Johnny Winter Passes Away at 70
He spent seven decades blessing the world with his wonderful guitar-playing goodness, and sadly Johnny Winter died on Wednesday (July 16).
The Texas blues legend was found in a Zurich, Switzerland hotel room in the midst of an extensive world tour.
His representative Carla Parisi told the Associated Press, “His wife, family and bandmates were all saddened by the loss of one of the world's finest guitarists.”
Winter has 20 albums to his credit as well as the distinct honor of being named the 63rd best guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
The Texas blues legend was found in a Zurich, Switzerland hotel room in the midst of an extensive world tour.
His representative Carla Parisi told the Associated Press, “His wife, family and bandmates were all saddened by the loss of one of the world's finest guitarists.”
Winter has 20 albums to his credit as well as the distinct honor of being named the 63rd best guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
- 7/17/2014
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