STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - EDGAR WINTER - BROTHER JOHNNY

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Beaumont, Texas native, singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer, Johnny Winter, (John Dawson Winter III) on this the 9th anniversary of his passing. He was born February 23, 1944 to parents John Winter II and Edwina Winter and he is the younger Brother of Edgar Winter. He passed away in 2014, age 70. No official cause of death has been given, but it is said to have been emphysema combined with pneumonia. We honor his legacy by spinning Edgar's latest release, the double album, appropriately titled, Brother Johnny. The LP was released April 15, 2022 on Quarto Valley Records and produced by Edgar Winter and Ross Hogarth. It peaked at #33 on Billboard's Top Album Sales, #21 on the Current Album Sales chart, #6 in Switzerland, and #1 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums and Top Blues Albums charts. It is a star studded musical guest lists with contributions from andrew Duckles, Billy Gibbons, Bill Payne, Bobby Rush, Bob Glaub, Charlie Bisharat, David Grissom, Derek Trucks, Doug Rappoport, Doyle Bramhall II, Gregg Bissonette, Harry Kim, Jacob Braun, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Walsh, John McFee, Josefina Vergara, Keb' Mo', Kenny Aronoff, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Michael McDonald, Phil X, Ringo Starr, Robben Ford, Sean Hurley, Stephen Kupka, Steve Lukather, Taylor Hawkins, Tim Pierce, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Haynes and Wayne Bergeron. The album cover is lenticular and the face on it changes from Johnny to Edgar, depending on how you look at it.  We got our copy through Amazon. My beautiful Wife Lynn has seen the Brothers live starting with Edgar at her very first concert 1973, Johnny in 1975 and Edgar again 2017, where she got her ticket signed by Rick Derringer. I'll include photos of the latter. 

1. "Mean Town Blues" (featuring Joe Bonamassa) John Winter III 5:04
2. "Still Alive And Well" (featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd) Rick Derringer 3:42
3. "Lone Star Blues" (featuring Keb' Mo') Edgar Winter 3:57
4. "I'm Yours And I'm Hers" (featuring Billy Gibbons and Derek Trucks) Winter III 4:49
5. "Johnny B. Goode" (featuring David Grissom and Joe Walsh) Chuck Berry 3:27
6. "Stranger" (featuring Michael McDonald, Joe Walsh and Ringo Starr) Winter III 4:06
7. "Highway 61 Revisited" (featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd and John McFee) Bob Dylan 5:01
8. "Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo" (featuring Steve Lukather) Derringer 4:03
9. "When You Got a Good Friend" (featuring Doyle Bramhall II) Robert Johnson 3:52
10. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (featuring Phil X)
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5:13
11. "Guess I'll Go Away" (featuring Taylor Hawkins and Doug Rappoport) Winter III 3:37
12. "Drown in My Own Tears" Henry Glover 5:31
13. "Self Destructive Blues" (featuring Joe Bonamassa) Winter III 3:35
14. "Memory Pain" (featuring Warren Haynes) Percy Mayfield 5:44
15. "Stormy Monday Blues" (featuring Robben Ford) Aaron Thibeaux Walker 5:25
16. "Got My Mojo Workin'" (featuring Bobby Rush) Preston Foster 4:13
17. "End Of The Line" (featuring the David Campbell String Ensemble) Winter 4:24

Edgar Holland Winter – lead vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17), organ (tracks: 2, 11, 14), keyboards (tracks: 4, 10), piano (tracks: 5–7, 12, 13, 15–17), saxophone (track 5), mellotron (track 6), synth (track 6), clavinet (track 8), alto and tenor saxophone (track 12), producer
Joe Bonamassa – slide guitar (track 1), lead vocals & guitar (track 13)
Sean Hurley – bass (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 17)
Gregg Bissonette – drums (tracks: 1–5, 7, 8, 10–17)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd – guitar solo (track 2), lead guitar (track 7)
Philip "Phil X" Xenidis – backing vocals (track 2), rhythm guitar (track 2), supporting vocals (tracks: 5, 8, 10), additional rhythm guitar (track 8), guitar solo (track 10)
Kevin "Keb' Mo'" Moore – vocals & guitars (track 3)
Billy Gibbons – lead vocals & solo guitar (track 4)
Derek Trucks – slide guitars (track 4)
David Grissom – guitar (tracks: 4, 5, 16)
Joe Walsh – lead vocals (track 5), lead guitar (track 6)
Bob Glaub – bass (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16)
Michael McDonald – lead vocals (track 6), supporting vocals (track 16)
Tim Pierce – acoustic and electric guitar (track 6), rhythm guitar (tracks: 6, 8)
Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey – drums (track 6)
Kenny Aronoff – percussion (tracks: 6, 10), timbale solo (track 10)
John McFee – slide guitar (track 7), supporting vocals (track 16)
Bill Payne – organ (track 7)
Steve Lukather – guitar solo (track 8)
Doyle Bramhall II – lead vocals & guitars (track 9)
Waddy Wachtel – rhythm guitar (track 10)
Taylor Hawkins – lead vocals (track 11)
Doug Rappoport – guitars (track 11)
Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone (track 12)
Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (track 12)
Harry Kim – trumpet (track 12)
Warren Haynes – lead vocals & guitar (track 14)
Robben Ford – guitar (track 15)
Emmett "Bobby Rush" Ellis, Jr. – lead vocals & harp (track 16)
Jacob Braun – cello (track 17)
Charlie Bisharat – violin (track 17)
Josefina Vergara – violin (track 17)
Andrew Duckles – viola (track 17)
Ross Hogarth – producer, engineering
Peter Brownlee – engineering assistant
Chad Gordon – engineering assistant
Jeff Fitzpatrick – engineering assistant
Marciel Miranda – engineering assistant
Mitchell Miller – engineering assistant
Bobby Tis – additional recording
Bruce Sugar – additional recording
Casey Wasner – additional recording
Brendan McCusker – technical engineering assistant
Nigel Lundemo – technical engineering assistant
Richard Dodd – mastering
Bruce Quarto – executive producer