Johnny Winter
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR.
July 3, 2009
Recorded from KBOO FM a local all volunteer radio station. There are always reception problems and drops in sound from this station. Maybe it's just where I live. Anyway, I have tried to find and fix all the drops in sound. This year not all the first day was broadcast. Not sure why. Etta James canceled and was replaced by Keb Mo' but his recording contract wouldn't allow his broadcast.
Please understand that I don't know all these bands and it's hard for me to come up with all the set list's. I'll do my best and ask for help when needed.
Linage: FM tuner straight to HD>CD Wave>TLH>FLAC>torrent.
This is a big undertaking for me every year and I love doing it. Please leave your comments, I enjoy reading them. Enjoy the tunes, twofthrs
One little problem with this recording. There is an echo in the vocals in the last four tracks.
"With this recent album Winter proves that he belongs in any debate about the world's best blues guitarists." - Dallas Morning News
"Johnny Winter can still play as if his arms were on fire!!!" - Hartford Current
"Blues legend Winter hotter than ever!" - Chicago Tribune
The Texas guitar tradition runs deep. It's a gutsy school of blues playing, marked by thick tones, aggressive attack and tons of technique, all delivered in a flamboyant, swaggering style that is endemic to the Lone Star State. From T-Bone Walker and Clarence Gatemouth Brown on through Albert Collins and Freddie King, Billy Gibbons and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, the tradition of the Texas guitar slinger has lived on. One name that ranks atop that exclusive list is Johnny Winter, the international ambassador for rocking Texas blues for the last thirty years.
His latest Grammy-nominated disc, I'm A Bluesman on Virgin Records, adds to his Texas-sized reputation. For this release, Johnny has again paired with his long-time producer Dick Shurman (Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan), as well as Tom Hambridge (Susan Tedeschi, George Thorogood). Performing with him on this CD are members of his scorching road-tested touring band consisting of guitarist Paul Nelson, bassist Scott Spray, and newly added drummer Vito Liuzzi with guest appearances by such friends as ace harmonica player James Montgomery, keyboardist Reese Wynans (from Stevie Ray Vaughan's celebrated backing group Double Trouble) among others.
Winter, making his Waterfront debut, headlines a Friday salute to Gulf Coast blues, soul and R&B.
Set List
1. insturmental
2. hideaway
3. sugar coated love
4. she likes to boogie real low
5. missin'
6. black jack
7. tore down
8. lone wolf
9. red house
10. boney maroney
11. i used to love her
12. no joke boogie
13. highway 61