Joe said it would be a real challenge, but one he was up for.
I thought Joe Bonamassa did such a great job with Johnny’s regular guitar style, I wonder if he could do the same thing with the slide? So, I called Joe saying I didn’t know where else to turn, and that he was our last and best hope. But I didn’t know of anyone out there who naturally played slide anything like the way Johnny did. I wanted only guitar, bass, and drums, exactly like Johnny’s original blues trio. Although my intention was Never to make a Johnny sound alike or copy album, I wanted this one song to be as authentic as possible. To me, all this made it one of the most important tracks on the album, and probably the most difficult to replicate the original feel on. It just captures the essence of everything he was. Every time I hear it, I think, now that’s Real Johnny Winter. “ Now when I think about Johnny, his authenticity as a blues man (reflected in his early writing), and particularly his style of slide guitar-if there’s one song that best epitomizes and brings all those elements together to represent the many aspects of who Johnny was in the early days, that song would have to be ‘ Mean Town Blues‘.
‘ Mean Town Blues‘, from Edgar Winter’s liner notes for ‘ Brother Johnny‘: Goode‘, was released on January 7, 2022, and features Edgar, Joe Walsh, David Grissom, Bob Glaub ,Gregg Bissonette and Phil X.
‘ Brother Johnny‘ will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally across all platforms on April 15, 2022. Oining Edgar on the inclusive project is an impressive array of renowned musicians who knew, or were inspired by Johnny, including Joe Bonamassa, Doyle Bramhall II, John McFee, Robben Ford, Billy Gibbons, David Grissom, Taylor Hawkins, Warren Haynes, Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, Keb Mo, Doug Rappoport, Bobby Rush, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ringo Starr, Derek Trucks, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Walsh, Phil X and Gregg Bissonette.There were also invaluable musical contributions from Kenny Aronoff, Tim Pierce, Billy Payne, Doc Kupka, and David Campbell. The guitar-driven album celebrates the expansive styles Johnny was known for – the 17 tracks were carefully curated by Edgar and producer Ross Hogarth to represent Johnny’s evolution as an artist, honouring his great legacy while also incorporating a personal tribute from brother to brother, and for which Edgar penned two new songs. ‘ Brother Johnny‘ is a powerful sonic journey, traveling the course of Johnny’s musical life, impeccably directed, as only his brother Edgar could. I thought Joe Bonamassa did such an incredible job with Johnny’s regular guitar style, I wonder if he could do the same thing with the slide? And amazingly, HE DID IT” But I didn’t know of anyone out there who naturally played slide the way Johnny did. Edgar recalls, “ To me, this is one of the most important tracks on the album, and probably the most difficult to replicate the original feel on. ‘ Mean Town Blues‘ features Edgar Winter singing, Joe Bonamassa on slide guitar, Sean Hurley on bass, and Gregg Bissonette on drums. It just captures the essence of everything he was,” Edgar explains in the albums’ liner notes. Every time I hear it I think, ‘Now that’s Real Johnny Winter’. “Johnny’s most highly respected authenticity was as a blues man, particularly his style of slide guitar, and if there’s one song that best epitomizes and brings all those elements together to represent the many aspects of who Johnny was in the early days, it is ‘ Mean Town Blues‘. The album is now available for pre-order. Sharing this song so close to what would have been Johnny’s 78th birthday on February 23 is fitting as ‘ Mean Town Blues‘ highlights the truest version of his early blues writing and unique slide guitar style. Stream ‘ Mean Town Blues‘ on all major streaming services: here
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