Johnny Winter /Letterman

Johnny Winter on Dave Letterman Show

[willie-vjms]

I went to school with this guy back in the day
We attended James Bowie Junior High School
Everybody played guitar and there were some guys that were actually better than Johnny in school but they went on to college, got married and hung it up for married life but, Johnny stayed with it and improved his craft.
He never mentioned James Bowie in his biography and I always have wondered why
he didn't.
I remember one time in science class we were studying sound waves and the teacher took out a tuning fork and let us listen to it.
She said it was in the key of c.
Now Johnny sit up front because he was an albino and had weak vision and when he heard the tuning fork sound, he cocked his head to one side and I could tell he was listening intently.
He asked the teacher if she could strike it again. She did and he said, Mrs. Lindsey, it sounds like a G on my guitars.
Mrs. Lindsey said no, Johnny, it's a C and looked at the box to verify her remark.
Well, Mrs. Lindsey had made a mistake. It was a G.
She then said, "Class, Johnny is right, it's a G note.
Johnny had perfect pitch.

[Dogsrule]

Bless his soul man. He’s a little nervous up there but you can tell he’s like the sweetest, humble dude. Blues just flowed right through him. Mad respect for Mr Winters!

[MojoMedicineMan]

Johnny was plain ass outta sight!
🎉 ✨ 🌟 💫 👍

[claudedalton]

THE GREATEST OF GUTARISTS THAT EVER LIVED! NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOK!

[w.l.graves]

JOHNNY is so humble for all his greatness !
THE " TEXAS GUNSLINGER " period ....

[LaurentDeveaud]

At the age of 15 in early 1970 I moved from France to the States with my family and right away became familiar with the musical scene from the radio, fell head over heels with CCR who in my mind to this day remains the best American band ever and also started buying blues records, and Johnny Winter quickly became an essential part of that early foray into the incredibly rich blues production of the time ( along with Commander Cody for a different kind of music) but after Jimi Hendrix's passing, he rose above the rest of the crowd, black or white, American or British, because of the untamed raw streak of power he could squeeze out of that guitar...Highway 61 revisited in J. Winter Captured Live Aukland 1976, the most awesome, scariest guitar duet ever recorded...One of the greatest American Musicians ever, and even the voice fits in..

[stephanietribuna]

Johnny and Edgar Winter have and always will rock! So talented and it never gets old. Never.

[drivesideways]

What a cool, easy-going, soft-spoken guy. Never heard him speak.

[charlesgarner]

I saw him for the last time at a bluesfest in Ft. Smith, Arkansas a few months before he passed. 2 people had to walk him out on the stage, one on each arm. They sat him in a folding chair at the front of the stage and gave him his guitar. He looked near death, physically. But boy his playing didnt suffer. He lit that thing on fire. Like BB, he was doing what he loved till the day he died. RIP.

[GTsuji]

Saw him several times in the 70s and he was incredible. I’ll never forget him.

[xray]

If you only heard his music, you'd never guess he would come off in conversation as such a very gentle person with great humility.

[xpump]

One of my favorite guitar slingers - the "Johnny Winter And" album is still amazing to me. - RIP Johnny.

[alertbox]

I had the huge privilege of seeing Johnny live at a small town in England called Frome, in 2007. A few years later I saw Edgar in Reading, UK. So happy to have seen these two legends.

[karelsmekal]

Johnny Guitar- true guitar legend. I was blessed to see him twice, absolutelly speachless. 3rd degree is one of best albums I ever heard.

[stlrockn]

Saw him several times in the early 70s and mid 80s. I even met him a couple of times. We was the nicest man. A national treasure and a true legend.

[robertlittlebury]

I saw him at the Albert Hall in London in the early 70s. How refreshing for the music industry. A shy, polite, and self-affacing man.

[Ludwigs]

I'm glad I got to him play live. One of the best blues guitarists that ever lived.

[alanpNY]

Saw Johnny once at BB Kings in NYC in last few years of his life. A roadie helped him out on stage and he sat in a chair. He proceeded to blow the roof off the place! Rock on Johnny.

[ericheine]

This is the first time I've ever heard Johnny Winter speak.
The guy is incredible guitar player. Thank you so much.

[jamescolvin]

No words I could ever say or write about Johnny that haven't already been said or written. I love the blues. I just feel so blessed to have shared the same time on this Earth, with the likes of Johnny and SRV. Blessed indeed. Both gone too soon. RIP fellas. You'll never be forgotten.