Interview by Ben Sandmel with Johnny Winter

Accession No.: 
SA1-002

Interview with Johnny Winter: 1992 - Interview used to make liner notes for Scorching' Blues Album

00:40 - Drumming style on Johnny's albums
02:00 - Track by Track Rundown of Johnny's new album
04:00 - Walkin' By Myself (Jimmy Rogers tune) - Musicians on track, personal feelings about the song
05:15 - Dive and Duck - Musicians on track, recorded mostly live
06:20 - One Step at a Time
07:20 - Blaney May - Johnny played drums on the track - Talks about his drumming experience
08:50 - White, Hot, and Blue Album - New personnel on this album and issues he had making the album
11:50 - Mad Blues; It Was Raining
14:30 - Mother In Law, Goin' to Dallas
16:45 - Guitar slide
19:50 - Mean Town Blues
24:50 - Recollections about the album as a whole
25:40 - Early musical influences
28:20 - Recording and playing Sugar Bee
30:00 - Blues revival
32:30 - Older Blues musicians Johnny was influenced by
34:55 - Places Johnny played in Louisiana - Big Oaks Club, Louanne's, Texas Pelican
36:00 - Playing Cajun and Swamp Pop Music
36:40 - Playing with Clifton Chenier at Antone's right before he passed away
37:30 - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Clarence Barlow
40:00 - Tips and tricks he learned about the slide guitar
41:40 - Goin' to Dallas
42:00 - Ben's liner note writing experiences

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ben Sandmel
Subject: 
Hackberry Ramblers interstate radio.
Creator: 
Ben Sandmel
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Ben Sandmel
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
50:52
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Original Format: 
Cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore Cabinet 2 Shelf 1