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Gibson, the leading iconic guitar brand, has shaped the sounds of generations of musicians and music lovers across genres for 127 years. John, Brian Setzer and more. Johnny Winter posthumously won the GRAMMY Award for “Best Blues Album” for Step Back (2014)-produced by Paul Nelson–and Winter was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1988. For his 19 th and final studio album Step Back (2014), Winter collaborated with a number of guest musicians including Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Leslie West, Dr. Several of Winter’s own albums were also nominated for GRAMMY Awards – Guitar Slinger (1984) and Serious Business (1985) Let Me In (1991) and I’m a Bluesman (2004). The unofficial torchbearer for the blues, Johnny Winter also championed and aided the careers of his idols Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Winter both created and produced multiple GRAMMY Award-winning blues albums and revitalized the career of legendary blues artist Muddy Waters producing and also playing on Waters’ GRAMMY-Award winning albums Hard Again (1977), I’m Ready (1978), and Muddy “Mississippi” Waters – Live (1979). American singer and guitarist Johnny Winter was renowned across the globe for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances. Johnny Winter played Woodstock and jammed with everyone from Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix to Willie Dixon to Albert Collins to John Lee Hooker to Janis Joplin to Steve Ray Vaughan and many more.
