Johnny Winter - White Hot Blues (1997)

Tracklist

01. Rock Me Baby
02. Divin' Duck
03. Memory Pain
04. Rollin' and Tumblin'
05. Be Careful With a Fool
06. I Love Everybody (Album Version)
07. New York, New York
08. Walkin' By Myself
09. Leland Mississippi Blues
10. TV Mama (Album Version)
11. Highway 61 Revisited (Live in California-September 1975)
12. The Crawl
13. Hustled Down In Texas (Album Version)
14. Too Much Seconal (Album Version)
15. Messin' With the Kid
16. Johnny B. Goode (Live at the Fillmore East, NYC, NY-1970)

Slowly over the years, perhaps through sheer survival if nothing else, Johnny Winter finally forged a reputation as a real bluesman rather than a flashy guitar player with a built-in genetic gimmick to sell himself with. That his blues has always been rock & roll and his rock & roll has always been blues is no better highlighted than on this 16-track collection. The raw rock of "Highway 61 Revisited" and the live version of "Johnny B. Goode" sit just fine next to the burner "Be Careful with a Fool," perhaps Winter's finest slow blues performance. The performances span his tenure with Columbia from 1969 to 1980, with the other highlights including "Too Much Seconal," "New York, New York," "Leland Mississippi Blues," and "The Crawl." This may just very well be some of the best blues-rock guitar your money can buy.

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