It would have been equally easy for Edgar Winter to put together just such an album after the passing of Johnny Winter in 2014 (he was unsurprisingly approached about such a project) but it just didn’t sit right with Edgar Winter.įlash forward a few years when Edgar Winter’s wife Monique intuitively tells her husband it’s time he considered musical homage to his brother’s life and career, and what Johnny Winter meant to so many fans and musicians.Ĭouple that with Edgar Winter’s later meeting with Quarto Valley Records owner Bruce Quarto (an enthused lover and aficionado of classic rock, the blues and Johnny Winter) and you have all the pieces starting to fit.Īdd in a stellar collection of guest players, all of whom have a love of Johnny Winter music (many were also influenced by him or knew him) and you have the perfect celebration, nod and homage to Brother Johnny across 17 tracks chosen by Edgar Winter and producer Ross Hogarth. It would be easy to dismiss Brother Johnny as just another all-star get-together of covers and tribute-to-an-artist classics, but what separates Edgar Winter’s tribute to his late brother Johnny Winter from the usual tribute suspects is its sincerity, sentiment and timing. Raintown - Paul Bain & Claire McArthur Bain (May 2018) Wille & The Bandits - When The World Stood Still 2ĭan Reed Network - Let's Hear It For The KingĪli Ferguson - The Contemplative Power Of Water Valeriy Stepanov Fusion Project - Album No. Montrose - I Got The Fire : Complete Recordings 1973-1976 Keef Hartley Band - Sinnin' For You The Albums 1969-1973 Moon City Masters - The Famous Moon City Masters
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