Just like Billy Gibbons said: "When Johnny picks up a guitar, you never know quite whats gonna come at ya. But whatever it is, its gonna be good"

I've seen Johnny 6 times...and nobody can duplicate how complex his playing truly is/was. In my opinion...Johnny was the ultimate "master guitarist of the blues."

SRV came close but nobody was a faster, or better, blues rock player than Johnny Winter

I used to be a SRV freak.... Still am a fan..BUT When I started to REALLY PAY ATTENTION.... And my guitar playing got better.... THATS When I noticed what a badass Johnny Winter was!!! And a lot of what I heard on SRV. Songs came straight from Mr Winter!

Winter was a beast. At his best very few could keep up but no one could play like him.

I saw Johnny play several years ago.  He was very frail and had to be helped to a chair onstage.  He was still fire!

Saw Johnny in about 1980 and was blown away by his smooth and seemingly effortless playing.

I opened for Johnny in Cours, France. It was the concert before his last show when he died. He was one of my hero's. Everyone after sound check went back to the hotel but Johnny stayed...so I stayed. There was a door between our dressing room. I could hear him quiet.  So I slid my chair up to the door and sang to him with my hand drum for at least 30 to 40 minutes. He never said a word... he probably fell asleep. Lol. He was so old skinny and frail...they had to carry him about. As I was walking onto stage I walked by the bathrooms I looked and there He was sitting on the throne with the door wide open looking out. What a way to see him. But I have heard so many stories... he did one more concert and then he died. I loved his playing since I heard him when I was 12. I am 63 now. ❤

I saw Johnny twice in the 70's after I had been playing for quite a few years myself. I remember how mesmerized I was staring at his hands on the guitar. I was blown away! Thanks for dissecting Johnny in such detail Fil, never saw anyone do that before. Only a fellow guitarist can really appreciate someone like Johnny and it's great to see someone your age that really "gets" a talent like his. I wish he was still around.

The best fast blues player even to this day

My Brother Steve got the Nod from Johnny in a Toledo Ohio interview when asked directly To Johnny Winter "is there any guitar players that play like you and Johnny answered Steve Foster plays a lot like me! What a beautiful compliment and may they both now be playing together in Heaven. Steve Foster 2-10-54 - 2-14-2023 RIP both of them!

You will never see or hear a musician like this again . Never runs out of licks, and loves playing low notes in his solos.

Johnny’s playing is so clean… nothing blurry… just like Albert Lee

I was lucky to grow up in the Tampa Bay Area in the 60’s-70’s and saw Johnny and Edgar both several times. Great musicians both of them. Johnny was a great showman. His concerts had so much energy. Rest in Peace Johnny.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Saw the Guitar Slinger in every decade since 1969 till he passed away.One of my all time faves

I met Johnny and Edgar in New York in 1975. Edgar had to hold the pen upright so Johnny could sign my program. They were both very nice, though. And talent!--the brothers had that in spades! WOW. Saw Johnny later, 80's & 90's in the back end of his career, and he was still on fire! His fingers were slowed down a bit, but he could still rock the house with his voice! Miss you, Johnny Winter!

I worked at Houston's Love Street Light Circus back in the early '70s, when Johnny's band was part of the regular rotation (one weekend a month).  I still think he's one of the best guitarists I've ever had the pleasure of seeing and he had a great sense of humor.  Just a really great guy and very much missed.

Johnny was just the epitome of "in the moment" playing! He was so fluent, and such an inspiration to me.

I love how much you enjoy your job.

The Beaumont Bad Ass. One of a kind.. Could play it fast yet Clean and a wonderful slide player. Goosebumps listening to him play it.