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Also known as John Dawson Winter III, John Winter III

American blues guitarist and singer (1944–2014)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1944
Active to
2014
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John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He was recognised for his blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. Winter produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues musician Muddy Waters and recorded several Grammy-nominated albums of his own. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John

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Born
John Dawson Winter III , ( 1944-02-23 ) February 23, 1944, Beaumont, Texas , U.S.
Died
July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16) (aged 70), near Zürich , Switzerland
Genres
Blues blues rock rock and roll Southern rock country blues
Occupations
Musician songwriter producer
Instruments
Guitar vocals
Years active
1959–2014
Labels
Columbia Blue Sky Alligator Pointblank

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Official website
www.johnnywinter.net
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Johnny Winter1990.jpg
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date of death
2014-07-16
Commons category
Johnny Winter
date of birth
1944-02-23
start of work period
1964-00-00
name in native language
John Dawson Winter III
short name
Johnny Winter
end of work period
2014-00-00
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John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. He also produced three Grammy Award–winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

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