One of the important comeback albums in blues-rock this century has just been reissued in the UK by a label devoted to his catalogue. Johnny Winter's I'm A Bluesman (Talking Elephant Records TECD334), first released by Virgin/EMI in 2004 to acclaim (one of seven Grammy nominations in his career), the title was a sharp riposte to an interviewer: 'I'm not a rock 'n' roller...'. Winter's fame in the late '60s was in the rock world, but his heart was in the blues from childhood in spite of the media's own image-making. An icon in America, his career as a torch-bearer of its tradition is interesting.
01 Going Down Slow 02 Leavin' Blues 03 Kind Hearted Woman 04 Low Down Gal Of Mine 05 Avocado Green 06 Thirty-two 07 Twenty Blues 08 Look Up 09 Prodigal Son 10 Out On A Limb 11 Parchman Farm 12 Out Of Sight
13 Bad News 14 Stranger Blues 15 Let The Music Play 16 Self Destruction Blues 17 Raised On Rock 18 Rock & Roll People 19 Golden Days Of Rock & Roll 20 Hoochie Koo (bonus Track)