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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Johnny Winter |
| Record Label: |
Thunderbolt (UK) |
| Contributing Artist: |
Edgar Winter |
| Genre: |
Blues |
| Subgenre: |
Contemporary Blues |
| Release Date: |
May 02, 2000 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Come on in My Kitchen
2. Somethin' Goin' on Wrong
3. Mother Earth
4. Messin' With the Kid
5. Black Cat Bone
6. Mean Town Blues
7. Mean Mistreater |
| More Information |
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Personnel: Johnny Winter (vocals, guitar); Edgar Winter, I.P. Sweat, Uncle John Turner, Tommy Shannon (various instruments). Principally recorded at The Dallas International Motor Speedway on September 1, 1968 and The Texas Oprey House, Houston, Texas on January 9, 1978. Includes liner notes by Brian Hogg. This album on the UK reissue label Thunderbolt collects parts of two live sets a decade apart--a festival show in Dallas in 1968, and a club gig in Houston in 1978. The early tracks show off Winter's blues-jam side, consisting of extended versions of Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen" and "Somethin' Goin' On Wrong" and a 12-minute take on Memphis Slim's "Mother Earth." The players on these tracks were Winter's first sidekicks, bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer John Turner. This trio, collectively known as Winter, was one of the first and best American power trios, clearly inspired by the extremely similar Cream. The later set of tracks, featuring kid brother Edgar and someone listed pseudonymousl... |
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