John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born February 23, 1944) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters. Since his time with Waters, Johnny Winter has recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums and continues to tour extensively. 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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- Official homepage at johnnywinter.net
- Fanpage at vinylrecords.ch/winter
- Wikipedia article on Johnny Winter
- Last.fm page on Johnny Winter
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Johnny Winter
- MusicBrainz entry on Johnny Winter
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- Sibling of Edgar Winter
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