A Lone Star Kind of Day

Performer: Johnny Winter
Producer: Ken Ritter; Johnny Winter; Roy Ames; John Owens
Distributor: (Independently by Label)

Notes: Personnel includes: Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Jerry "Count" Jackson. Liner Note Author: Roy C. Ames. An archival release on the California-based reissue label Relix Records, 1990's LONE STAR KIND OF DAY features rare and unreleased recordings--mostly from the '60s and early '70s, although some are of more recent vintage--by the Texas blues man and his usual compadres, led by his organ and sax-playing kid brother Edgar. Mixing studio and live tracks, LONE STAR KIND OF DAY is a mixed bag stylistically. In terms of quality, however, these tracks are surprisingly uniform. Kicking off with a live "Louie Louie" that manages to make something new out of the much-heard tune--at least in part because Winter seems to be making up the words as he goes along--the set skips along, ignoring chronology pretty much entirely. Gems like the shaggy-dog story "Busted in Austin" and a sterling version of Winter's rare mid '60s single "Ease My Pain" predominate. While probably not the best starting point for newbies, fans will get a kick out of this.

Texan blues guitarist Johnny Winter, surely the first albino blues guitar hero, was already a convincing artist in the '60s when still in his teens. At the dawn of the '70s, he embraced the sound of the time, adopting a louder, more frenetic blues-rock style. Backed by the McCoys, including guitarist Rick Derringer, he released a series of classic blues-rock albums, while his keyboard-playing brother Edgar, with whom Johnny played on and off over the years, achieved stardom in his own right. At the end of the '70s, Winter produced Muddy Waters, helping him make a triumphant comeback. In the ensuing decades, Winter maintained a prolific schedule of touring and recording.

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