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| Birth name | John Dawson Winter III |
| Born | February 23, 1944 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 2014 (aged 70) near Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Years active | 1959–2014 |
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John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.[2] 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".[3]
- ^ All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Backbeat Books. 2002. p. 1333. ISBN 9780879306533.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Johnny Winter | Album Discography". AllMusic.
- ^ "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.