\n For 40 years Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. He immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on class ic blues with a powerful combination of authentic Texas funk and his own h igh-energy interpretation for the legions of fans just discovering the blu es via the likes of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.
\n\n Constantly shi fting between primal country blues in the vein of Robert Johnson to scorch ing electric slide guitar\, Johnny has always been one of the most respect ed singers and influential guitar players in rock and the clear link betwe en British blues rock and American Southern rock a la the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Throughout the 70s and 80s\, he was the unofficial tor ch bearer for the blues\, championing and aiding the careers of his idols like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. The Johnny Winter story is the stuf f of legend. Born in Beaumont\, Texas\, in a rough and tumble oil town he grew up listening to and then playing Blues and Rock 'n' Roll at a very ea rly age. His inclusion in a story about Texas music in Rolling Stone in 19 68 ignited a bidding war among record labels for his phenomenal talent. Si nce 1969 and his self-titled debut\, Johnny has recorded almost 40 albums of classic rock and blues and was one of the top arena rock acts in the mi d-70s. In the late 70s he produced and played on a stunning series of Gram my award-winning albums with Muddy Waters\, who affectionately referred to Johnny as his 'son.' The recordings served as a 'comeback' for his idol w hile also refreshing his own deep and unwavering love of the blues.
\n \nPhone: 866-666-6306\n\n20 Greenwoods Rd.\nNorfolk\, CT\n06058\n\n DTSTART:20130104T200000 DTEND:20130104T000000 LOCATION:Infinity Music Hall & Bistro PRIORITY: SUMMARY:Johnny Winter URL:http://www.infinityhall.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR