Johnny Winter- "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" Backstage Jam • 1971 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Johnny shows that you can play fast and still play with "feel." One of the all time greats. R.I.P. Johnny!

[@gerhartgeisel2306]

Einer der besten Gitarristen.Danke für s hochladen.

[@Blues2green]

Yeah he wasn't sure if he could do the song too. I get it all the time and part of it is you want it better, but it shows how he's just a guy who's really good at guitar 🎸

[@ericaward702]

What about Randy Joe Hobbs also?!!!!! RIP

[@bachtobebop]

Great point. A historic figure in the history of improvisation. Respected by any real musician.

[@robertjohnston8690]

SRV was like that too, he couldn't read music but god damn it he could play it.

[@williammills3632]

Never got the recognition he deserved one of the best ever. Just like Rory Gallagher and Peter Green.

[@danv1061]

William Mills Agreed that the general public didn’t appreciate his talent. But he was revered by top musicians.

[@manuelgerardosalasbetancou5065]

exactly

[@carlosferroparga18]

B;;9

[@joseramirez2310]

Johnny still got more dues that the people who created the music he played

[@sandrambergson]

@@joseramirez2310 rubbish, he invested a great deal of his time seeing that his *heroes* got recognition and rejuvenated many a career just check out Muddy

[@riffdigger2133]

Even though some comments are criticizing the bassist, he is holding the groove during Johnny’s solo section and never loses the One, despite not having a drummer and playing a flurry of 16th’s and funky offbeats, walking etc. I think it challenged Johnny as well, who did a remarkable job. In this room, the bass notes can clearly be heard whereas on stage it could have boomed like a sea of mud. Randy is playing a Dan Armstrong plexiglass body bass, which was in vogue during the early 70’s as Jack Bruce was using one, following his Cream years of a Gibson EB-3. I’m glad we have this vid up on KZbin, it captures the time in Johnny Winter history.

[@rickycarter7154]

Johnny Winter, 1971. It was a good year to rock and roll and he was just the man to do it. Last time I saw him he got me and one of my old buddies into his show for free. We showed up stoned and had no tickets. He said follow me fellows, so we walked in like we owned the place. Hootchie Koo!! I miss that guy.

[@danguest5379]

What is so cool about his style , he could play the same song 10 times in a row , and play it with a diffrent style each time ! A legend I was fortunate enough to grow up with ! Unfortunately for us , the rock and roll band in heaven needed another legend to make them complete . RIP Johnny

[@leekovalskyj9218]

Johnny Winter is a super addition to Heaven's band of all-time greatest performers!

[@verncope4683]

In 1971 I was living out of a camper in Berkeley. A friend of mine, also from Austin, invited me over to his apt. to hear him and a friend jamming. The friend was JW. I was the sole audience member. Memorable, and perhaps the best playing I have ever seen!

[@verncope4683]

PS Went on for about 4 hours. Johnny was looking for someone for his band. My friend didn't make it even tho he was also really good.

[@whatisthenork]

There are two kinds of people: those who dig Johnny, and those who are wrong

[@chrisvolakschannel699]

+1+1+1+1....

[@gbseventy3]

Not only are you correct but you have great last name ✌🏻

[@joedell71]

Johnny is the best. Big influence on my plying. So glad I got to meet him before he passed.

[@woaw6539]

@@joedell71 aww u are lucky

[@321snoot]

@@joedell71 Yup, you're a very lucky guy. There was only one Johnny Winter, and I, too, loved his playing since I was a kid. (I'm 62 now.) Hope his playing served you well as a musician.

[@levimust4479]

A raw and rough recording like this really shows how totally awesome Johnny Winter was. A truly great talent.

[@humanbeing5300]

What a killer player…. it’s up there for one of the best blues guitarists of all time.

[@claudedupras2492]

One man's voice in tune with his guitar. Johnny Winter

[@green323turbo]

what a perfect rock and roll scream too

[@user-gm5by6dj3d]

One of the best.clean and fast. There will never be anyone like him.. Rest In Peace my friend.

[@imannonymous7707]

Rip

[@beatlehmann3424]

Yes - Clean and Fast ! For me , Johnny was a really Freaky Blues Player - That`s why I like him and his sometimes fast and heavy Music in the 70`s ! Love his BluesRock Music especially from the 70`s ! Look at him - there was and is never a Player like him ! He was a Great Player and Performer !!! He was the Rocker of all the Blues Players !

[@coletricklejr.7083]

This is "facts", kids!

[@AdrianTether]

His brother...

[@officialclairegmusician]

He was so cute!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@juanespinosa8064]

He made guitar playing look so easy and flawless.He had a unique way of playing his blues, but so captivating and hard to turn away from.Very cool dude. RIP Johnny🙏

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

That is the mark of a pro.

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Ahhh man, Johnny I love your face and all that wonderful music dripping from your fingertips, all those years ❤️ RIP Johnny & Randy Jo.

[@ericwood2466]

Riverdeepnwide 💔😪💔

[@ericwood2466]

Riverdeepnwide THANK YOU for acknowledging Randy Jo Hobbs also 🙏❤️

[@paulbcote]

Amazing that he ran through that so effortlessly. All the notes and the words. As the solo started to wind up, I was thinking, there is no way he will find his way back to the chorus. But bam, there he was!

[@djavidianmx1832]

Effortlessly too! Amazing

[@kylegarshott1321]

Hahaha I couldn't agree more, he was so deep in a solo, then bam, a scale down to back to the chorus or whatever, so smooth, he was truly one of the GOATS

[@jhalagan]

Outstanding job by the camera man and editor!!! Gotta be tough to completely miss all the action.

[@louiesalinas4720]

thank you lmao

[@robertakerman3570]

Johnny Derrp I appreciate that U appreciate. I however think TOO much fretwork was edited. Possibly some cameraman's mistakes/or copyright stuff.

[@doccthomas9842]

Johnny Winter Captured Live ....one of the greatest live albums of all times

[@peach495]

Johnny Winter And live is better.

[@edgarbaring420]

Yes it is my go to album

[@johnmartino2691]

Saw HIM IN PHILLY.. 1974

[@mikeboyd6532]

Thomas Angileri Hell yeah! My favourite album of all time. I was so lucky to see him live too.

[@olivierolmos]

Oh yes!!!

[@martintramil8084]

Man, Johnny's interpretation was always totally amazing to me, his choice of chord voicing is in a word: Brilliant. Rock On JW! Thanks for sharing this Gem!

[@Magnetron33]

Came out before Derringers but had Rick on it on the studio Johnny Winter And. Much cooler less pop version

[@cjm3122]

Have a great true story. Saw him one night in Red Hook, NY. Because of a massive snowstorm, there were maybe 30 people at the bar, so my band and I got to stand 10 feet from him. He and his drummer and bassist played the full concert. As a guitarist, I watched his every move which was flawless. He didn't miss one note. Man, he is a genius. and he is (was) a machine about it too.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I've heard this tale before around these parts.

[@cjm3122]

@@MrTheHillfolk wish you could have been there. It was the experience of a lifetime.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@cjm3122 for sure ,that woulda been awesome. I didn't come into existence until 1973,so it woulda been nice to be old enough to comprehend what was happening too😆

[@АлисаЛайт-ъ4с]

​@@MrTheHillfolkI'm born in 1982, but I'm lick this music! JW - forewer!

[@1000mg.]

Sooo glad to see this reposted. I missed it terribly.

[@MrTexxan8]

I saw him in concert he is a genius RIP

[@JayDillon-mm6yv]

I saw him in NYC concert with Edgar Winter early '70s

[@rayramos8435]

I used to work at the Bottom Line, a rock club in the Village. It was one of Johnny's regular stops when he was touring. Imagine getting paid to watch acts like his...

[@petedazer3381]

Johnny was the coolest cat ever! RIP Mr Winter......

[@johnwilliamson3228]

This song always takes me back to the Mecca in Sunderland on a Friday night in the early 70s, when I had hair to throw around. I still have a copy of the 45rpm vinyl single and on CD. I still play it on a regular basis, the track is timeless.

[@rodneyhill3512]

Johnny is so interesting in an informal setting. His speaking voice is just as alluring as his singing voice.

[@tuskedbeast]

Great intimate moment, soulful, low-volume version of this classic. Love the air drummer girl at the end!

[@KevyNova]

I saw him in a small club in the ‘80s when I was about 15 or 16. I made my way right up to the front of the stage and was about as close to him as the bass player in this clip. He blew my mind and was a huge influence on my playing, and my ears are still ringing! Rock On, Johnny.

[@thomaspick4123]

Kevy Nova Congratulations. Anybody who saw Johnny perform knows he put so much in his shows. This is a good clip. As you know, Johnny also played slide guitar.

[@pv4669]

One of he greatest of all time! Period. Many don't realize he also performed at Woodstock. A rock legend.

[@peach495]

Seen him more times than I can count back in the '70's & early '80's

[@franksturgis9118]

When I was 16 I was just starting to play guitar back in 74 my neighbors came over one day and my friend said , look he's trying to play Johnny Winter with one finger! The next day I used two and I'm still at it 😁

[@brianwells4507]

Frank, I'm 65 and I still am trying to sound like Johnny!

[@williamkiefer1792]

That’s progress my friend!

[@stephenhubber9184]

I remember hearing about “an albino guy” who could play the blues like a genius when I was still at school. I sought out his music and was an early convert.

[@flynnt1953]

This was the first Johnny Winter song I ever heard when I was 17 back in 1970 , been switched on ever since. Great video.

[@Riverdeepnwide]

17 in 1970!?! You must be one Olde Pharte. I was only 16. 👍🏻 Cheers! 🍻

[@Magnetron33]

No it was the Johnny Winter And studio album. Came out that summer

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

@@Magnetron33 Why the 'no'? The And album was released in 1970 so not sure what you're getting at?

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

Kind of strange that Rick Derringer wrote R&R Hoochie Koo in 1970 but didn't release it as his own single until 1973 (his only solo Top 40). Of course he had a Top 40 with The McCoys (Hang On Sloopy). Cool he gave it to Johnny for the JW And album, maybe it's not so strange since Rick was part of the JW And band (basically The McCoys). I'm sure he got his royalties.

[@flynnt1953]

@@Riverdeepnwide You sound as interesting as a Yaris Rear Wheel Bearing ?5*&!

[@jeffreymliss]

Saw Johnny in concert at the U of Minnesota in 1970. What he did with that guitar and voice to the audience is something I will never forget. He literally blew everyone's mind (I know, old term). At the end of his amazing concert, people ran out of the auditorium screaming at the top of their lungs. The audience stood on the mall at the U of M just screaming with joy. Unfuckenreal.

[@swazilandirtbikes]

Coconut Grove, Boardwalk, Santa Cruz ('78 or so). I had no clue who Johnny Winter was. Until then.

[@justinrowland5191]

I love it clean. I can't hear anybody else so, it reminds me of a solo bluesman on acoustic. Very cool

[@davidkarr8829]

I saw Johnny Winter backing John Lee Hooker. Laying down the blues. I was blown away by his effortless style.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Lucky you, what year was that?

[@davidkarr8829]

It was in Madison WI at the University in 1970.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@@davidkarr8829 nice, back when student unions would/could hire top notch musicians. Cheers

[@lyleswann6296]

One of the great blues players! Wonderful to see him just jamming and having a good time.

[@larrylanberg3552]

Impressive guitar playing, my God. And he sounds like one heck of a blues singer too.

[@sexualnapalm8498]

Yes and welcome to planet earth

[@stellaercolani3810]

These guys are so down to earth, love them!

[@JerryRiceBall]

Happy birthday johnny. Wouldve been 75 today. RIP

[@bctesla]

Check GS legend

[@massapower]

Amazing how much CLASSIC footage is out there and finally slowly it's being legally released 😁👍🏻

[@brianmorton8243]

Still waiting for "vault" footage :)

[@richarddelgado2723]

@@brianmorton8243yeah like more of Woodstock including Johnny Winter,Janice Joplin,and Creedence Clearwater Revival among some 😊

[@ericwood2466]

So absolutely BRILLIANT !!!!!! Love and miss you Johnny Winter ❄️ & amazing Randy Jo Hobbs ❤️🙏❤️ Rest In Peace for all time ❤️

[@tahitislim25]

I saw Johnny at the Swing Auditorium in '74 ... the Loudest show I ever saw! My ears actually were ringing for 3 days afterwards. He played the fastest of any guitar player I ever saw live aswell ... R.I.P. JDW 😖

[@bman2321]

Tahiti Slim In San Berdoo right, I was there!

[@colerainfan1143]

Johnny made it look easy. One of the very best players of all time.

[@A.I-GAMING]

Life used to be so much cooler.

[@brownmonkeybananayellow]

@Mary Teresa LOL this music is so black.

[@roseblake5803]

Mary Teresa : Please give it a rest. Same tiresome comments.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

@@roseblake5803 Yes, the comment was about good vibes, but of course, no matter what the topic it quickly turns into tired political nonsense

[@mikefannon6994]

Yes! Can't we go a few minutes without politics?

[@thomasodetinape4180]

before the world turned to toiletly challenged cry pussies.

[@stellaercolani3810]

I saw Johnny and Edgar Winter on New Years Jam yrs ago. Amazing!

[@richlafleur2266]

i saw johnny and edgar come out the back door and trip into a limo that got a flat and all the fans ran over 2 see them i'll never forget their pink eyes being albino great rockers

[@georgeconstantin1714]

Great post . One of the greatest !

[@uncleremus5046]

He was clean & taught me how to fly thru all 5 pentatonic positions! Thank U Johnny, RIP!

[@АлексейПросвирнин-й9р]

Прямо как у нас во дворе в конце 70-х. Гитара примерно так же звучит. А, вообще, Я его, старикашка, очень люблю!

[@willminkorea2010]

A rock masterpiece

[@raflikans]

Johnny Winters jamming is sounds better then 99.99% studio recordings bands

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Wow, at the time of this gig, I was in 4th grade in US school. Since then I've seen Johnny live three times myself and he always played one or another Firebird. Finally got my own Firebird three weeks ago! Been searching one for many years, for obvious reasons. 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

[@funkyalfonso]

Always my favourite J.W. song. For nearly fifty years.

[@ssolo8]

You know you're good when you can kick ass with the tone of rubber bands!

[@jimsimpson3334]

Johnny did it his way. Great talent and I believe a Master Guitarist.

[@wjniemi]

My band covered this in '71. Great to see this. RIP Johnny, your memory lives on through your music.

[@fastted8618]

Saw him on stage in about that time and Edgar about 5 years later in L.A. Good stuff.

[@Supervillainmc]

So sweet

[@BWild82]

Hearing and seeing this makes me stoked beyond words because I will pick up my Firebird guitar next week...feels like a religious experience...I have wanted one so bad since I first heard Johnny...I pray he will somehow bless me as I try to channel that spirit he’s BLESSED me with for over 45 years...from the time I first heard him. Nobody like you, Johnny, never will be. I will have a Firebird in my hands. Happy beyond words.

[@fasteddiews1969]

The absolute best time in history for the true Musician's. Timeless Genius ⚘

[@btown1239]

This is like getting a guitar lesson from the greatest teacher in the world.

[@barneytaft8479]

Thanks for the incredible video of my hero Johnny Winter, playing the song written by Rick Derringer, who played guitar with Johnny as a member of his band around this time.

[@scrumpymanjack]

The world is less without him. Thanks for the music. Will never forget you.

[@jamesbenoit5252]

So, so happy I saw Johnny Winter, early 2000's at legendary Antone's Blues Club. Austin, Texas. Much like the "Pinball Wizard," he rested his hand on the shoulder of a roadie who lead him on stage - turned him toward the mic, plugged him in, and OFF HE WENT! Great night of blue/rock. Would up meeting/speaking with Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes. They're were passing through town, found out JW was jamming, stopped in..Robinson was very cool with all, laid back and friendly. JW was masterful.

[@fennis26]

Rick Derringer, in an interview, said he went to see Johnny Winter for the first time and, at first, thought “...well, he’s pretty good, but... Well, after a few songs he put on the bottleneck slide and started ripping it up and that’s when I got it!”

[@timorourke1155]

The first johnny winter album i ever heard was” live at whiskey a go go” been hooked on Johnny’s guitar licks since, true blues man

[@MDavidG1]

There is no legitimate Johnny Winter album release titled "Live At Whiskey A Go Go".

[@jeaniechowdury576]

This is great. I found out about him in the late 80s so i missed this era. Thank you for posting this treasure. All serious guitar players should know about hi. All people who love music should know about him.

[@davidhogan5133]

Love the clear bass. man was a live wire!✌😎👍🌄

[@ericwood2466]

Johnny & Randy Jo Rest In Peace ☮️ dear souls 💔😞💔

[@brianwells4507]

Eric Wood, RIP Uncle John Turner and Bobby Caldwell, both former bandmates

[@barrygplayer]

@@brianwells4507 - Bobby is still alive.

[@joelcampbell1491]

One of the best fly high Johnny

[@jimhicks8871]

I saw Johnny Winter's with the Zehringer brothers in October of 1970 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Johnny was amazing!

[@monmixer]

ahh, I remember those acrylic guitars and the ludwig clear drum set also. lol Very cool. That's the youngest image of him that I have ever seen. I was fortunate to mix monitors for him at a blues festival not long before he passed. Of course he was pretty old, had to sit the entire show. He played a lot of slide. It was a treat for me being a guitarist and listening to him and learning licks from his live album when I was a teenager and young adult. What a special person and so much a part on the 70's and 80's music scene along with a life playing the blues circuits for a living. A family it is indeed.

[@markanthony653]

Oh man the world lost a True Ace there. One of the greatest.

[@imannonymous7707]

Rip

[@froter1]

Loved Johnny ... jammed with him a few times at the Bluebird

[@ThaloniusPFunk]

No way so did I.

[@joeysplats3209]

Johnny was a guest at my brother's wedding in '94. Somebody handed him an acoustic guitar and he launched into a quick rendition of "Lucille", which had the families chuckling ironically.

[@brianwells4507]

@@joeysplats3209 oh man! That's great! Now that's a video to be uploaded to KZbin

[@thomasclinton5875]

Saw him a number of times. Love that firebird.

[@rickrolledtruth5834]

wow ... blast from the past )

[@scarytexan7385]

what a great guitarists from hustle down in texas to t anything I always loved... highway 61 revisited too , mmmhm

[@foreveryoung6797]

My favorite

[@gshock3092]

My dad had all his records! God bless both of them !

[@АлисаЛайт-ъ4с]

😢 JW R.I.P.

[@friendofbeaver6636]

Thanks RitY for the upload! JW's feel for the blues is so unique. Other greats of his era would "milk" licks to build up tension, while Johnny smoothly moved from one phrasing to another. Great to see this loose jam duo and a Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass in action.

[@green323turbo]

He's Playing super clean , no overdrive at all... still he makes that firebird sound so sweet.

[@MrMjp58]

I recently tried one in a music shop. It was a fantastic instrument.

[@dyluc8779]

Best part of this video is at 1:30 as the guy in front of johnny in the blue shirt realises how great his playing is and laughs in disbelief. Lol

[@mikeseaquest9246]

In front

[@mikeseaquest9246]

I'm digging the rhythm section behind johnny ;)

[@karmas4172]

50years ago and im still listening to this ! FREAK

[@bradmoxon1061]

Saw him live in TO. One of the loudest , heaviest concerts I have seen. So great 🔥

[@addicted2tone349]

I ran into Johnny at Walmart last week.. Such a nice guy!

[@JonnyAugz]

Impossible.

[@lazlo5971]

Probably Edgar LOL

[@edgarbaring420]

Was He buying sun tan lotion?

[@koshersalaami]

This is seriously cool. I love what he said about singing the words at the end. And the playing is so good.

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣΧΡΙΣΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ-η9φ]

Excellent.

[@davidarchibald3755]

Brilliant! Thanks

[@GordiansKnotHere]

F^cking great musician!!! LOVE that guitar.

[@aturogs1954]

The unique, authentic sound is in the fingers, first before the guitar itself. My idol since the 60's.

[@greatdaneacdc]

Saw him in Vancouver 71 or so with Rick .... amazing show !

[@curtnicholson7771]

We're really missing ya Johnny, thank god we had you as long as we did and your brother Edgar is still hangin with and still Rocking On as I imagine you still are with some of your well missed friends! Loved ya brother and still do!

[@deplorabledave1048]

Saw him in the Winter of 1974 with Golden Earring. He is blind on stage because of the lights. Just closes his eyes and plays and plays!

[@michaelgreen5206]

Man, miss you so much Johnny!!! People ogle over Duane Allman's slide and rightfully so but Johnny's slide playing is some of the best ever. If you want to hear Johnny's stellar guitar playing listen to him shred on Illustrated Man.

[@goodun2974]

Michael Green ,also check out Dave Hole, fiery slide player from Australia; and Sonny Landreth from Louisiana, who gets my vote as the most unique and original slide player on the planet ---- he's evolved so far beyond straight blues that when he tried to go back to it for one record titled "bound by the blues" it didn't work all that well, not for me anyway.

[@ArthurTheLibraryDetective]

🙂. aLot of'good ones'..Imho..🙏💕

[@michaelgreen5206]

@@goodun2974 Thanks, will check them out, although am familiar with Sonny Landreth. In the meantime, if your not familiar with Derek Trucks on slide please check him out. Used to play with the Allman Brothers and is the nephew of Butch Trucks, one of the drummers of the Allman Bros.

[@goodun2974]

@@michaelgreen5206 , yes, of course I am familiar with Derek! By the way, although he doesn't play much slide, another of my favorite guitarists, not to mention singer and song writer, is the fiery blues rocker Tab Benoit from Houma Louisiana. Also check out John Mooney, who actually lived with Son House in Rochester NY for a while; He is another very good and idiosyncratic slide guitarist.

[@michaelgreen5206]

@@goodun2974 oh yeah, familiar with Tab and he is equally adept at playing drums, too.

[@chipurBillWhite]

“...band called The Jokers...” One of Dickey Betts’ early groups.

[@wendellww]

Beautiful!

[@kevinkelly9956]

Amazing to me that young people today, don't really care about the talent it takes to do this. I never could have predicted that. Sad.

[@patl9404]

Ive been playing all my life,that takes more talent and heart than any o ne could imsgine to play thay good, especially clean, no distortion, Johnny was an amazing talent,seen him in Buffalo NY,Bills Stadium around 76,he was amazing,

[@Magravated]

It's all about image now. No one knows how to play an instrument either.

[@2113rush]

Kevin Kelly they think Rap and the low bar modern crap of today is good.

[@jayfender4486]

Check out Christione "Kingfish" Ingram, just a kid

[@elbisnopserton9052]

Maggie Audiss > The Voice and shows like it, now dictate the music. Sad in deed, but like eBay were finding opertunity for kids with the ability to sing. What ever. ’To each their own ’ I guess.

[@adc2327]

Oh that was fun. Just plain old raw jamming!

[@dadoradmanovic8363]

fantastic

[@edhunt1215]

Just one of the BEST. Great blues & guitar player. Should have more people who need to be informed about this great guy & his guitar playing. So sad when I found out Johnny Winters pass

[@kirkhepburnmiddleagedwhiteguy]

Love it, thanks for sharing. The one and only JW.

[@sl4983]

How cool! He's like "Let's try to do rock and roll hoochie koo and see what happens" 😀 How humble! The guy in the dark hair was like "you're sure you want to do it?" 😀

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

Fabulous, thank u, good time for you