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Third Degree (Johnny Winter Album)
''Third Degree'' is a 1986 album by Johnny Winter and the final one of the trilogy he made for Alligator Records. Following disagreements with Alligator's boss Bruce Iglauer during the production of Winter's previous album, ''Serious Business'', the album was produced by Dick Shurman with Iglauer taking on an Executive Producer role. Next to Winter's previous album, ''Third Degree'' presents more variety. Winter chose not to provide original material, focusing instead on blues standards. For three of the tracks, Winter reunited with bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Uncle Red Turner, who were Winter's backing band on his first three albums in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Another notable guest on the record is Doctor John, who performed on "Love, Life and Money" and "Tin Pan Alley". (Dr. John and Winter had previously performed together on the occasion of an episode of "In Session TV" in 1983) Winter also included two solo acoustic numbers, "Evil on My Mind" and "Bad Girl Blues", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Winter
John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) 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. 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". Early life Johnny Winter was born in Beaumont, Texas, on February 23, 1944. He and his younger brother Edgar Winter (born 1946) were nurtured at an early age by their parents in musical pursuits. Both were born with albinism. Their father, Leland, Mississippi native John Dawson Winter Jr. (1909–2001), was also a musician who played saxophone and guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
