![]() ![]() John Dawson Winter III was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. They said it was clear that both Johnny and Susan Winter wanted Nelson to be responsible for Johnny Winter's music and legacy. “The Plaintiffs orchestrated the wrongful termination of Paul Nelson during a difficult time in Susan Winter’s last year of life,” the Nelsons said in a statement released by their lawyer, Matthew Mason. Nelson wants to be reinstalled as the beneficiary of Susan Winter’s estate. “The case is about preserving Johnny Winter’s legacy and vindicating and making sure the Nelsons haven’t improperly taken the moneys rightfully owed to the plaintiffs,” said Timothy Diemand, a lawyer for the Susan Winter’s siblings, Bonnie and Christopher Warford. The case was scheduled to go to trial in a Connecticut court in April, but was rescheduled for September.Īt stake is ownership of Winter's music catalogue, proceeds from record and merchandise sales and authority to approve any commercial use of his songs, the value of which is uncertain. Nelson and his wife have countersued, saying Susan Winter’s siblings swooped in when she was medicated and dying of cancer and tricked her into giving them control of Winter’s music, stripping away Nelson's rights as the beneficiary of Susan Winter's estate. There was no immediate word on funeral services.Winter’s in-laws say Nelson and his wife improperly took more than $1.5 million from Winter’s music business, including auctioning off some of the late musician’s guitars. He was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1988. Winter performed often with blues and rock singer Janis Joplin and the two became close during the 1960s.Īmong the blues classics that Winter played during that era were “Rollin’ and Tumblin’,” “Bad Luck and Trouble” and “Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl.” He also teamed up with his brother Edgar for their 1976 live album “Together.” Winters paid homage to Waters on “Tribute to Muddy,” a song from his 1969 release “The Progressive Blues Experiment.” He continued to pick up accolades, producing three Grammy Award-winning albums for Waters and recording with John Lee Hooker, which helped revive their careers. This helped secure a substantial recording contract from Columbia Records in 1969 that led to an appearance at the Woodstock Festival and gave him a wide following among college students and young blues fans.Ĭrowds were dazzled by the speed - and volume - of his guitar playing, which had its roots in urban blues but incorporated elements of rock ‘in roll. His career received a big boost early on when Rolling Stone singled him out as one of the best blues guitarists on the Texas scene. The tour, a documentary that premiered at the SXSW Festival exploring his music, youth and substance abuse battles, and a newly released four-CD set of recordings were all part of Winter’s celebration of turning 70 this year. His last performance came Saturday at the Lovely Days Festival in Wiesen, Austria. Winter had been on an extensive tour this year that recently brought him to Europe. ![]() There was no immediate word on the cause of death. The statement said his wife, family and bandmates were all saddened by the loss of one of the world’s finest guitarists. His representative, Carla Parisi, confirmed Thursday that Winter died in a hotel room in Zurich a day earlier. Rolling Stone magazine named Winter one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. Winter idolized Waters - and got a chance to produce some of the blues legend’s more popular albums. Winter was a leading light among the white blues guitar players, including Eric Clapton and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, who followed in the footsteps of the earlier Chicago blues masters. GENEVA (AP) - Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, known for his lightning-fast blues guitar riffs, his striking long white hair and his collaborations with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. ![]()
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