Johnny Winter

American blues guitarist and singer (1944-2014) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 70

John Dawson Winter III was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s.

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2014Died16 July 20141969Woodstock Music FestivalTook part15-18 Aug 1969More about this, Half a million counterculture youth gathered in upstate New York for three days that became the defining symbol of 1960s peace and rock culture.Story: Recap.at CC BY-SA685K Wikipedia readers in the past year

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Blues Music Award

Grammy Award for Best Blues Album

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He also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

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