It's driven by Edgar's vision but also the presence of a single drummer, Gregg Bissonette (save for Ringo Starr on 'Stranger'), which gives the set a cohesive rhythmic personality that's subtle but certainly felt. Brother Johnny manages to be a lot, but not too much of a good thing. The Winters worked together on and off throughout Johnny's life, making his brother the only one qualified to helm this kind of tribute. Edgar Winter was along for the ride on brother Johnny's first two albums and at Woodstock, and he famously brought him back from a substance-induced hiatus with a guest appearance on Roadwork, the 1972 live album by Edgar's band White Trash. With his long blond hair and albino skin, Winter was a visual shock, while his electric blues was a shock to the system that immediately vaulted Winter into the upper echelon of guitar heroes. More than 50 years on, some rock fans may not recall or may have never known about the impact Johnny Winter made when he emerged from Beaumont, Texas, getting a recording contract - reportedly for a record advance of $600,000 - after Mike Bloomfield invited him to jam with him and Al Kooper at the Fillmore East. But Brother Johnny is a true labor of love, and every second is filled with a genuine passion and regard for a guy who, despite no longer being still alive and well, left a great deal of excellent music that's still with us and gets its proper due on this tribute.

It's big - 17 tracks, 76 minutes - and filled with A-list names, especially on the guitar front. Eight years in the making, it's a musical love letter from Edgar Winter to his older brother Johnny, the blues-rock great who died in 2014 at the age of 70. Brother Johnny, fortunately, is a rare exception. Too often they're slapdash and unfocused, a concept put together in somebody's office that looks good, or at least potentially good, on paper but doesn't quite gel in the studio. (system supported by DigitalSiber.Large-cast all-star tribute albums are usually a buyer-beware proposition. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, French, and Spanish versions are automatically generated by the system. But, according to his guitarist friend and record producer Paul Nelson, Johnny died of complications, emphysema and pneumonia. Johnny's cause of death was not officially announced. Johnny Winter was found dead in his hotel room two days after his last appearance, at the Cahors Blues Festival in France.

each, where the idea of a tribute recording started to take shape,' said Edgar, quoted from Blabbermouth, Sunday, January 9. It wasn't until after I finished Rock 'N' Blues Fest, the tour we were supposed to be doing together with our respective bands. But I was completely devastated, and the timing just didn't feel right to me. 'A lot of people tried to convince me to make a Johnny Winter tribute album. The 17 songs that reside in it are carefully curated by Edgar and producer Ross Hogarth to represent Johnny's evolution as an artist.Īs a special tribute to Johnny's great legacy, Edgar wrote two new songs for his brother. This guitar-oriented album celebrates the expansive style Johnny is so famous for. Then, Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, Keb Mo, Doug Rappoport, Bobby Rush, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ringo Starr, Derek Trucks, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Walsh, Phil X and Gregg Bissonette. Joining Edgar on this inclusive project are a number of well-known musicians who were also inspired by Johnny, including Joe Bonamassa, Doyle Bramhall II, John McFee, Robben Ford, Billy Gibbons, David Grissom, Taylor Hawkins, Warren Haynes. This album was conceived by Johnny's brother, Edgar Winter. JAKARTA - Quarto Valley Records has set April 15 as the release date for Brother Johnny, a tribute album to legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter.

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