Chords for Artist Series: Johnny Winter
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Well, thank you so much for coming out here, man.
We're real excited to have you here.
I'm really glad to be here.
I know you've got a new box set coming out.
Yeah.
Can you tell us a little bit about that?
What's going on with that?
Well, first, it's pretty put it all together.
I didn't have anything to do.
They didn't even ask me what I was doing.
They did a real [Eb] good job.
I was real happy [Ab] when I was out with them.
I don't think they did a good job.
Now, that covers a lot of ground.
You've got a really long career.
Four or 50 years.
Is there anything on there that you look back on as a particularly favorite time period?
Something that stands out to you?
I had a good time.
I did everything I did.
I had my first record, just a little bit of my first tour.
Now, is that the one that you got hooked up with after that show with Mike Bloomfield?
Yeah.
I was on with CBS in 1968.
We came out in 69.
How did that show come to happen?
Well, I met Mike here in Chicago in 63.
He had a coffee house called Fipple Pipple.
He had old blues guys come in and play.
I was working on Rush Street.
I had a night off when the club was open.
I went down to see somebody there early.
There wasn't anybody there, but Mike was playing.
He was playing piano, and I had my harp in my pocket.
I came over and started playing harmonica with him.
Later on, we jammed and played guitar together.
He remembered me meeting him in Chicago in 63 and 68.
He was playing with Al Cooper's students.
He had just come to New York with Steve Ball.
I went out to see him and asked if it would be okay if I played.
He said, sure, man.
My dad was raised there.
I played with Clyde Davis, who's anologist.
Mike Bloomfield.
That's a great break, man.
It was great.
Mike was a real help.
Now, I know also, in addition to all the recording and performing that you've done yourself,
you also famously produced a bunch of records with Muddy Waters.
Yeah.
What made you want to do that?
I love Muddy's music.
I love his favorite songs.
His songs are great.
I knew all his music.
I knew what he was going to do before he did it.
It was so much fun.
I got really close to Muddy.
You just happened to approach him about that when he wasn't signing with you?
He called my manager, Scott Cameron, and called [Eb] Steve
and asked if I'd be willing to play and produce.
I said, I'd love to.
He said, are you serious?
Yeah, let's go.
[Db] Are [Eb] there any moments that really stand [Ab] out from that time recording with him or producing that record?
Something that really
Actually, the most fun I had with Muddy was when I was over at his house in Large Mountain cooking a gumbo.
All right.
It was my favorite meal.
Muddy's cooking me that gumbo.
That's cool, man.
It was so hot, it was hard to eat it.
It was so spicy, man.
I was sweating, but it tasted great.
I believe that.
That's the way to do it.
So I guess you probably picked up a lot of your slide style off of Muddy.
Oh, sure.
Of course.
What kind of slide do you use?
I use a piece of drum hardware.
I was working, practicing at SRR [Eb] Studios, one of those in New York, in the sky.
[Ab] I cut up a piece of cymbal stand or a drum stool or something, I don't know.
But it's some kind of drum hardware.
I've made it into a piece of paper since.
Nice.
That's cool.
Yeah, that's wild, man.
I guess, is there anything that people should know about your current touring and your upcoming projects?
Any box set, anything that's coming up that you want people to know about?
Yeah, well, we got a box set.
We got a new record called Step Back.
It's coming out in a couple of months.
And we got a documentary that you can be up to.
Oh, really?
What's that?
Pardon?
What's with the documentary?
Well, we've been doing it for a couple of years.
I haven't seen it, so I really don't know.
The guy traveled all over the world with us.
He went to Japan and China and filmed us playing.
He filmed five or six hours of interviews with me.
I've seen stuff he did with Motorhead, and it was good, so I'm sure this is going to be good, too.
I haven't seen it yet, so
And you said there was a CD coming out, too?
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, called Step Back.
Same ideas for old songs that I grew up learning from listening [Ab] to.
Who's on that record?
A lot of guests.
Yeah, I thought there [Gb] were some guests on that record.
Who's going to be on that one?
Billy Gibbons is going to be on it, Joe Bonamassa.
[Ab]
Who's that big guy?
Gary Clapton.
Dr.
John.
Mark Knopfler.
Who's producing it?
Paul.
There are some extras on there.
That sounds like it's going to be a killer record, man.
I can't wait to hear it.
Is there any advice that you would offer to people who are trying to learn slide?
It seems like
I'd say listen to people like Eleanor James.
Mommy's house is a buddy.
Good people that came [Eb] with me.
You gotta know what they're all about.
Guys are good for you.
Take it step by step.
Well, thank you so much.
And, [Gb] you know, this has been wonderful, and I can't wait to see the show [Eb] tonight.
Thank you.
You did a great job.
Yeah, it was.
Thank you.
We're real excited to have you here.
I'm really glad to be here.
I know you've got a new box set coming out.
Yeah.
Can you tell us a little bit about that?
What's going on with that?
Well, first, it's pretty put it all together.
I didn't have anything to do.
They didn't even ask me what I was doing.
They did a real [Eb] good job.
I was real happy [Ab] when I was out with them.
I don't think they did a good job.
Now, that covers a lot of ground.
You've got a really long career.
Four or 50 years.
Is there anything on there that you look back on as a particularly favorite time period?
Something that stands out to you?
I had a good time.
I did everything I did.
I had my first record, just a little bit of my first tour.
Now, is that the one that you got hooked up with after that show with Mike Bloomfield?
Yeah.
I was on with CBS in 1968.
We came out in 69.
How did that show come to happen?
Well, I met Mike here in Chicago in 63.
He had a coffee house called Fipple Pipple.
He had old blues guys come in and play.
I was working on Rush Street.
I had a night off when the club was open.
I went down to see somebody there early.
There wasn't anybody there, but Mike was playing.
He was playing piano, and I had my harp in my pocket.
I came over and started playing harmonica with him.
Later on, we jammed and played guitar together.
He remembered me meeting him in Chicago in 63 and 68.
He was playing with Al Cooper's students.
He had just come to New York with Steve Ball.
I went out to see him and asked if it would be okay if I played.
He said, sure, man.
My dad was raised there.
I played with Clyde Davis, who's anologist.
Mike Bloomfield.
That's a great break, man.
It was great.
Mike was a real help.
Now, I know also, in addition to all the recording and performing that you've done yourself,
you also famously produced a bunch of records with Muddy Waters.
Yeah.
What made you want to do that?
I love Muddy's music.
I love his favorite songs.
His songs are great.
I knew all his music.
I knew what he was going to do before he did it.
It was so much fun.
I got really close to Muddy.
You just happened to approach him about that when he wasn't signing with you?
He called my manager, Scott Cameron, and called [Eb] Steve
and asked if I'd be willing to play and produce.
I said, I'd love to.
He said, are you serious?
Yeah, let's go.
[Db] Are [Eb] there any moments that really stand [Ab] out from that time recording with him or producing that record?
Something that really
Actually, the most fun I had with Muddy was when I was over at his house in Large Mountain cooking a gumbo.
All right.
It was my favorite meal.
Muddy's cooking me that gumbo.
That's cool, man.
It was so hot, it was hard to eat it.
It was so spicy, man.
I was sweating, but it tasted great.
I believe that.
That's the way to do it.
So I guess you probably picked up a lot of your slide style off of Muddy.
Oh, sure.
Of course.
What kind of slide do you use?
I use a piece of drum hardware.
I was working, practicing at SRR [Eb] Studios, one of those in New York, in the sky.
[Ab] I cut up a piece of cymbal stand or a drum stool or something, I don't know.
But it's some kind of drum hardware.
I've made it into a piece of paper since.
Nice.
That's cool.
Yeah, that's wild, man.
I guess, is there anything that people should know about your current touring and your upcoming projects?
Any box set, anything that's coming up that you want people to know about?
Yeah, well, we got a box set.
We got a new record called Step Back.
It's coming out in a couple of months.
And we got a documentary that you can be up to.
Oh, really?
What's that?
Pardon?
What's with the documentary?
Well, we've been doing it for a couple of years.
I haven't seen it, so I really don't know.
The guy traveled all over the world with us.
He went to Japan and China and filmed us playing.
He filmed five or six hours of interviews with me.
I've seen stuff he did with Motorhead, and it was good, so I'm sure this is going to be good, too.
I haven't seen it yet, so
And you said there was a CD coming out, too?
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, called Step Back.
Same ideas for old songs that I grew up learning from listening [Ab] to.
Who's on that record?
A lot of guests.
Yeah, I thought there [Gb] were some guests on that record.
Who's going to be on that one?
Billy Gibbons is going to be on it, Joe Bonamassa.
[Ab]
Who's that big guy?
Gary Clapton.
Dr.
John.
Mark Knopfler.
Who's producing it?
Paul.
There are some extras on there.
That sounds like it's going to be a killer record, man.
I can't wait to hear it.
Is there any advice that you would offer to people who are trying to learn slide?
It seems like
I'd say listen to people like Eleanor James.
Mommy's house is a buddy.
Good people that came [Eb] with me.
You gotta know what they're all about.
Guys are good for you.
Take it step by step.
Well, thank you so much.
And, [Gb] you know, this has been wonderful, and I can't wait to see the show [Eb] tonight.
Thank you.
You did a great job.
Yeah, it was.
Thank you.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, thank you so much for coming out here, man.
We're real excited to have you here.
I'm really glad to be here.
_ I know you've got a new box set coming out.
Yeah.
Can you tell us a little bit about that?
What's going on with that?
Well, _ first, it's pretty put it all together.
I didn't have anything to do.
They didn't even ask me what I was doing.
They did a real [Eb] good job.
I was real happy [Ab] when I was out with them.
I don't think they did a good job.
_ _ _ _ _ Now, that covers a lot of ground.
You've got a really long career.
Four or 50 years.
Is there anything on there that you look back on as a particularly favorite time period? _
Something that stands out to you?
I had a good time.
I did everything I did.
I had my first record, just a little bit of my first tour.
_ _ _ _ _ Now, is that the one that you got hooked up with after that show with Mike Bloomfield?
Yeah.
I was on with CBS in 1968.
We came out in 69. _ _
How did that show come to happen?
Well, I met Mike here in Chicago in 63.
He had a coffee house called Fipple Pipple.
He had old blues guys come in and play.
I was working on Rush Street.
I had a night off when the club was open.
I went down to see somebody there early.
There wasn't anybody there, but Mike was playing.
He was playing piano, and I had my harp in my pocket.
I came over and started playing harmonica with him.
Later on, we jammed and played guitar together.
He remembered me meeting him in Chicago in 63 and 68.
He was playing with Al Cooper's students.
_ He had just come to New York with Steve Ball.
I went out to see him and asked if it would be okay if I played.
He said, sure, man.
My dad was raised there.
I played with Clyde Davis, who's anologist.
Mike Bloomfield. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's a great break, man.
It was great.
Mike was a real help.
_ Now, I know also, in addition to all the recording and performing that you've done yourself,
you also famously produced a bunch of records with Muddy Waters.
Yeah.
What made you want to do that?
I love Muddy's music.
I love his favorite songs. _ _
His songs are great.
I knew all his music.
I _ knew what he was going to do before he did it.
It was so much fun.
I got really close to Muddy.
You just happened to approach him about that when he wasn't signing with you?
He called my manager, Scott Cameron, and called [Eb] Steve
and asked if I'd be willing to play and produce.
I said, I'd love to.
He said, are you serious?
Yeah, let's go.
[Db] Are [Eb] there any moments that really stand [Ab] out from that time recording with him or producing that record?
Something that really_
Actually, the most fun I had with Muddy was when I was over at his house in Large Mountain cooking a gumbo.
All right.
It was my favorite meal.
Muddy's cooking me that gumbo.
That's cool, man.
It was so hot, it was hard to eat it.
It was so spicy, man.
I was sweating, but it tasted great.
I believe that.
That's the way to do it.
So _ I guess you probably picked up a lot of your slide style off of Muddy.
Oh, sure.
Of course.
_ What kind of slide do you use?
I use a piece of drum hardware.
I was working, practicing at SRR [Eb] Studios, one of those in New York, in the sky.
[Ab] I cut up a piece of cymbal stand or a drum stool or something, I don't know.
But it's some kind of drum hardware.
I've made it into a piece of paper since.
Nice.
That's cool.
Yeah, that's wild, man.
I guess, is there anything that people should know about your current touring and your upcoming projects?
Any box set, anything that's coming up that you want people to know about?
Yeah, well, we got a box set.
We got a new record called Step Back.
It's coming out in a couple of months.
And we got a documentary that you can be up to.
Oh, really?
What's that?
Pardon?
What's with the documentary?
Well, we've been doing it for a couple of years.
I haven't seen it, so I really don't know.
The guy traveled all over the world with us.
He went to Japan and China and filmed us playing.
He filmed five or six hours of interviews with me.
I've seen stuff he did with Motorhead, and it was good, so I'm sure this is going to be good, too.
I haven't seen it yet, so_
And you said there was a CD coming out, too?
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, called Step Back.
Same ideas for old songs that I grew up learning from listening [Ab] to.
Who's on that record?
A lot of guests.
Yeah, I thought there [Gb] were some guests on that record.
Who's going to be on that one?
Billy Gibbons is going to be on it, Joe Bonamassa.
[Ab] _ _
_ Who's that big guy?
Gary Clapton. _ _
_ Dr.
John.
_ Mark Knopfler.
Who's producing it?
Paul. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There are some extras on there. _ _ _
_ _ _ That sounds like it's going to be a killer record, man.
I can't wait to hear it.
_ Is there any advice that you would offer to people who are trying to learn slide?
It seems like_
I'd say listen to people like Eleanor James.
Mommy's house is a buddy.
_ _ _ _ _ Good people that came [Eb] with me.
You gotta know what they're all about.
Guys are good for you.
Take it step by step.
_ _ Well, thank you so much.
And, [Gb] you know, this has been wonderful, and I can't wait to see the show [Eb] tonight.
Thank you.
You did a great job.
Yeah, it was. _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, thank you so much for coming out here, man.
We're real excited to have you here.
I'm really glad to be here.
_ I know you've got a new box set coming out.
Yeah.
Can you tell us a little bit about that?
What's going on with that?
Well, _ first, it's pretty put it all together.
I didn't have anything to do.
They didn't even ask me what I was doing.
They did a real [Eb] good job.
I was real happy [Ab] when I was out with them.
I don't think they did a good job.
_ _ _ _ _ Now, that covers a lot of ground.
You've got a really long career.
Four or 50 years.
Is there anything on there that you look back on as a particularly favorite time period? _
Something that stands out to you?
I had a good time.
I did everything I did.
I had my first record, just a little bit of my first tour.
_ _ _ _ _ Now, is that the one that you got hooked up with after that show with Mike Bloomfield?
Yeah.
I was on with CBS in 1968.
We came out in 69. _ _
How did that show come to happen?
Well, I met Mike here in Chicago in 63.
He had a coffee house called Fipple Pipple.
He had old blues guys come in and play.
I was working on Rush Street.
I had a night off when the club was open.
I went down to see somebody there early.
There wasn't anybody there, but Mike was playing.
He was playing piano, and I had my harp in my pocket.
I came over and started playing harmonica with him.
Later on, we jammed and played guitar together.
He remembered me meeting him in Chicago in 63 and 68.
He was playing with Al Cooper's students.
_ He had just come to New York with Steve Ball.
I went out to see him and asked if it would be okay if I played.
He said, sure, man.
My dad was raised there.
I played with Clyde Davis, who's anologist.
Mike Bloomfield. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's a great break, man.
It was great.
Mike was a real help.
_ Now, I know also, in addition to all the recording and performing that you've done yourself,
you also famously produced a bunch of records with Muddy Waters.
Yeah.
What made you want to do that?
I love Muddy's music.
I love his favorite songs. _ _
His songs are great.
I knew all his music.
I _ knew what he was going to do before he did it.
It was so much fun.
I got really close to Muddy.
You just happened to approach him about that when he wasn't signing with you?
He called my manager, Scott Cameron, and called [Eb] Steve
and asked if I'd be willing to play and produce.
I said, I'd love to.
He said, are you serious?
Yeah, let's go.
[Db] Are [Eb] there any moments that really stand [Ab] out from that time recording with him or producing that record?
Something that really_
Actually, the most fun I had with Muddy was when I was over at his house in Large Mountain cooking a gumbo.
All right.
It was my favorite meal.
Muddy's cooking me that gumbo.
That's cool, man.
It was so hot, it was hard to eat it.
It was so spicy, man.
I was sweating, but it tasted great.
I believe that.
That's the way to do it.
So _ I guess you probably picked up a lot of your slide style off of Muddy.
Oh, sure.
Of course.
_ What kind of slide do you use?
I use a piece of drum hardware.
I was working, practicing at SRR [Eb] Studios, one of those in New York, in the sky.
[Ab] I cut up a piece of cymbal stand or a drum stool or something, I don't know.
But it's some kind of drum hardware.
I've made it into a piece of paper since.
Nice.
That's cool.
Yeah, that's wild, man.
I guess, is there anything that people should know about your current touring and your upcoming projects?
Any box set, anything that's coming up that you want people to know about?
Yeah, well, we got a box set.
We got a new record called Step Back.
It's coming out in a couple of months.
And we got a documentary that you can be up to.
Oh, really?
What's that?
Pardon?
What's with the documentary?
Well, we've been doing it for a couple of years.
I haven't seen it, so I really don't know.
The guy traveled all over the world with us.
He went to Japan and China and filmed us playing.
He filmed five or six hours of interviews with me.
I've seen stuff he did with Motorhead, and it was good, so I'm sure this is going to be good, too.
I haven't seen it yet, so_
And you said there was a CD coming out, too?
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, called Step Back.
Same ideas for old songs that I grew up learning from listening [Ab] to.
Who's on that record?
A lot of guests.
Yeah, I thought there [Gb] were some guests on that record.
Who's going to be on that one?
Billy Gibbons is going to be on it, Joe Bonamassa.
[Ab] _ _
_ Who's that big guy?
Gary Clapton. _ _
_ Dr.
John.
_ Mark Knopfler.
Who's producing it?
Paul. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There are some extras on there. _ _ _
_ _ _ That sounds like it's going to be a killer record, man.
I can't wait to hear it.
_ Is there any advice that you would offer to people who are trying to learn slide?
It seems like_
I'd say listen to people like Eleanor James.
Mommy's house is a buddy.
_ _ _ _ _ Good people that came [Eb] with me.
You gotta know what they're all about.
Guys are good for you.
Take it step by step.
_ _ Well, thank you so much.
And, [Gb] you know, this has been wonderful, and I can't wait to see the show [Eb] tonight.
Thank you.
You did a great job.
Yeah, it was. _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _