Joe does the vocal honors on this one, leaving his legendary guitar work for a personal favorite called “Stranger” (featuring Michael McDonald, with Ringo Starr on drums). The opening rips right out of the speakers – that infamous guitar line along with Edgar’s smokin’ piano – followed by roaring vocals from Edgar and Joe Walsh. Goode,” a perfect fit not only in name but in sentiment, and a song that remained a standard in Johnny’s sets right up to the very end. This announcement comes with the release of “Johnny B. The album is nothing short of a masterpiece. The superhuman artistry and inspiration you hear in the new interpretations of some of Johnny’s signature songs, like ‘Hootchie Koo’ and ‘Alive and Well,’ are matched only by Edgar’s original and very personal, ‘End of the Line,’ which strikes a very human chord. “An album as remarkable in its musicianship as it is in the depth of feeling that comes through in each and every note of each and every song. “Quarto Valley Records is honoured to be releasing Edgar’s tribute to his brother Johnny,” said Bruce Quarto. It was his boundless enthusiasm and devotion to classic rock, the blues, (and Johnny in particular) that convinced Edgar the time for this tribute album had finally come. Soon after Edgar met Bruce Quarto, founder, and owner of Quarto Valley Records. If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t be where you are today. You owe that acknowledgement to your older brother. “After the tour, and over the following years as talk of a tribute album continued, my wife Monique, whose intuition I trust more than my own, said, “I think you have to make this album, both for Johnny, for yourself, and for the world. There was such an overwhelming outpouring of love and respect for Johnny, I began to realise it was not just business people sensing an opportunity here it was Johnny’s true, loyal, and devoted fans and our fellow musicians, many of whom are on this record, who wanted to see this happen as well. Everyone on the tour was so kind and supportive, getting up to jam, and it became a kind of tradition. “I had anticipated the tour to be very emotional, perhaps sad, and possibly difficult, but playing those songs turned out to be a great source of strength and comfort to me. Goode”, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo”, and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, dedicating the end of the set to Johnny. The first night, after playing “Frankenstein”, I closed the show with “Johnny B. But much to my surprise, the promoters begged me to go on with the tour as planned, asking me to headline. It wasn’t until after I completed the Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest, a tour we were meant to do together with our respective bands, that the idea of a tribute record started to take form.”Įdgar explains, “I had naturally expected the whole thing to be cancelled. But I was totally devastated, and the timing just didn’t feel right to me. He had traveled to Switzerland where his next show was scheduled, but he passed away in his sleep at the hotel in Zurich before he ever got the chance.Įdgar reflects, “Many people immediately started trying to convince me to do a Johnny Winter tribute album. Johnny had just played the Cahors Blues Festival in France, which was destined to become his last show. The project has been years in the making, Edgar was first approached about it just after his brother passed away on July 16, 2014. The guitar-driven album celebrates the expansive styles Johnny was known for – the 17 tracks were carefully curated by Edgar and producer Ross Hogarth to represent Johnny’s evolution as an artist, honoring his great legacy while also incorporating a personal tribute from brother to brother, and for which Edgar penned two new songs. Joining Edgar on the inclusive project is an impressive array of renowned musicians who knew, or were inspired by Johnny, including Joe Bonamassa, Doyle Bramhall II, John McFee, Robben Ford, Billy Gibbons, David Grissom, Taylor Hawkins, Warren Haynes, Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, Keb Mo, Doug Rappoport, Bobby Rush, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ringo Starr, Derek Trucks, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Walsh, Phil X and Gregg Bissonette. The album is a powerful sonic journey, traveling the course of Johnny’s musical life, impeccably directed, as only his brother Edgar could. Quarto Valley Records proudly announces the April 15, 2022, release of ‘Brother Johnny’, a tribute to the legendary blues guitarist created by his brother Edgar Winter. Organised by his brother Edgar Winter Released Digitally, on CD and Vinyl – April 15, 2022
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