''Johnny Winter And'' is the fourth studio album by

Texas blues Texas blues is blues music from Texas. As a regional style, its original form was characterized by jazz and swing influences. Later examples are often closer to blues rock and Southern rock. History Texas blues began to appear in the early 1900s ...

guitarist

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 ...

, released in 1970. Besides Winter, the group included guitarist

Rick Derringer Rick Derringer (born Richard Dean Zehringer; August 5, 1947) is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the 1960s as founding member of his band, the McCoys. Their debut single, "Hang on Sloopy", was ...

, bassist

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 ...

and drummer Randy Zehringer, all former members of

the McCoys The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, United States, in 1962. They are best known for their 1965 hit single " Hang On Sloopy". Their name was changed from Rick and the Raiders to The McCoys, taken from the B-side of The ...

. This was the first album released with Rick Derringer as a sideman. It was also the name of his band for a short time. September 12, 2018, Sony Japan released a 13-song remastered version with 2 bonus cuts.

Track listing

# "Guess I'll Go Away" (Johnny Winter) (3:28) # "Ain't That a Kindness" ( Mark Klingman) (3:29) # "No Time to Live" (

Jim Capaldi Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co ...

, Steve Winwood) (4:36) # "

Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" is a rock song written by American musician Rick Derringer. It was first recorded in 1970 by Johnny Winter and his band Johnny Winter And, of which Derringer was a member. In 1973, Derringer recorded a solo version, ...

" (

) (3:31) # "Am I Here?" (Randy Zehringer) (3:24) # "Look Up" (Derringer) (3:34) # "Prodigal Son" (Winter) (4:18) # "On the Limb" (Derringer) (3:36) # " Let the Music Play" ( Allan Nicholls, Otis Stephens) (3:15) # "Nothing Left" (Winter) (3:30) # "Funky Music" (Derringer) (4:55) ;2018 Remastered Reissue with Bonus Tracks #

"Guess I'll Go Away" (Live) (4:40) # "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" (Live) (4:56)

Personnel

Johnny Winter And *

–

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

–

, bass * Randy Zehringer – drums Production *Produced by Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer *Production assistants: Roy Segal, Edgar Winter *Engineering: Roy Segal *Photography: Norman Seeff *Design: Lloyd Ziff

References

External links

The Johnny Winter Story
{{Authority control 1970 albums Johnny Winter albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Johnny Winter