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Johnny Winter
(1944-2014)
American blues guitarist and singer
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John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

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Born John Dawson Winter III
23 February 1944
Beaumont, Texas
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16 July 2014 (aged 70)
Zurich, Switzerland
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