Monday 17 January 2011

Johnny Winter - Woodstock Revival, Park Meadows Racetrack, Shirley, NY, 8th September 1979


Winter breakfast

What a way to wake up in the morning!

All the tracks you'd expect like 'Johnny B Goode', 'Rollin' and Tumblin'', 'Jumping Jack Flash' and 'Bonie Moronie'.

Great treat to see him last year. Aged 66, he was frail and more than for those years. The rock life lived to the full. He played on auto-pilot in many ways, but with so many guitar miles under his belt, it was still more memorable and significant than any other player. You can't strip away the history. The virtuosity was obviously affected a little, and there was no growling talk, but when you are that brilliant the brilliance doesn't disappear. 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl' was stunning.

'A little more slide - here's one from the old days......'

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