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! Read ^ Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter (Book) by Mary Lou Sullivan, Johnny Winter ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter (Book) "One of the great biographies of any musician" according to kmac. It took 25 years of Mary Lou Sullivan's persistence and passion to shed light on the true story of legendary blues musician Johnny Winter. In the face of a manipulative manager who felt the truth was better left hidden, the impediment of Winter's failing health, and his own fluctuating enthusiasm for her effort, Sullivan faced a task wrought with obstacles, seemingly endless travels, and relentless research.And boy did it pay off!
| Title | : | Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter (Book) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879309733 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
. Mary Lou Sullivan is a music journalist whose 30-year career began at a dinner with Bruce Springsteen. When she's not soaking up music in Austin, Memphis, or the Mississippi Delta, she lives in the Connecticut countryside with her cat, Pitters, and a mojo bag from New Orleans. She first interviewed Johnny Winter in 1984, a meeting that led to a close rapport that has only deepened throug
Still on the road, playing hundreds of gigs a year to his devoted, adoring fans, Johnny, like this book, is the real deal.. From toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock, his affair with Janis Joplin, his stadium-filling tours, and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-percent pure bluesman, resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters, and winning a Grammy Award for his effort, this is a raucous roller coaster of sto
"One of the great biographies of any musician" according to kmac. It took 25 years of Mary Lou Sullivan's persistence and passion to shed light on the true story of legendary blues musician Johnny Winter. In the face of a manipulative manager who felt the truth was better left hidden, the impediment of Winter's failing health, and his own fluctuating enthusiasm for her effort, Sullivan faced a task wrought with obstacles, seemingly endless travels, and relentless research.And boy did it pay off!But, how does one get the understated Johnny Winter to open up for an i. HD boy said A good book for the casual fan. If you are a casual Johnny Winter fan then this would be a good initiation into knowing Johnny a little deeper. If you have been following Johnny throughout his career and already know that he changed his band members for just about every album and concert tour and know he loved the old blues guys and produced A good book for the casual fan If you are a casual Johnny Winter fan then this would be a good initiation into knowing Johnny a little deeper. If you have been following Johnny throughout his career and already know that he changed his band members for just about every album and concert tour and know he loved the old blues guys and produced 3 of Muddy Waters' best albums, then you already know everything this book has to offer. There is nothing "wild and raucous" about this book and it should be subtitled the Vanilla story of John. of Muddy Waters' best albums, then you already know everything this book has to offer. There is nothing "wild and raucous" about this book and it should be subtitled the Vanilla story of John. Four Stars Steve Petteys Loved it!!
What more could blues fans ask? --Mike Tribby . From Booklist Sullivan gives Johnny Winter, the Texas blues guitar link between Lightnin' Hopkins and Stevie Ray Vaughan, an ebullient biography, tracing his passage from blues purist to rock star and back. After years of nearly Keith Richards–level drug-laced touring success, Winter returned to his blues roots in several acclaimed albums and engineered Muddy Waters' mid-'70s resurgence by producing and playing on several of the seminal Chicago bluesman's later albums. Hailed early for his fast and tasty guitar, Winter moved into the 1960s hard-rock mainstream by teaming with the remnants of the McCoys (remember “Hang on Sloopy”?) and recording a live “Johnny B. Sullivan may go over the top in enthusiasm, but many of the tidbits she relays, such as the story of Winter, Muddy, and James Cotton jockeying for position on the Mik
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