![]() ![]() It should certainly deepen your understanding of the music, and heighten the experience of the musical journey it will take you on. I hope this will give you a deeper insight into Johnny’s life, his music, our relationship, and the making of the album itself. The following is an excerpt from the liner notes I have written for the new album. I am doing this mainly at Monique’s suggestion-so with her prompting and encouragement, we invite you to check it out. It reveals a completely different side of me you would NEVER otherwise see. Writing has been a lifelong love and passion (perhaps equal to music) but one I have never shared, until now. Here you’ll find examples of some of my original poetry and short stories. A new addition just added is called THE READING ROOM. In the BACKSTAGE area you will find not only band bios but many personal stories concerning my life, my beautiful wife Monique, and the Winter family. We are also expanding and adding both content and new features. The main reason for renovating and reopening this site is that I have a new album coming out. All rights reserved.Welcome to our new site, the web world of Winterland! The first thing I want to say is that this is going to be an actual experience in which my wife Monique (and I myself) will be actively and personally involved. "End of the Line" - featuring David Campbell StringsĬopyright © 2022, ABC Audio. "Got My Mojo Workin'" - featuring Bobby Rush "Stormy Monday Blues" - featuring Robben Ford "Self Destructive Blues" - featuring Joe Bonamassa "Guess I'll Go Away" - featuring Taylor Hawkins & Doug Rappoport "When You Got a Good Friend" - featuring Doyle Bramhall II "Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo" - featuring Steve Lukather "Highway 61 Revisited" - featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd & John McFee "Stranger" - featuring Michael McDonald, Joe Walsh & Ringo Starr Goode" - featuring Joe Walsh & David Grissom "I'm Yours and I'm Hers" - featuring Billy Gibbons & Derek Trucks "Alive and Well" - featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Mean Town Blues" - featuring Joe Bonamassa ![]() "And I really do feel like it's a magical vocal, and one of the highlights on the album." ![]() "I just knew that it would be something special," he notes. ![]() Goode" that's included on Brother Johnny, but notes that after Joe heard "Stranger," he "flipped out," and insisted on contributing guitar to that track.Īfter Walsh signed on, Edgar says he felt comfortable enough to ask Ringo, Joe's brother-in-law, to play drums on "Stranger." Winter admits that he "was blown away" when Starr agreed.Įdgar tells ABC Audio that it was his wife, Monique, who suggested getting McDonald to sing "Stranger," which he immediately realized was a great idea. "It was just so amazingly beautiful to do this with a lot of my longtime friends, and then a lot of people that I had never met."Įdgar says one standout track is a version of Johnny's soulful 1974 ballad "Stranger," which features Starr, Walsh and McDonald.Įdgar explains that he initially envisioned Walsh playing guitar on a version of Chuck Berry's " Johnny B. "I thought this was gonna be a hard album to make, but this turned out to be just a joyous, inspiring, uplifting experience for me," Edgar tells ABC Audio. As its title suggests, the 17-track collection features Edgar teaming up with a variety of well-known musicians to pay homage to the music of his late brother, blues-rock guitar legend Johnny Winter.Īmong the many stars who contributed to the project are Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Michael McDonald, ex- Allman Brothers Band members Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, Toto's Steve Lukather, and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Edgar Winter's new album, Brother Johnny: An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Winter, hit stores Friday. ![]()
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