Johnny lived life by his terms and was born to play the blues. This man will always be on of the greatest guitar players the world will ever see. RIP Johnny - you will NEVER be forgotten
@@canadianroot I seen Johnny at the BULL RUN IN SHIRLEY MASSACHUSETTS, a few months before his passing. The guy sitting next too me turned to me and said " I seen him in the Oakla nd Coliseum 1974. This show is off the chain. How right he was... The BULL RUN only sets 350 people. That was a treat.
At 69, the freaking guy is STILL one of the best guitarists. ...and that hack magazine rolling stone listed him somewhere down around 60 something of the top 100. He should be a LOT higher than that!!!
A legend! So fortunate to see him perform 7 times ,brilliant!!! Ottawa NAC incredible, an idiot in the front row was taking pictures with a flash, moronic inconsiderate actions, a gentleman front row center whom I'm familiar with removed the camera and after the show left on his Harley
As an old friend of Johnny, we discussed his work & "father - son relationship" with Muddy many times. Yep, he was most proud of reviving Muddy's career, & recording & playing with Muddy!
I too saw him play many times since 1970, from a bar to Atlanta Pop Festival with 300,000 others. When Johnny picked up that old Firebird you knew you were gonna hear some real blues. RIP brother
DOBROCAT, DO YOU PLAY THE DOBRO? LOVE THAT INSTRUMENT!...I SAW HIM IN THE EARLY '9O'S AND AGAN IN WEEKS BEFORE HE PLAYED THIS VIDEO! WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE HIM IN HIS DAYS OF THE '70'S!
Totally agree with you! Clapton is good guitar player but Johnny Winter was excellent. There were and are many better guitarists than Clapton. The Great Peter Green, Mick Bloomfield, Mick Taylor, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, John Cipollina, Jorma Kaukonen, Gary Moore, Buddy Whittington, Kim Simmonds, Alan Wilson, Henry Vestine, Stan Webb, etc etc etc. By the way keith richards is grossly overrated. Greetings Bob. ✌️
@68’ Rumble Bee Hound Dog Taylor does a great version too. On the same record as the killer "Gimme Back My Wig". Lots of good shit when ya dig around a little.
I saw him in 1971, Independence Hall in Baton Rouge. He and Rick Derringer absolutely rocked the house down. They were playing through a wall of Fender amps and about half way through the concert, my right eardrum blew! I guess I shouldn't have been standing at the edge of the stage?
Ignorance...I fully admit to being in that box; too many great musician out there that I've missed when I was young...and then bam! Holy Bad Ass!! Rip, JW!!
He should have been at home relaxing & watching TV. I spent hours with him in private before & after his final St. Louis show, & he just wanted to go home.....
He could bend down and get the SLIDE. He wasnt FAT, just old. He has looked like he was dead the past three times I saw him, but still kicked ass. Last tim I saw him, 2 years ago, he was just three piece, and AWESOME. He still had his full power in his voice too. As I peruse the videos now, I realize he was getting even more frail, and starting to lose his voice some.He was what he wanted to be. One of the best Bluesmen ever. Thanks for all the GREAT times Johnny. Thats how I want to go out, rock in out on my last night here!
JOHNNY winter in a huge Chinese restaurant in Massachusetts with James Montgomery opening... awesome...one of many I've seen from JOHNNY late 70s till right before passing.... winter in July ... another great one in Boston.
Those 3 made magic together. Got to see Johnny in the mid 70s at a blues fest; he played right before the headliner, Clarence Gatemouth Brown. Saw Rick's band Derringer opening up for Aerosmith back then too; blew them off the stage because Steven and Joe were having one of those nights. Never got to see Edgar though.
Thank you Dave for turning people onto Johnny! Some of us have been doing just that for 50 years now, but you are one of the few talk show host who really appreciate his genius and reach a large audience. So thanks!
Love it...! Have followed Johnny for 50 yrs. This performance was his first national TV appearance and the height of his recovery. Guitarist Paul Nelson made it his mission to 'nurse' Johnny back to health. Johnny was wide-eyed, playing was confident, his voice was strong and he was having a great time. Outstanding...!!
Thanks for that perspective! I thought surely, he had performed on national TV SOMEWHERE in his illustrious career. I saw one performance where he performed well, but his eyes remained closed. What was he recovering from?
@@gregparrott hey Greg johnny was addicted to methadone for decades. There is a great documentary out about Paul Nelson's mission to 'save' johnny. He got johnny playing again while secretly cutting back on methadone. They even had the moment on camera when they told johnny he was clean.
I'm special... I got to see him at least ten times... Edgar sat by me and my buddy the last time at center stage Atlanta..D... Saw Edgar with Leon Russell there in '88..... I'm not gonna compare anybody to him...
I think when johnny finally started sitting when playing...it took that powerful voice down a notch....those were the days tho , late 69 , he was loud n proud
@@russellbarnes7728 LEGALLY BLIND MEANS THIS: Legal blindness occurs when a person has central visual acuity (vision that allows a person to see straight ahead of them) of 20/200 or less in his or her better eye with correction. With 20/200 visual acuity, a person can see at 20 feet, what a person with 20/20 vision sees at 200 feet.
@@russellbarnes7728 HE COULDN'T SEE WELL BUT ENOUGH THEN TO GET AROUND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AS LATTER. I SAW HIM IN '91, '92 AND HE NEEDED HELP UP STAIRS AND AGAIN IN 2008 HE WAS IN VERY POOR HEALTH. I SURE MISS HIM.
Johnny is an astonishing and marvelous blues guitar player & performer. He is part of our heritage. He makes my days since the late 60's! God bless Johnny!!!!!
I remember catching this performance on Letterman & was blown away by his performance. I can't believe that this July it will be 5 years since he died. To me Johnny Winter will always be missed. R.I.P & thanks for all the great music you left us.🎸🎵🎶🎸
This guy was the ultimate player and this performance without even considering that he was starting to die is amazing - it was tight and the resident musicians joined in at a tasteful place where the sound just got really solid. This particular classic has to be played straightforward and in your face which is exactly how they all played it.
those were NOT "resident musicians" he was playing with, it was Tommy Shannon (Johnny's bassist and, later on,Stevie Ray Vaughn's bassist) and Uncle John Turner Johnny's drummer). These two guys were Johnny's original band when he was first signed to Columbia in 1969 and played with him on his first two albums for Columbia (Johnny Winter and Second Winter).
@@telephonetlm I can see a guy playing the piano and a sax player etc and they joined in. The guys you were talking about played from the beginning. I don't understand how you thought I meant them as I had made the distinction of saying the resident musicians joined in at a particular place so that could not mean people who were already playing.
I have a 1964 Firebird 5 that Johnny Winter autographed for me in about 1985 outside a club he was playing at in downtown Tampa. It is by far my most treasured possession. What a great guitarist. Take a look at the videos from Midnight Special.
WHAT A REMARKABLE JOB,Paul Nelson has done,this guy(Johnny Winter) has been an idol of mine since the early 70's,I respect his point of view,for not wanting to be made a hero,or idolized,but it is extremely hard not to have some hero worship for someone that basically taught you what you know and want to carry on the whole blues tradition.Thank-you both,you for your efforts to look after a national treasure,and John Dawson winter the third for keeping the tradition alive.Thank-you both.!
When I saw him in San Francisco in might have been the same that tour, after the show we waited outside but his tour truck went saw him in there but his tour manager pulled him away from the door as he was getting ready to come out & with us not to happen due to the tour manager man I would have loved to have met him oh well saw this whole show I will never forget it blew my mind 🙏🇺🇸🙏🎸🎤🎼🎼🎼🎼 R.I.P. JOHNNYY WINTER ❤
Johnny Winter was Muddy Waters "lost son." Much like the Stones brought us white American kids around to Chuck Berry and Little Richard, Johnny was our guide into the heart of real blues. Forever indebted to JW, a humble man with otherworldly musicianship.
One of my all time favorites. I've been a fan since a young teen, and have had the pleasure of seeing Johnny perform many times. Always puts a smile on my face. This is the real thing! RIP Johnny Winter!
Paul you have saved an icon,and quite possibly a national treasure,Johnny has been my guitar hero for I don't know how long,I',m almost 60,and been a fan since ..... God bless you for the real hero you are.from myself,and everyone else who has been a fan,THANK-YOU.
That was great!! I have seen him 3 times in my home town[Phoenixville,Pa.] and met him back stage all 3 times!! The ticket was my Jimi Hendrix pictures that my brother took on 4.12.1969 at the Spectrum! Johnny was so happy to look at the pics. even tough his vision is not that good.Johnny loved Jimi and jammed with him a few times!! Johnny was a very quiet and nice man,,,,and talented!
God Bless The greatest Of Em all Johnny Winter lives on forever with his music Thank God i saw him 10 times in concert from 1973 to 1999, his concerts were the best of the best.
johnny winter was so cool,lookin at his face tells me this a man that's done this a million times befor,thanks mr.winter,and your brother edgar was acool m/f too!
Whenever Johnny played in Kalamazoo Michigan, my friend Brian Miller and I went to see him play. Okay, not every time, but more than anyone else I ever got to see! Never disappointed! R.I.P. Johnny and thank you for playing the blues. You helped make me a blues man for life. 📕
Saw Johnny for the first time in 1976 at the Mississippi River Festival. Life happened and I did not see Johnny again til 2003. Then I saw him that last 7 times he came to Saint Louis. The last time was 2 weeks before he passed. He was amazing everytime I saw him. He'd let you come into his RV and sit down and talk with him. I treasure the time I got to ask him questions. RIP Johnny...
Legendary guitarist. Been listening to everything Johnny since I was born. Now I play nothin but blues guitar. Seen him play many times. Once at CSULB at Blues Festival a girl gave a backstage pass for my Marlborough golds on my birthday. She was Johnny's girl. Happy Birthday Johnny, It was great to watch from right by his side. Make no mistake J. Winters is the man of the heritage of the blues. To bad this country, and Letterman, didn't appreciate this treasure!!!
I was lucky enough to see Johnny and the band he has here play in Bath the year before he passed. He sat throughout the performance but he'd lost none of the fire. A great electric bluesman who is hugely missed.
I grew up with Captured Live and it is still one of my all time faves. Totally sad about Johnny's passing. Sadly all the real musicians are going to God, one by one wiht not too much in the way of replacements... a dying art... a dying breed. R.I.P JW and thanks for the many hours of pleasure that you brought into my life.
best show i ever saw...Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Kames Cotton, Pine Top Perkins amd Company in Cincinnati.Johnny rarely looked away from Muddy and Muddy had a smile as wide as the Ohio River when Johnny ripped
rip Johnny. you have been one of my favorites since the early 70s and one of my main influences for playing slide. i feel like i have lost a good friend
R.I.P. John Dawson Winter... Your soul is at peace now , but your music will ALWAYS be raising hell here on earth . The blues music you shared with the world will always be treasured by those touched by your incomparable talent !!!
At around 2:53 Johnny drops his slide oops....I've seen Mr.Winter from 1969 up to his last shows in New England. Over 30 times he was the best of the best! RIP Sir!
One of the greatest slide and blues players period. Got to see him once. He was frail and had to be escorted to the stage. But I still reveled in seeing him live and he was fantastic.
oh man johnny, you will be missed! no R & R Hall of Fame, who needs it? you were Blues superior and your music will transcend lifetimes to come. RIP white lightning
I’ve been playing guitar for a very long time and only recently started listening to Winter a lot. Within weeks of doing so I not only began using a thumb pick (not a huge adjustment for me as I use my fingers to play most of the time anyway) but learning to play slide and actually buying a 2017 Gibson Firebird. It looks very much like his. It’s a big beautiful piece of wood man. A coffee table of a guitar.
Johnny lived life by his terms and was born to play the blues. This man will always be on of the greatest guitar players the world will ever see. RIP Johnny - you will NEVER be forgotten
You can say all that again
1968 Fillmore East blown away fan after that 17 years old how lucky I was
What Jay Frehley said.
He makes it look so effortless! I would imagine it probably was to him. Blistering rendition!
@@canadianroot
I seen Johnny at the BULL RUN IN SHIRLEY MASSACHUSETTS, a few months before his passing.
The guy sitting next too me turned to me and said " I seen him in the Oakla
nd Coliseum 1974. This show is off the chain. How right he was... The BULL RUN only sets 350 people. That was a treat.
Big lifelong Johnny Winter fan here! When Johnny starts the countdown for any song it's gonna be awesome! RIP 🙏 Johnny and Paul Nelson ❤
I don’t believe that I’ve ever heard a better slide guitarist than John Winter
His rendition kills it! RIP Johnny Winter. Truly one of the great guitar bluesmen.
Man created the guitar and God created Johnny Winter.. The rest is history....!
At 69, the freaking guy is STILL one of the best guitarists. ...and that hack magazine rolling stone listed him somewhere down around 60 something of the top 100.
He should be a LOT higher than that!!!
A legend! So fortunate to see him perform 7 times ,brilliant!!! Ottawa NAC incredible, an idiot in the front row was taking pictures with a flash, moronic inconsiderate actions, a gentleman front row center whom I'm familiar with removed the camera and after the show left on his Harley
On top of everything else, I think Johnny may have been proudest of his work reviving and producing Muddy Water's late albums.
As an old friend of Johnny, we discussed his work & "father - son relationship" with Muddy many times. Yep, he was most proud of reviving Muddy's career, & recording & playing with Muddy!
I saw Johnny perform throughout his career, beginning in the early 70's right up until his last years. I treasure the memories. RIP
I too saw him play many times since 1970, from a bar to Atlanta Pop Festival with 300,000 others.
When Johnny picked up that old Firebird you knew you were gonna hear some real blues. RIP brother
DOBROCAT, DO YOU PLAY THE DOBRO? LOVE THAT INSTRUMENT!...I SAW HIM IN THE EARLY '9O'S AND AGAN IN WEEKS BEFORE HE PLAYED THIS VIDEO! WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE HIM IN HIS DAYS OF THE '70'S!
I know. I've been blessed to see Johnny several times. But I'm thinking even if you saw him only one time, his impression would last a lifetime.
Your one lucky dude i wish i saw him good for you bro.
Something in that water down in Texas, man oh man, have a lot of the best blues players come up or out of there. RIP Johnny.
Damn I miss JDW. His loss is still incomprehensible. His influence and impact is immeasurable. An inspiration and true gentleman.
zuppedepeche well said!
Best bluesman ever, lived it, felt it, played it...reincarnation of the best black southern slide players! Screw Clapton and the rest!
Totally agree with you! Clapton is good guitar player but Johnny Winter was excellent. There were and are many better guitarists than Clapton. The Great Peter Green, Mick Bloomfield, Mick Taylor, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, John Cipollina, Jorma Kaukonen, Gary Moore, Buddy Whittington, Kim Simmonds, Alan Wilson, Henry Vestine, Stan Webb, etc etc etc. By the way keith richards is grossly overrated. Greetings Bob. ✌️
Damn straight brother
Dont forget Duane Allman @@jorgeramirezcamarena4904
Don't forget SRV!!!
Elmore James would be proud. Awesome slide master. Truely sad that we won't hear that firebird wail anymore....
Great performance! Winter plays with such raw passion. Great album by the way. R.I.P. J.W.
Robert Johnson song.......
@68’ Rumble Bee
You are so totally full of you know what
Elmore James was simply a copy cat with zero feeling compared with Robert Johnson
@68’ Rumble Bee Hound Dog Taylor does a great version too. On the same record as the killer "Gimme Back My Wig". Lots of good shit when ya dig around a little.
Even Robert Johnson who wrote it would be having a chuckle
I saw him in 1971, Independence Hall in Baton Rouge. He and Rick Derringer absolutely rocked the house down. They were playing through a wall of Fender amps and about half way through the concert, my right eardrum blew! I guess I shouldn't have been standing at the edge of the stage?
miltonic69 great story!
How can anybody not like Johnny Winter??
BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW TRUE RAW GOD-GIVEN TALENT AND SOUL
Because they are on a different path.
I DON'T LIKE JOHNNY ... I "LOVE" JOHNNY
Ignorance...I fully admit to being in that box; too many great musician out there that I've missed when I was young...and then bam! Holy Bad Ass!! Rip, JW!!
I like blues but this sounds like utter shit that’s just my opinion
The legendary Johnny Winter , one of the greatest blues players ever , a great Texan 👍👏💯
I don't like comparing musicians but Stevie Ray is definitely not to be excluded.
Played up until the end. With all his health issues, that was remarkable. RIP and play with the angels Johnny. You are missed.
He should have been at home relaxing & watching TV.
I spent hours with him in private before & after his final St. Louis show, & he just wanted to go home.....
There will only ever be one Johnny Winter...I'm grateful for what he left us.
He could bend down and get the SLIDE. He wasnt FAT, just old. He has looked like he was dead the past three times I saw him, but still kicked ass. Last tim I saw him, 2 years ago, he was just three piece, and AWESOME. He still had his full power in his voice too. As I peruse the videos now, I realize he was getting even more frail, and starting to lose his voice some.He was what he wanted to be. One of the best Bluesmen ever. Thanks for all the GREAT times Johnny. Thats how I want to go out, rock
in out on my last night here!
Yes Indeed
well there is one other acceptable to go, but you must come to go!
Amen my brother. He was my fav blues musician by far. But drugs ruined his health :( RIP JDW; hope to see you in heaven.
@Louis Caldwell He wasn't fat, but he was legally blind by the time of this performance. He might have had trouble seeing it to pick it up.
JOHNNY winter in a huge Chinese restaurant in Massachusetts with James Montgomery opening... awesome...one of many I've seen from JOHNNY late 70s till right before passing.... winter in July ... another great one in Boston.
I love Johnny Winter. I was lucky enough to see him three times, one with his brother Edgar and Rick Derringer. So good.
I envy you man. Always wanted to see Johnny live, and Rick is a killer guitarist too.
Those 3 made magic together. Got to see Johnny in the mid 70s at a blues fest; he played right before the headliner, Clarence Gatemouth Brown. Saw Rick's band Derringer opening up for Aerosmith back then too; blew them off the stage because Steven and Joe were having one of those nights. Never got to see Edgar though.
The legend Johnny guitar winter ,my favorite blues player ,his music lives on in my home forever I play it loud ,missed R.I.P brother ✌️✊️
Thank you Dave for turning people onto Johnny! Some of us have been doing just that for 50 years now, but you are one of the few talk show host who really appreciate his genius and reach a large audience. So thanks!
Love it...! Have followed Johnny for 50 yrs. This performance was his first national TV appearance and the height of his recovery. Guitarist Paul Nelson made it his mission to 'nurse' Johnny back to health. Johnny was wide-eyed, playing was confident, his voice was strong and he was having a great time. Outstanding...!!
Thanks for that perspective! I thought surely, he had performed on national TV SOMEWHERE in his illustrious career.
I saw one performance where he performed well, but his eyes remained closed. What was he recovering from?
@@gregparrott hey Greg johnny was addicted to methadone for decades. There is a great documentary out about Paul Nelson's mission to 'save' johnny. He got johnny playing again while secretly cutting back on methadone. They even had the moment on camera when they told johnny he was clean.
@@pgustunes Thanks for the explanation. Such a tragedy that so many great musicians 'lose it' or outright die from drugs.
Based on your reply about drugs, Letterman's banter at the end (I'll get some cheap speed), seems off color.
@@gregparrott most definitely Greg. Not a big fan of letterman
I'm special... I got to see him at least ten times... Edgar sat by me and my buddy the last time at center stage Atlanta..D... Saw Edgar with Leon Russell there in '88..... I'm not gonna compare anybody to him...
RIP Johnny You were one of the best...
An electrifying performance by one of the greatest guitar players ever!
I think when johnny finally started sitting when playing...it took that powerful voice down a notch....those were the days tho , late 69 , he was loud n proud
Born legally blind Johnny was one of the greatest players of all time. He could play fast but always played with feel. R.I.P. JDW III!
Born 'legally blind?'
I hadn't heard that. I saw him at BB King's club on Beal Street, in '96. Seemed to be able to see...
I got to spend a little time with Johnny and yes his eyesight was poor, most things he dealt with were held at the end of his hat brim, up close
@@russellbarnes7728 LEGALLY BLIND MEANS THIS:
Legal blindness occurs when a person has central visual acuity (vision that allows a person to see straight ahead of them) of 20/200 or less in his or her better eye with correction. With 20/200 visual acuity, a person can see at 20 feet, what a person with 20/20 vision sees at 200 feet.
@@claudedalton8970
Thanks Dr. Fill…
@@russellbarnes7728 HE COULDN'T SEE WELL BUT ENOUGH THEN TO GET AROUND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AS LATTER. I SAW HIM IN '91, '92 AND HE NEEDED HELP UP STAIRS AND AGAIN IN 2008 HE WAS IN VERY POOR HEALTH. I SURE MISS HIM.
Johnny is an astonishing and marvelous blues guitar player & performer. He is part of our heritage. He makes my days since the late 60's! God bless Johnny!!!!!
Johnny Winter is THE international treasure... God Bless Sweet Papa John!
Both Paul’s & their guys did a great job backing the legend‼️
He doesn't even look at his guitar - he just picks out the perfect notes while looking out at the audience. Great band, too.
At this time, he was nearly blind. Albino's often have poor eyesight from birth and Johnny was no exception.
@@pcollenyt3683 Yes. Great comment.
I remember catching this performance on Letterman & was blown away by his performance. I can't believe that this July it will be 5 years since he died. To me Johnny Winter will always be missed. R.I.P & thanks for all the great music you left us.🎸🎵🎶🎸
He as a brilliant musician on all levels. We miss him and still enjoy his music.
This guy was the ultimate player and this performance without even considering that he was starting to die is amazing - it was tight and the resident musicians joined in at a tasteful place where the sound just got really solid. This particular classic has to be played straightforward and in your face which is exactly how they all played it.
those were NOT "resident musicians" he was playing with, it was Tommy Shannon (Johnny's bassist and, later on,Stevie Ray Vaughn's bassist) and Uncle John Turner Johnny's drummer). These two guys were Johnny's original band when he was first signed to Columbia in 1969 and played with him on his first two albums for Columbia (Johnny Winter and Second Winter).
@@telephonetlm I can see a guy playing the piano and a sax player etc and they joined in. The guys you were talking about played from the beginning. I don't understand how you thought I meant them as I had made the distinction of saying the resident musicians joined in at a particular place so that could not mean people who were already playing.
That was Don Nelson and Scott Spray. 😊@@telephonetlm
@@RodCalidge - Thank you.
As a Blues lover for almost 60 years I'll miss Johnny Winter. I loved his music, rest in peace my friend. Art.
Same here my friend
Pure joy.
Me too near 70 years I digested it greedily
Hard to believe Paul Nelson is no longer with us either. I met Paul and what a nice man and a GREAT guitarist.
I have a 1964 Firebird 5 that Johnny Winter autographed for me in about 1985 outside a club he was playing at in downtown Tampa. It is by far my most treasured possession. What a great guitarist. Take a look at the videos from Midnight Special.
WHAT A REMARKABLE JOB,Paul Nelson has done,this guy(Johnny Winter) has been an idol of mine since the early 70's,I respect his point of view,for not wanting to be made a hero,or idolized,but it is extremely hard not to have some hero worship for someone that basically taught you what you know and want to carry on the whole blues tradition.Thank-you both,you for your efforts to look after a national treasure,and John Dawson winter the third for keeping the tradition alive.Thank-you both.!
This world is so much a better place with Johnny Winter and his music in it..
Truly , one of the best players ever !!
Probably one of his best performances of Dust My Broom to leave us with.
That was simply great.
Fact. :)
Listening to this again gave me chills when he sang the lyrics_ I believe, I believe my time ain't long... yeh, he knew. RIP Johnny.
a true legend who did not give in to becoming a pop star
The man of the blues
Love jhonny winter
To me, he was as good as ever in this performance. Organic and raw, one of a kind, bonafide legendary bluesman.
+dji zzah HE prolly bent over and picked it up or had a roadie run another out while the other guy was playing lead
Absolutely! Johnny giving it everything.
totally agree, even tho he wasn't in the best of health. RIP JDW
dji zzah Damn right!
Johnny Winter was my favorite. Captured Live was my favorite album.
This man and his Brother put on the most entertaining musical performances I have ever witnessed live
When I saw him in San Francisco in might have been the same that tour, after the show we waited outside but his tour truck went saw him in there but his tour manager pulled him away from the door as he was getting ready to come out & with us not to happen due to the tour manager man I would have loved to have met him oh well saw this whole show I will never forget it blew my mind 🙏🇺🇸🙏🎸🎤🎼🎼🎼🎼 R.I.P. JOHNNYY WINTER ❤
Johnny Winter was Muddy Waters "lost son." Much like the Stones brought us white American kids around to Chuck Berry and Little Richard, Johnny was our guide into the heart of real blues. Forever indebted to JW, a humble man with otherworldly musicianship.
What are you talking about? Little Richard and Chuck Berry's whole audience was white American teens before the Stones were even thought of!!!
Saw him in 69', 75', and 94'...one of the guitar greats.
One of my all time favorites. I've been a fan since a young teen, and have had the pleasure of seeing Johnny perform many times. Always puts a smile on my face. This is the real thing! RIP Johnny Winter!
Paul you have saved an icon,and quite possibly a national treasure,Johnny has been my guitar hero for I don't know how long,I',m almost 60,and been a fan since .....
God bless you for the real hero you are.from myself,and everyone else who has been a fan,THANK-YOU.
How I love Johnny...seeing him 6 times. I'm 68 and ... Johnny is the best...ever!
Grew up only listening to the speedsters of the 80s stepping back now Robert Johnson, humble pie, Mr. Winter,🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 now my training is complete.
I feel incredibly lucky that my wife and I were able to see him in Linden TX in 2010 and then in our hometown of Brandon Manitoba in 2011.
NOT LUCKY LYN, TRULY BLESSED :)
I saw Johnny Winter3 times absolutely one of the greatest of all time Rip 🙏🙏
The best ever. Plus, he always let his sidemen shine.
Those sidemen were SO good to him.
Off stage they treated him like he was their ailing father.
Much respect for them.
Muddy did the same…encouraging them to grow
Johnny is a Legend!
Listened and amazed at his guitar playing since a kid.
Met him on the Blues Cruise.
Thank you Johnny .
Paul called out Dave!! Love it! Talent rules!
Exactly, I'm surprised Lettermans attitude for what who know except he is clueless which is evident as always!
@@jimhenning2082 never was a Letterman fan, I liked Lenno
That was great!! I have seen him 3 times in my home town[Phoenixville,Pa.] and met him back stage all 3 times!! The ticket was my Jimi Hendrix pictures that my brother took on 4.12.1969 at the Spectrum! Johnny was so happy to look at the pics. even tough his vision is not that good.Johnny loved Jimi and jammed with him a few times!! Johnny was a very quiet and nice man,,,,and talented!
God Bless The greatest Of Em all Johnny Winter lives on forever with his music Thank God i saw him 10 times in concert from 1973 to 1999, his concerts were the best of the best.
Such a legend!!!
johnny winter was so cool,lookin at his face tells me this a man that's done this a million times befor,thanks mr.winter,and your brother edgar was acool m/f too!
God bless you Johnny Winter,thanks for the memories.Thank god there archived!.
Whenever Johnny played in Kalamazoo Michigan, my friend Brian Miller and I went to see him play. Okay, not every time, but more than anyone else I ever got to see! Never disappointed! R.I.P. Johnny and thank you for playing the blues. You helped make me a blues man for life. 📕
Saw Johnny for the first time in 1976 at the Mississippi River Festival. Life happened and I did not see Johnny again til 2003. Then I saw him that last 7 times he came to Saint Louis. The last time was 2 weeks before he passed. He was amazing everytime I saw him. He'd let you come into his RV and sit down and talk with him. I treasure the time I got to ask him questions. RIP Johnny...
YEAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Johnny's rockin' the blues! Still one of my favorite musicians and the best blues-rock guitarists ever.
I loved this guy since I was 15, now I'm 55 and he's still got it.
Legendary guitarist. Been listening to everything Johnny since I was born. Now I play nothin but blues guitar. Seen him play many times. Once at CSULB at Blues Festival a girl gave a backstage pass for my Marlborough golds on my birthday. She was Johnny's girl. Happy Birthday Johnny, It was great to watch from right by his side. Make no mistake J. Winters is the man of the heritage of the blues. To bad this country, and Letterman, didn't appreciate this treasure!!!
I was lucky enough to see Johnny and the band he has here play in Bath the year before he passed. He sat throughout the performance but he'd lost none of the fire. A great electric bluesman who is hugely missed.
knew johhny.. WILD! went to this little cemetary in weston to visit the legend.. God loves the blues!
I grew up with Captured Live and it is still one of my all time faves. Totally sad about Johnny's passing. Sadly all the real musicians are going to God, one by one wiht not too much in the way of replacements... a dying art... a dying breed. R.I.P JW and thanks for the many hours of pleasure that you brought into my life.
I recall doing a Captured Live based silkscreened, t-shirt design, in grade 11 shop class, back in the ‘70’s…JDW III was my 1st guitar hero‼️
best show i ever saw...Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Kames Cotton, Pine Top Perkins amd Company in Cincinnati.Johnny rarely looked away from Muddy and Muddy had a smile as wide as the Ohio River when Johnny ripped
Another epic performance by one of the greatest guitarist ever.
Thanks for the memories Mr Winter❤️🥰😍💕✌️✌️
I grew up listening to Johnny Winter and saw him several times perform.
Will miss him. Such is life.
A TRUE LEGEND AND THE BLUES WONT BE THE SAME WITHOUT JOHNNY,HE CARRIED THE TORCH OF THE REAL BLUE'S AND WHAT A FINE GUITARIST HE WAS!
Some of the best shows I ever seen, I recently came across a $20 bill he signed for me.
rip Johnny. you have been one of my favorites since the early 70s and one of my main influences for playing slide. i feel like i have lost a good friend
Mad respect for an old bluesman who didn't have to make silly faces or twerk around on stage to project feeling.
+FallaciousScotsman Oh yeah? You ever watch Howling Wolf?
+Steve O Actually the Yardbirds backed Sonny boy Williams 2 on his England tour
+Mark Ernst He fell a few years back and broke his hip. He also had degenerative bone disease. RIP Johnny!
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Uh he inherited health problems. Comes with being Albino
Love him so much. saw him a few times, now I wish I saw him more ... RIP JDW
Excellent performance by Johnny - he gave it his all right till the end !!! This was one of the best performances on Letterman !!!
I Absolutely love the way Paul Shaffer basically told Letterman to sit down, shut up and enjoy a legend!
yeah he did lmao!!!
Thats not even what happened ... wtf?
Sometimes you hear something and think I wish I were there...this is one of those times. Thanks for the post!
R.I.P. John Dawson Winter... Your soul is at peace now , but your music will ALWAYS be raising hell here on earth . The blues music you shared with the world will always be treasured by those touched by your incomparable talent !!!
At around 2:53 Johnny drops his slide oops....I've seen Mr.Winter from 1969 up to
his last shows in New England. Over 30 times he was the best of the best! RIP Sir!
Many thanks Mr.Johnny Winter ! Rest In Peace !
Always loved his playing. Saw him once. Wish i'd seen him more. RIP Johnny!!
Johnny Winter was always on top with us back in the 70's no matter what else was going on.
One of the greatest slide and blues players period. Got to see him once. He was frail and had to be escorted to the stage. But I still reveled in seeing him live and he was fantastic.
We had the same experience in1996, concert was in the Netherlands and he was fragile
I saw him in the 70's after the release of the "Captured Live" Album (Hershey Park Arena, Hershey PA). What a GREAT CONCERT!!!
RIP Johnny what a legend!!!!
rest in peace JW... god loves the blues...
I Saw Johnny Winter back in '83' at the University at Buffalo 'U.B.' !!!! Awesome concert in a small venue !!!
Love this guy! And God bless Paul Nelson and the band!
Watching him play live was magic. RIP Johnny Winter. You made fine music and will in blues heaven with the other greats!
See ya on Highway 61 !! Always inspired since I could crawl with the Winter Brothers !
oh man johnny, you will be missed! no R & R Hall of Fame, who needs it? you were Blues superior and your music will transcend lifetimes to come. RIP white lightning
bb king, johnny winter, stevie ray Vaughan, damn! all of my favorite guitar players are gone.
You gotta love Johnny ! Letterman cracked me up and I thank him for having Johnny on.
I’ve been playing guitar for a very long time and only recently started listening to Winter a lot. Within weeks of doing so I not only began using a thumb pick (not a huge adjustment for me as I use my fingers to play most of the time anyway) but learning to play slide and actually buying a 2017 Gibson Firebird. It looks very much like his. It’s a big beautiful piece of wood man. A coffee table of a guitar.
I hear you brother. I’m been playing slide for over 50 years and still learn something new every time I listen to him.RIP Johnny.