Piedmont Talent Signs Blues/Rock Legend Johnny Winter
Monday, January 31, 2005
Piedmont Talent, Inc. is very proud to announce the exclusive World-Wide representation of Blues/Rock Legend Johnny Winter.
With a recent W.C. Handy Award nomination and a Grammy nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues Album”, for his latest Virgin/EMI release "I'm A Bluesman", Johnny continues to electrify audiences worldwide. On tour, Johnny will introduce audiences to his new material while reacquainting them with his iconic guitar playing. For more than 30 years, Johnny Winter has been at the forefront of modern blues and blues-rock, and his new CD and tour figure to add to his Texas-sized reputation. In his Pulse! review on Winter’s Live in NYC, writer Ted Drozdowski comments: “Winter is living the blues cliché that music players improve with age.”
Backing him on his latest CD and throughout the tour is the road-tested touring band of ace harmonica man James Montgomery, bassist Scott Spray, drummer Wayne June and guitarist Paul Nelson. For "I’m a Bluesman", Johnny has again paired with his longtime producer Dick Shurman (Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan), as well as Tom Hambridge (Susan Tedeschi, George Thorogood). The CD features guest appearances by such friends as keyboardist Reese Wynans (from Stevie Ray Vaughan’s celebrated backing group Double Trouble).
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