![]() In a Repository interview earlier this week, Winter scoffed at retirement and said, “I plan on playing ’til I die!” Frail as he appears, he’s definitely got plenty of life - and killer guitar playing - left in him.ĭespite a sky-darkening thunderstorm 90 minutes before showtime, a large and diverse crowd turned out for Winter’s concert. Vocally, Winter had fun with “She Likes to Boogie Real Low,” about a hot girl, and “Lone Wolf,” in which he sang about “sniffing around your door.” ![]() ![]() Winter and his band, which features the skilled second guitarist Paul Nelson, served up plenty of danceable, uptempo blues-rock: “Boney Maroney,” “It’s All Over Now,” “Sugar-Coated Love,” “Mojo Blues.” Ray Charles’ “Black Jack” - “one of my favorite songs to do,” Winters told the crowd - was a soulful slow jam with a growly vocal. His inspired renditions of Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Red House” were smoking crowd-pleasers. The slide guitar work was a particular treat. The rockin’ blues guitar legend from Texas gave the crowd the kind of fiery performance they’d come for.Īlthough Winter was not very animated, his guitar playing was expressive and energetic and even exquisite at times. His three-piece band already was there, jamming vigorously.įrom the moment he sat down, Winter was a man transformed. Walking slowly with the aid of an assistant, Winter, 65, made it up the steps and into a chair at center stage. Skinny and heavily tattooed, Johnny Winter looked plenty fragile as he emerged from his trailer backstage at the Canton Blues Festival on Friday night. ![]()
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