejr2249 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am filipino. My mom Lines jimi too !

    • @BLUESGUITAROCKER
      @BLUESGUITAROCKER 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mamertomanglejr2249 Jimi & Johnny were probably my biggest influences

  • @barrymartinson193
    @barrymartinson193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In 1968 I was 16 I heard J.W. play Bob D.'s Highway 61 MIND BLOWING another one that really affected me was J.H.'s Voodoo Child !

    • @antithug7942
      @antithug7942 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not trying to be a grammar n@z!, but it's Voodoo Chile. I seen this young millennial chic on PBS a while back when they were doing a special on Hendrix pronounce it as Voodoo Chili. I spit my beer out and that bald headed dude with the hair just on the sides of his head gave her a side glance, like WTF did she just say. At least baldy knew his Hendrix.

  • @luigitarallo2690
    @luigitarallo2690 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the most underrated blues players. He influenced my style, had the pleasure to meet him and he wasnt only a great guitarist but also a kind and friendly ( despite what some people say) man.

  • @audieconrad8995
    @audieconrad8995 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Johnny played with joy. I loved how'd he start out a song and a few bars in would exclaim his pleasure and approval with a "yeeeaaahh..."

  • @bmp-2267
    @bmp-2267 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first concert June 15th 1973 at Merriweather Post pavilion. Foghat opened. Johnny blew an amp that looked like an SVT but couldn't say for sure. 1960 falcon lost a wheel bearing on the way home. Sat all night in a diner waiting for a ride from friends big brother. One of the best nights of my life.

  • @mauriceclemens3286
    @mauriceclemens3286 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was fortunate to see both Johnny and Edgar Winter back in the early 1970’s in St Petersburg,Fla. he put on such an incredible concert. Rest In Peace Johnny.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @leftchicago
    @leftchicago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved watching this. I saw Johnny at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago (walking distance from my house) in 1973. Brownsville Station ("Smokin' In The Boys Room") was the opening act. He weighed about 100 pounds and was wearing a green sparkle cape! He lit it up for about an hour and then said goodnight. The crowd was screaming for an encore. From my seat in the balcony I could see what was going on behind the stage. He had to be helped down the stairs to a seat where they got him something to drink, gave him a bump, and then got him back to the edge of the stage. I distinctly remember one of the crew members giving him a little push to get him in motion back towards the mic. He came back and played 2 more and was then helped off. After hearing years later about how his manager kept him on drugs and worked him to death, it sort of made sense.

  • @timemerson2691
    @timemerson2691 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your right about pealing paint. I watched him from the front row and my hearing was never the same. What a show and what a showman. He put on a clinic. RIP Johnny

  • @lordsong7
    @lordsong7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I saw Johnny play in Detroit Michigan at the old Eastown Theater way back, he played 2 Firebird Vs - a tobacco burst and a white one - through Ampeg amps with those big Ampeg 8x10 cabs. He also played an Epiphone Wilshire, with the batwing headstock, and a Fender Mustang for a while. He used thumb picks a lot as well.

  • @kevinl6111
    @kevinl6111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Heard Johnny when I was a teenager(16) and loved all his music since that time. Too bad he's not with us anymore but in our hearts he's Still Alive and Well!!!

  • @schreds
    @schreds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    seen Johnny on a number of occasions always on fire , at Woodstock Johnny played a 1966 Fender Electric XII 12 String Solidbody Sunburst but stung up with six strings lots of footage of the show well worth your time

  • @beatvampire
    @beatvampire 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great tribute Mr Bonamassa I am so glad you mentioned what a sensational singer Johnny was , he really had something authentic and original in his vocal tone and phrasing you could easily pick him out from the bunch

  • @brookegrinstead
    @brookegrinstead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Glad you did this one Joe. He was a fave of mine before I learned to play. I'm one of the "And Live" fans also. One of the albums that made me HAVE to play guitar.

  • @shirleysavoie2118
    @shirleysavoie2118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate all your good vibes about Johnny Winter
    I grew up just down the street from Johnny and Edgar in Beaumont and was so proud they made the big time. They were amazing!

  • @jaaklucas1329
    @jaaklucas1329 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice Joe, thanks for mentioning Johnny. He was a master bluesman Texas style. Maybe cause he was also Rock and Roll he didnt get full respect in the blues. I think his progressive blues experiment was very worthy at the time. His slide playing was top notch, next level.

  • @photopicker
    @photopicker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Captured Live. I was at the show on the back cover. The holy grail. One of the most smoking electric blues players ever and his acoustic blues side was just as deep. Learned several tunes (note for note) off that album the old fashioned way : listen.

    • @marcosore3213
      @marcosore3213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love too much Sweet papa John. I'm trying to play in every tune (open G,D,A) but also sounds wrong!! What do you think about?

  • @uncleremus5046
    @uncleremus5046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Tony Macalpine has also given JW his due as an early influence. Tony also said he had never heard somebody Blaze thru pentatonics so fast & clean. Both Winter Bro’s are great musicians.

    • @charleswinters7129
      @charleswinters7129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There were three brothers. Paul was the youngest and also a Grammy winner just like his brothers.

  • @shanebullock5005
    @shanebullock5005 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well spoken and very true. Johnny W one of my favourite guitarists of all time. Nobody sounds like him,

  • @elliotskinner190
    @elliotskinner190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Seen JW many many times in the Toronto area, from arena shows to bars.
    He was the best. Top 3 guitar players Johnny winter, Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix.

    • @raystevens3527
      @raystevens3527 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gary Moore is there somewhere too

  • @powerpipe6389
    @powerpipe6389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i love ya Joe i really do , professionally and personally and you have a great style that you've developed over the years that is untouched . I can't say enough good things about you and I really enjoyed getting to know you at what shows we've played together and our conversations that we had . Yes Johnny was the Pentatonic blues scale king, the way blues was meant to be played . I think for us singer/guitar players our vibrato and the way we "voice" our guitar playing all comes from the way we "sing" vocally . Of course this doesn't happen to all guitar players but this certainly was the case with Johnny Winter , BB King etc, I even hear your vocal vibrato in your guitar vibrato. Interestingly enough I even hear it in the most under rated guitar player ever Mr. Steve Marriott . Much like you , Johnny will always be untouched , one off . I met him once . Very humble and just did it his way with no regrets . Thanks for the video.

    • @MDavidG1
      @MDavidG1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Steve Marriott was indeed one of the all-time greats. He had it all: amazing charisma, amazing voice, and killer six string skills. I couldn't take my eyes off him when he was on stage. Really an INCREDIBLE performer in every way. Too bad that like a lot of musicians of that era he let his addictions ruin his career and ultimately take his life.

  • @kidrengo
    @kidrengo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    JB has more chops than a Shaolin monk, all potentially lethal. Have mercy.

  • @jerrytee2688
    @jerrytee2688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was cool as hell. Way to capture the essence of Johnny.

  • @sunking2001
    @sunking2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was wondering if Joe would ever speak about Johnny...one of the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). I love Johnny...seen him 6 times...seen Joe 2 times. I've seen other blues greats including Eric, Alvin, B.B., Freddie, etc. Joe is my "new favorite" and I'm delighted and impressed he honors all the greats before him. I almost fainted when I saw the two videos of him playing Alvin Lee's "Big Red." I've seen Alvin Lee 4 times and loved him, too! Long live the "Blues"...and all who play the "Blues."

    • @skullduggery3377
      @skullduggery3377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      saw alvin in a theater. after his last number, he unstrapped red and made like he was gonna throw it into the crowd. then he waved and left.

  • @marauder600
    @marauder600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Johnny led his Woodstock set with “mean town blues”. Used an electric 12:string strung with six and killed it. Took that Deep South Robert Johnson style blues, electrified and cranked it and played it to like 300,000 people. Video of it is out there and it’s great. Great tip of the hat to a more deserving American pioneer of the electric blues Joe. Thanks!

  • @827dusty
    @827dusty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm a Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, and Johnny Winter fan. Speaking of Rory Gallagher, that guy rarely gets talked about when these discussions of great guitarists comes up. Why is that? I don't believe in naming one person "the best" ever, or anything like that. They are all excellent players in their own right. There are too many differences in genre, style, etc. I do feel a bit sorry for Rory though. He may be the most raw and gritty player I've ever heard. And yes, he's super good as all of the above mentioned are. Can you do a little something on Rory Gallagher? Maybe you already have, as this is the first time to this website.
    Thanks Friend

    • @green323turbo
      @green323turbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rory was a total showman like Johnny . Rory is very underrated

    • @davidmartin7081
      @davidmartin7081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rory was a Great guitarist. He didn't play the game quite like Jimi + Johnny did buy he certainly influenced alot of folks. The more I see of him the more I like him. He was influenced by a bunch of greats. He blew my mind one night when he played " I Could've Had Religion". WOW!! HE had something going on ! A invisible power Was at work . Like SRV he seemed to be Like a repeater tower. Recieve + transmit music on his special wavelength!!
      I CALL IT MESSING With the Kid!!!

  • @antithug7942
    @antithug7942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was fortunate enough to see J.W. live many times in the '70's and the early '80's from arenas to small club venues. He never disappointed. One show I'll never forget, because of the line-up that night was at Memorial Auditorium in downtown Dallas, Tx. which became the Dallas Convention Center and now it's the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. It was Feb. 4, 1975. There were 3 bands that night. Johnny was the headliner, The James Cotton Band was the second band and the opening act was Peter Frampton! I had seen him several times as Humble Pie's lead guitarist, but that's all I knew him from. Never heard any of his solo material until that night. He was making his album Frampton Comes Alive on this tour. I'm not sure if anything from the Dallas show made it on the album or not, but I don't think so. Anyway, after Comes Alive came out I was blown away at how HUGE the LP and Frampton became! I don't know if it still is, but for years it was the highest selling double live album in history. Glad I kept my ticket stub. I had always and still do keep all my concert stubs. I like to look at them and reminisce. Great times! Oh yeah, and J.W. was great as always. Never seen a bad J.W. show.

    • @classicrockarchives7077
      @classicrockarchives7077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Feb 1975 Winter was on fire. Must of been a killer show. Seen him for the first time 2 months after on 4/8/75. . It was the Felt Forum in NYC JW was a solid 10. Found some superb color slides of the show. Nice memories thank you Johnny. He made so many people happy, at his shows. It was always an evening to remember.

    • @antithug7942
      @antithug7942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@classicrockarchives7077 Yes he did, especially in the small venues I had the pleasure of seeing him in. I never left a J.W. show not happy.

  • @andrewk7731
    @andrewk7731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So good to see Joe without the hype
    In a flannel talking bout a legend of the status that Johnny had I saw Johnny in Australia at the Canberra theatre in the 80 s he brought the roof down I'm not kidding u we were dancing in the eiles no light show cept 4 in house no smoke no mirrors
    Just him and his band one of if not the greatest concert I've ever been to
    I appreciate Joe's efforts to honour him
    I'm now a fan
    Johnnys gone
    But Joe lives and is living well
    With a demeanor and attitude like that
    Bless him
    Cheers

  • @HoosierRooster
    @HoosierRooster 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Johnny slide playing on Highway 61 live was totally out of control craziest thing I ever heard my God it was insane

  • @chanang453
    @chanang453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    if for some reason you don't like Joe.....??? the fact remains that he's keeping the Blues going with his skills and enthusiasm and knowledge of the history of great players and equipment....love this series.....

  • @user-lr9qg6oe6i
    @user-lr9qg6oe6i 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Johnny Winter. What a great guitarist, I first heard him in the early 70's on the "Johnny Winter And" album fantastic! I was hooked on his riffs, and slide style. Johnny made his guitars talk, and you could feel it. AWESOME! Miss you Johnny.

  • @GOMF-eq4qc
    @GOMF-eq4qc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My friends and I had front row seats to see Muddy Waters at a small club in Cary, Illinois during the “I’m Ready” tour. We were having a smoke outside with Big Eyes Smith and Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson. They got us in to the second show and told us Johnny was going to be there to record live cuts for the “Muddy Mississippi Waters Live” album. The club couldn’t have had more than. 200 seats. It was like being in blues heaven for two hours.

  • @readsmith4223
    @readsmith4223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweet, beautiful mini-humperdinker sound. Well done Joe as usual, the world is a better place with you in it...

  • @tonetone7572
    @tonetone7572 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw Johnny several times but the show that always stands out was during the summer of 76 he just released "Captured Live" the local rock radio stations would play Highway 61.
    The band was Randy Jo Hobbs bass / Floyd Radford guitar and Richard Hughes- drums . the power this band unleashed cannot be put into words.
    Johnny had his 63' Gibson Firebird absolutely screaming.
    Johnny would let Radford take solos that were at blinding speed, accuracy and very tasty then Johnny would take his and then the both of them would solo together..it was almost an assault on the senses ( a good one) i was sitting close and it was totally mesmerizing.
    he did Highway 61 the band left the stage for him to cut loose with his slide it was unbelievable.
    for the encore he did Jumping Jack Flash and then came back out to a frenzied crowd and did Rock n Roll Hoochie Koo.

  • @JohnDoe-jp8fx
    @JohnDoe-jp8fx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My hero as a teenager and now at 59 he had it all! Thanks Joe good stuff!

  • @alvinmarcus5780
    @alvinmarcus5780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blessed to see Johnny around 71 and again maybe 5 years before he passed. His bio " Raisin' Cain " by
    Mary Lou Sullivan is well worth reading.
    RIP Johnny. ❤️

  • @tommybickerstaff1249
    @tommybickerstaff1249 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember going memphis to see Johnny when I was 16 what a concert. I loved to here him play Johnnie be good. And cell block number 9.

  • @tommyboyce
    @tommyboyce 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Be Careful With A Fool blows my mind every time I hear it

  • @robertaccorsini4663
    @robertaccorsini4663 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Johnny had a unique ring finger on his left hand. His reach was incredible

  • @mrjfeb539
    @mrjfeb539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Joe . Johnny live I wore grooves in it had to get another played it everyday Instead of going to high school Hard Again has some of the best Johnny guitar work

  • @ragasthegascap1
    @ragasthegascap1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for mentioning Beaumont. I often drive by Johnny and Edgar's childhood home.

  • @randyherron6058
    @randyherron6058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw him in 1974 Shreveport Herschel Coliseum playing that Firebird barely 100 people showed up (shameful) he/they were fantastic. Thank you for the memory recall Joe.

  • @froter1
    @froter1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would often play at a place called the "Bluebird" lounge in Ft Worth, Texas..
    Whenever I wasn't playing a regular gig ..I'd go over and check out what the owner , Robert Ealey was up to ..
    Lots of guitar players always showed up ..
    A couple of times , Johnny Winter was up on the stage ..Robert would call me up and so ,. I was set up next to Johnny , both times ..he was actually kinda shy sometimes.. depending on the night ..
    But it was fun , hearing his sound coming out right behind us ...such a great player .. and nice guy ...Texas boy 👍❤️

  • @hkrause9166
    @hkrause9166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just love these guitar nerdy episodes! Thanks:)

  • @grantandersen
    @grantandersen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I believe he used to use a 68 goldtop Les Paul into cranked Fender Silverface Twin in the late sixties and early seventies. He started using music man amps in 1974 if I’m not mistaken.

  • @malcolmbenn1051
    @malcolmbenn1051 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw Johnny in the summer of 1969 in Toronto and while I knew what to expect from listening to the records he still absolutely blew me away. His phrasing was so unique. Other than Hendrix I've seen all the players of the 50's 60's and 70's and he and Jeff Beck were and are in a class all their own. It wasn't until SRV came along in the 80's that we heard anything like this again.

  • @94Shredder
    @94Shredder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I absolutely love these vids

  • @henrystag4249
    @henrystag4249 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Joe. Your playing is great & even greater to remember and play the legend.

  • @DRealFatguy
    @DRealFatguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ok smokin Joe. I'm gonna need some more of this Nerdville. Lets get on it.

  • @dbfcrell8300
    @dbfcrell8300 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Johnny's sound was quite raw with little to no reverb. The effects he used was literally the room's size and shape and how many bodies were in front of the stage, and maybe the pick he used.

  • @robitteilag6682
    @robitteilag6682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Does Joe really have that "welcome to nerdville" vegas style sign at his house? Regardless, love Joes playing and so great that he gives credit to the originators.

  • @davidturnage3467
    @davidturnage3467 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joe's knowledge, and ability to articulate his passion verbally.....is almost as mindblowing as his playing!!!
    Regular encyclopedia, he is.
    👍

  • @jeremyt419
    @jeremyt419 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mean town blues is the only footage I have seen of his Woodstock performance. It definitely needed to be in the film.

  • @michaelsicowitz362
    @michaelsicowitz362 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you start playing with your thumb all that stuff gets easier. I hurt my hand bad in 2017, had to learn using my thumb and damn, wish I'd hurt my hand sooner. Hand got better, but that 6 months, Johnny started making sense. That interval picking triads, Brad Paisley does something similar. Love your pursuit of blues Joe, thanks

  • @paulbcote
    @paulbcote 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Joe. Always love to remember Johnny.

  • @maxdeantv6351
    @maxdeantv6351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hallelujah!! thanks for this one Joe 🤘

  • @w.l.graves7228
    @w.l.graves7228 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks JOE ! you KICK MAJOR LEAGUE ASS ! and give a nice tribute and respect as we all should to johnny ,... stevie vaughn was a guitar god ,and used the heaviest strings possible for his amazing sound on that strat , JOHNNY was a very humble man for all his greatness , THE " TEXAS GUNSLINGER ": PERIOD ..

  • @johnevans1453
    @johnevans1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for bringing attention to Johnny, Joe! i used to see Johnny at the San Bernardino Swing in the 70s.He was a Showman! Top hat Platform shoes and just blistering riffs. Saw Edgar Band Johnny Band Rick Derringer band and a last set with all 3 on stage, Priceless.

  • @brownsfan7753
    @brownsfan7753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love these videos Joe!!

  • @timmackenzie8145
    @timmackenzie8145 ปีที่แล้ว

    I couldn’t agree with you more, I love the way Johnny plays guitar, I loved how he mixed blues and rock with songs like Still Alive And Well, or Rock And Roll Hootchie Coo. An absolute killer!!!

  • @benlogan430
    @benlogan430 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Johnny Winter and Live is the band and album that got me hooked on the blues. From there I went on an exploration of the blues cats that influenced him. 30 years later still on that adventure! Most of that journey was on the drums, but now it’s on the guitar also. Excellent history lesson Mr B! Thank you!

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Johnny Winter was/is incredible. Without question one of my top 5 favorite guitarists of all time. Killer slide player as well.

  • @zman2202
    @zman2202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You Rock Joe!!! sin·ew·y ! What a discriptive word to use for Jonny's playing. So true.

  • @ikefork2606
    @ikefork2606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you ask me...it was the Platinum album "Johny Winter Captured Live, 1976" that enabled JW to pack colosseums and stadiums in America, and significantly propelled his career into the Stratosphere. I saw JW with this lineup in 1977 at the Largo, MD Capital Centre and they blew me away. The 4-piece lineup on this album included 2nd guitarist Floyd Radford who played a Gibson ES-335 relatively clean which perfectly complemented JW's overdriven, phase shifted, Gibson Firebird V plugged into Marshall amps.

    • @bmp-2267
      @bmp-2267 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think I was there. Was there a progressive Yes-style band named Starcastle that opened for him?

    • @bmp-2267
      @bmp-2267 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just did some research. I was at the May 22nd 1976 show at Cap center.

  • @jimicrack29
    @jimicrack29 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you joe always a special treat get your videos!!!!

  • @privateer0561
    @privateer0561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw Johnny starting in 1974 until he could no longer play in about 1999. One day he showed up, had to be escorted onto the stage/sat in a chair, and then just played gibberish; the saddest damned thing I ever saw. Whatever happened to him was never spoken of (likely some kind of stroke), but he was never remotely able to play like he used to thereafter. And his Woodstock footage is available on TH-cam.

  • @blues6782
    @blues6782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Joe, you are the best!

  • @MAP448
    @MAP448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much for all your help.

  • @bnastali
    @bnastali 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo! Love that vibrato. Reminds me of FREE guitarist Paul Kossoff.

  • @baliscotsurf
    @baliscotsurf 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really wish he would do an episode about Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac) He talks in depth about technique...vibrato to be specific. Danny's vibrato IMHO was UNMATCHED.

  • @ratfink13fan51
    @ratfink13fan51 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magnificent work and thank you for sharing

  • @supmet2
    @supmet2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the things I remember most vividly about his playing in the 1980s was how much of his phrasing was built on or around eighth-note triplets at slow, medium slow, medium, and medium fast tempos.

  • @rickhuepers5161
    @rickhuepers5161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought Second Winter when it first came out and had to purchase 2 or 3 more copies over the next 5 or 6 years. It's like nothing anyone had put out before. If JW got paid by the "tasty"
    lick he would have been a gazillionare!

  • @Wade6242
    @Wade6242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Joe.

  • @32543AB
    @32543AB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Johnny Winter...un guitariste et un blues man que l'on oubliera jamais 👍. La Firebird...🎸👍. Merci Joe Bonamassa.

  • @flashg1160
    @flashg1160 ปีที่แล้ว

    Live And, one of the best albums ever.

  • @randyherbrechtsmeier4796
    @randyherbrechtsmeier4796 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honey Drippin Blues. Love it

  • @guttorocha
    @guttorocha 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    his solo in Tin Pan alley is nothing but epic

  • @johnlane2010
    @johnlane2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Johnny. Love Joe. Go off!