....The Porcupine Tree doesn't want me to hear their music ever. Its a mystery, at least to me, how they ever gat heard. How will i know to look for them if i never get the word?......More than a few of us have gotten little notes from artists thanking us for the exposure & kind words. Not Capndad! He gets notes from prickly pricks who have enough fans & they need no more. This is mysterio...
This has been posted a couple times, but it's too awesome not to post again. A song that has become a standard of Winter's, and the title track of Dylan's classic album:
In the words of my friend Woody:"Would love to see the reaction of kids at Coachella if these guys were to step out on stage."Probably scare the hell out of them...Thanks to his buddy DHF for finding this gem.
Blues guitarist Winter became a major star in the late '60s and early '70s. Since that time he's confirmed his reputation in the blues by working with Muddy Waters and continuing to play in the style, despite musical fashion. Born in Beaumont, TX, Winter formed his first band at 14 with his brother Edgar in Beaumont, and spent his youth in recording studios cutting regional singles and in bars ...
Former Johnny Winter Band blues harpist Pat Ramsey died, aged 55 on Monday, November 17th, 2008 after a lengthy battle with Hepatitis C. Best known for his work on Johnny Winter's critically-acclaimed 1978 album White Hot & Blue , Ramsey was a veteran of over 30 years in the trenches. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1953, Pat Ramsey began playing the harmonica at the age of 17. After a cou
Johnny WinterThe Woodstock ExperienceSony/LegacyReview by NightwatcherDefinitely the whitest of all the white bluesmen, the Texas born albino guitarist Johnny Winter burst onto the scene in a big way in 1969. After a highly praising article in Rolling Stone magazine, he was signed to Columbia Records for a reported $300,000 a year in February. By May his second, self titled album, his first for...