Johnny Winter (innate February 23, 1944) is an American blues guitarist and singer, swell known for existence an albino.

He was natural John Dawson Winter III in Beaumont, Texas and began performing at a immature age by owning his brother Edgar, also an albino. His recording career began at a age of Fifteen, once their band "Johnny and the Jammers" released "School Day Blues" on a Houston record label. In the time of this equivalent period, he was breathe to look at performances by classic blues creative person like Muddy Waters, B. B. King and Bobby Bland.

Inside 1968, Johnny began playing within the trio by using bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Uncle John Turner. An article inside Rolling Stone magazine helped generate interest in the group. A album "Johnny Winter" was freed touching a prevent of that season. Inside 1969 it performed at many rock festivals including Woodstock.

Within 1970, he recorded the classic rock tune "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" using the class action that involved Rick Derringer and Randy Jo Hobbs from The McCoys.

Inside 1973, after struggling using the drug condition, he returned inside classic form by having "Still Alive and Well".

Inside 1977, he produced the Muddy Waters recording, "Hard Again". Their partnership produced the total of Grammy-winning recordings and he recorded a album "Nothing but the Blues" by having members from either Muddy Waters' band.

Around 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.

Discography

Official albums Johnny Winter (1968) Second Winter (1969) Johnny Winter & (1970) Johnny Winter & Survive (1971) Still Alive & Swell (1973) Saints & Evildoer (1974) John Dawson Winter Three (1974) Captured Survive! (1976) Together (1976), using Edgar Winter Nothin' However A Blues (1977) White Hot & Blue (1978) Raisin' Cain (1980) Guitar Slinger (1984) Serious Business (1985) Third Degree (1986) The Winter Of '88 (1988) Let Pine tree state Inside (1991) Hey, In which's The Brother? (1992) Live Within NYC '97 (1998) I'm The Bluesman (2004)

Compilation Albums (a few non-official) The Johnny Winter Story (1969) About Blues (1970) Early Days (1970) Before A Storm (1970)

non-Official albums The Progressive Blues Experiment (1969) Austin, TX (1974) Whole Lotta Love (1978) Ready For Winter (1981) Still Blues When A lot These Years / Sleep in Chicago (1990) Jack Daniels Sort of Day (1992) White Lightning (1996) Back Around Beaumont (2000)