SOUND WAVES August 2001 JOHNNY WINTER - LIVE IN NYC '98 By Bill Harriman Obviously I've always been a huge fan of Johnny Winter and I'm not alone when I think of him as one of the greatest electric guitar players this world has ever seen. He is also a totally unique individual. Her's this skinny albino from Texas, covered with tattoos, wearing a big cowboy hat and playing electric blues louder and faster than anyone anybody has ever heard before. He's got a lot going on these days too. He is right now working on another disc for his current label Pointblank Records. This label is a subsidiary of the Virgin Records group and Johnny has been with them for the past ten years. Also, his label of the 80's, Alligator Records, has just released a Deluxe Edition version of some of his best work from those years. And now comes word that Columbia/Legacy/ Records will soon be reissuing a greatest hits package from Johnny's work with that label in the early seventies. With all that said I now know why Johnny doesn't like doing interviews. Lets just say that loquacious is not a word I would use to describe him. Still, he is Johnny Winter and it was an honor to talk to him. CLICK HERE to read the full article...