Johnny Winter kept his musical mojo a rollin’ as he released his third album,Second Winter, on October 27, 1969, a mere five months after his previous record! After signing to Columbia Records in late 1968, the young Texan released his critically acclaimed, self-titled album (his first for the studio, but second overall) in June of 1969. Winter dove right back into the Columbia studios a month later with a meaner and leaner group of musicians from both his debut, The Progressive Blues Experiment, and its follow-up. His brother Edgar Winter took on the duties of sax and keyboards, percussion was handled by Uncle John Turner, and bass was split between Dennis Collins and future Double Trouble member, Tommy Shannon, with none other than Winter himself slinging the…
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We find Jeff Beckand Robert Plantstreet side after both musician’s bands,The Jeff Beck Groupand Led Zeppelin, performed the Singer Bowl Music Festival on July 13, 1969. That night in Queens, New York, the concert included a jam bursting at the seams with talent, as Rod Stewart’s band was joined by members of Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Vanilla Fudge, and Ten Years After for an impromptu rendition of “Jailhouse Rock”. Photo by Neal Preston.
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Country bluesmanWalter “Furry” Lewislets loose in this performance of“Furry’s Blues”, which was recorded later in the Memphis legend’s life after his musical rebirth thanks to the folk blues revival that erupted in 1960’s America.
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Grandson of the late hill country blues musician R.L. Burnside, drummer and singer Cedric Burnside, along with guitarist Trenton Ayers, continues to carry on the music of his grandfather, albeit with flavors of R&B, rock, funk, and soul added in the mixture, as evident in performance of“Going Down South”in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Every week we pay TRIBUT to the legends in music and pop culture. See what cool things happened during the week of October 23 – October 29. Click to view Tribut’s This Week In Pop Culture.
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