Johnny Winter

John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014), known as Johnny Winter, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Best known for his high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s, Winter 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".

Discography
Main article: Johnny Winter discography

Studio albums Live albums
 * The Progressive Blues Experiment (Sonobeat 1968, re-released by UA/Imperial 1969)
 * Johnny Winter (Columbia 1969)
 * Second Winter (Columbia 1969)
 * Johnny Winter And (Columbia 1970)
 * Still Alive and Well (Columbia 1973)
 * Saints & Sinners (Columbia 1974)
 * John Dawson Winter III (Columbia 1974)
 * Nothin' but the Blues (Blue Sky 1977)
 * White, Hot and Blue (Blue Sky 1978)
 * Raisin' Cain (Blue Sky 1980)
 * Guitar Slinger (Alligator 1984)
 * Serious Business (Alligator 1985)
 * Third Degree (Alligator 1986)
 * The Winter of '88 (MCA/Voyager 1988)
 * Let Me In (Point Blank 1991)
 * Hey, Where's Your Brother? (Point Blank 1992)
 * I'm a Bluesman (Virgin 2004)
 * Roots (Megaforce 2011)
 * Step Back (Megaforce 2014)
 * Live Johnny Winter And (Columbia 1971)
 * Captured Live! (Blue Sky 1976)
 * Together (Blue Sky 1976) – with Edgar Winter
 * Live in NYC '97 (Virgin 1998)
 * The Woodstock Experience (Sony/Legacy 2009)
 * Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70 (Collectors' Choice 2010)