Roots (Johnny Winter album)

Roots
Black and white photo of Johnny Winter, wearing a dark, short-sleeved shirt and a broad-brimmed hat
Studio album by
Johnny Winter
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011
GenreBlues
Length52:34
LabelMegaforce
ProducerPaul Nelson
Johnny Winter chronology
Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3
(2011) 		Roots
(2011) 		Setlist: The Very Best of Johnny Winter Live
(2011)

Roots is an album by blues guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. His first studio album in seven years, it was released by Megaforce Records on September 27, 2011.[1][2][3]

On Roots, Winter and his band perform eleven blues standards. Each song features a different guest performer. These featured musical artists include Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, John Popper, Vince Gill, and Johnny's brother Edgar Winter.

Roots was Johnny Winter's penultimate studio album. Before he died on July 16, 2014, he had largely completed work on Step Back, which was released on September 2, 2014.[4]

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