| Texan blues
guitarist Johnny Winter, surely the first albino blues
guitar
hero, was already a convincing artist in the '60s when still in
his teens. At the dawn of the '70s, he embraced the sound of the
time, adopting a louder, more frenetic blues-rock style. Backed by
the McCoys, including guitarist Rick Derringer, he released a
series of classic blues-rock albums, while his keyboard-playing
brother Edgar, with whom Johnny played on and off over the years,
achieved stardom in his own right. At the end of the '70s, Winter
produced Muddy Waters, helping him make a triumphant comeback. In
the ensuing decades, Winter maintained a prolific schedule of
touring and recording. |
