''Captured Live!'' is a 1976 album by

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-win ...

. The performances were recorded in 1975 at three California venues: Swing Auditorium,

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Critical reception

In a review for

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, William Ruhlmann gave the album three and a half out of five stars. He notes that Winter only wrote one of the songs and added:

Track listing

Songwriters and track running times are taken from the original

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)10:38 # "Sweet Papa John" (Johnny Winter)12:37

Personnel

Musicians * Johnny Winterguitar,

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, vocals *

Randy Jo Hobbs Randy Jo Hobbs (March 22, 1948 – August 5, 1993) was an American musician born in Winchester, Indiana. Hobbs played bass for The McCoys during the 1965-1969 period and in the bands of the brothers Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter during 1970-1976 ...

bass guitar, background vocals * Richard Hughesdrums * Floyd Radfordguitar

References

{{Authority control Johnny Winter albums 1976 live albums Albums produced by Johnny Winter Albums with cover art by Mick Rock Blue Sky Records live albums Live blues rock albums