Rolling stone magazine has called johnny winter one of the greatest guitar players of all time. It happened two days after his last performance there. Jan 30, 2014 needless to say, i was thrilled when i saw that raisin cain. Johnny winter raisin cain winter treading water in the early 80s, prerevival days this 1980 album from the worlds longestsurviving white bluesman lies somewhere in the wasteland between his belligerent rock excursions of the early 70s and his rediscovery of pure blues on the alligator label. She first met the famed texas blues guitarist and singer in 1984, but it took nearly 20 years before winter agreed to cooperate on a noholdsbarred biography. Raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter available for download and re. If youre not a book reader, i guarantee youll be able to read this. Definitive biography of johnny winter by mary lou sullivan, the results of hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with johnny, edgar winter, tommy shannon. Raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter home. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter book series softcover by mary lou sullivan and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest.
Winter would sleep 14 hours a day, grunt monosyllabic answers at bewildered interviewers, slide through his life like a shadow. The main illustration, a photograph of johnny in a formal seated pose with the caption johnny winter, albino bluesman, was spread over two pages and ran beneath the texas headline. In winters biography, raisin cain, he talks at length of growing up ostracized because of his albinism. Raisin cain is a 1980 album by johnny winter track listing the crawl raymond victorica, wayne shuler2. Raisin cain features dozens of neverbeforeseen photosmany from johnny winters private collectionfrom all phases of winters career, including shots of him with eric clapton, janis joplin, jimi hendrix, muddy waters. Beginning with his first appearance on the pages of rolling stone in 1968, johnny epitomized the fiery and flamboyant bluesrock guitar hero. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter book new 000332828 at the best online. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter amazon. Readers who pick up raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter, might expect a more lurid story of partying, groupies, and burned bridges. After 1978 s raisin cain, winter would have to wait a few years before signing with a small chicagobased label run by bruce igualer named alligator.
Winter did, however, collaborate with author mary lou sulluvan on her 2010 biography of the guitarist, raisin cain. Jul 21, 2010 i think it might just be johnny s karma. Over the next nine years, he recorded a number of singles, which were released by mostly small record companies in his native texas. He and younger brother edgar born 1946 were nurtured at an early age by their parents in musical pursuits. The two songs serve to reinforce winters allegiance to his roots in. Raisin cain by johnny winter 664140634329 cd barnes. Raisin cain johnny winter biography by mary lou sullivan. But what theyll get instead is a sensitive, wellresearched and respectful biography that gives equal time to johnnys important. From toughing it out in texas to his historic appearance at woodstock, his affair with janis joplin, his latenight jams with jimi hendrix, and his stadiumfilling, superstar tours at the height of the rock n roll era to washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100percent pure bluesmanits all here. Copies of raisin cain signed by the author with a free bookmark are available via paypal. All the things that i wanted people to know, from how hard it was growing up in texas being an albino, my career, the early days, my problems with drugs. Johnny winter producer, dave still engineer, assistant producer. Author mary lou sullivan sat with johnny winter for hours of exclusive, noholdsbarred interviews, covering the guitar slingers entire career. According to his biography, johnny first played rock n roll for a live audience in 1959 at a contest at a beaumont movie theater.
Excerpt from johnny winters foreword to raisin cain i love this book. And when you remind them, they usually say, oh yeah, i love johnny winter. Biography johnny winter february 23, 1944 july 16, 2014 was an american music legend. I was a small boy, probably 7 or 8 years old, and my dad was playing some of his records, one. Author mary lou sullivan sat with johnny winter for hours of exclusive. Revisiting johnny winters hellraising memoir houston press. With managerial leadership not always in his best interests, winters postrehab career remained afflicted with substance abuse that only exacerbated the health concerns that come with his. He also worked as producer and produced two grammy winning albums of muddy waters hard again, i. The thing i really like about mary lou sullivans raisin cain is the way she captures johnny winters personality throughout the book and reveals a lot of his many idiosyncrasies.
Johnny winter plays its all over now johnny winter raisin cain book author mary lou sullivan sat with johnny winter for hours of exclusive, noholdsbarred interviews, covering the guitar slingers entire career. Jul 25, 2014 want to read a book about johnny winter. Goode which later became one of his most beloved songs and, according to raisin cain, was met with a laughing audience at the theater. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter was released recently, and even happier to learn that it is his authorized biography. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter paperback at. An appendix at the end of the book discusses winters guitar choices over the years, and period photos document his development. Author mary lou sullivan spent hundreds of hours with johnny winter on exclusive, oneonone, no holds barred interviews for his biography.
Johnny winter loved raisin cain said he hoped everybody enjoyed it as much as he did. Their father, leland, mississippi, native john dawson winter, jr. Johnny winter raisin cain the wild and raucous story of. By 1969 johnny winter had signed with columbia records for a. Ripple library raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter by mary lou sullivan in my previous book report on cheetah chromes autobiography i mentioned its amazing that hes still alive to tell his story. From toughing it out in texas to his appearance at woodstock, his affair with janis joplin, stadiumfilling tours, a devastating fall into heroin addiction, and a triumphant road back to stardom, raisin cain is a raucous roller coaster of a story. Please be sure to order through the link that corresponds with your mailing address. Download pdf raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter book full free. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter book see more.
Johnny winter author mary lou sullivan sat with johnny winter for hours of exclusive, noholdsbarred interviews, covering the guitar slingers entire career. Pdf raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny. Johnny winter was born in beaumont, texas, on february 23, 1944. Still on the road, playing hundreds of gigs a year for his devoted, adoring fans, johnny, like this book, is the real deal. Johnny winter 19442014 was an american rock and blues musician. If theres a great blues player, right up there with the very best, who people forget to include when theyre talking about the great blues players, its usually johnny winter.
The wild and raucous story of johnny winter book new 000332828 at the best online prices at ebay. Mary lou sullivan, the journalist who wrote the detailed biography, quotes johnny as saying he was nearly laughed off stage by a beaumont audience who didnt know what to think of a prepubescent albino boy playing johnny b. Raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter books signed by the author. Nocturnal by nature, johnny still has what one of his sidemen called a vampire schedule, staying up all night, going to bed at 6 or 7am, and sleeping late into the afternoon. The anecdotal nature of the book does become slightly enervating at roughly the midpoint of raisin cain. Dec 28, 2010 much like the subject of her book, raisin cain. Raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter september 16, 2019 johnny and his pals made history when they breached the color barrier in beaumont by going to a black club to see b. Her first authorized biography, raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter backbeat books, may 2010, earned popular and critical acclaim, as well as prestigious awards for the quality of her writing and her research. He knew that he was as important as those other artists, and something of this calibre had to be done for him. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter backbeat books, 2010, mary lou sullivan had to take a long road to realize her dream. Winter s first chore there was to work with sonny terry on his fine whoopin lp. With his brother edgar, winter recorded his first 45 rpm record single in 1959. Johnny winter simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The raucous life and tiames of johnny winter may be most valuable for the insight it offers into the later years of the mans life. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter backbeat books, 2010, mary lou sullivan had. See more ideas about blues rock, john dawson and rock and roll. Nocturnal by nature, johnny still has what one of his sidemen called a vampire schedule, staying up all night, going to bed at 6 or 7am, and sleeping. Johnny winter plays its all over now johnny winter raisin cain book author mary lou sullivan sat with johnny winter for hours of exclusive, noholdsbarred. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter paperback 1 may 2010 by mary lou sullivan author visit amazons mary lou sullivan page. Definitive biography of johnny winter by mary lou sullivan, the results of hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with johnny, edgar winter, tommy shannon, uncle john turner.
From toughing it out in texas to his historic appearance at woodstock, his affair with janis joplin, his latenight jams with jimi hendrix, and his stadiumfilling, superstar tours at the height of the rock n roll era to washing out on drugs and the temptations of. John dawson winter iii february 23, 1944 july 16, 2014 was an american albino blues musician from beaumont, texas. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter by mary lou sullivan backbeat books, 384 pp. Johnny winter raisin cain the wild and raucous story. The wild and raucous story by mary lou sullivan 2010, paperback at the best online. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Ripped off and beaten down by unscrupulous managers, strung out, living the extreme highs and extreme lows of an uncompromising musician, johnny is a true rock n roll survivor. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter by mary lou sullivan raisin. Definitive biography of johnny winter by mary lou sullivan, the results of hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with johnny, edgar winter, tommy shannon, uncle john turner, members of muddy waters band and dozens of musicians who played with johnny. Its excellent and very realistic its exactly what happened.
The wild and raucous story by mary lou sullivan 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The title of mary lou sullivans 2010 portrait of guitar slinger johnny winter is a bit of a misnomer. Johnny winter and friends rendezvous for a blues revue. Johnny winter sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Pdf raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter. John dawson winter iii february 23, 1944 july 16, 2014, known as johnny winter, was an american musician, singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and producer best known for his highenergy bluesrock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s, winter also produced three grammy awardwinning albums for blues singer and guitarist muddy wa. Johnny winter raisin cain record collector magazine. The wild and raucous story of johnny winter by mary. And at the end of 2008 the dvd live through the 70s was received very well and we can look forward to the upcoming biography, raisin cain. By the 90s, that cocktail of downers had taken its toll on the oncevital bandleader. Raisin cain features dozens of neverbeforeseen photosmany from johnny winter s private collectionfrom all phases of winter s career, including shots of him with eric clapton, janis joplin, jimi hendrix, muddy waters. Raisin cain the wild and raucous story of johnny winter. From toughing it out in texas to his appearance at.
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