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Johnny Winter

1944 - 2014

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John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. He also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Winter is the 479th most popular musician (down from 408th in 2019), the 2,801st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,258th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Winter ranks 479 out of 3,175. Before him are Bobby McFerrin, Mitsuko Uchida, Tito Jackson, Julie Guicciardi, Dexter Gordon, and George Young. After him are Lisa Lopes, Mikkey Dee, Oliver Dragojević, Varg Vikernes, DJ BoBo, and Joe Perry.

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Among people born in 1944, Johnny Winter ranks 204. Before him are Dennis Farina, Richard Ford, Petar Zhekov, Rosalía Mera, Christian de Portzamparc, and Yoshitada Yamaguchi. After him are Teri Garr, Jacques Doillon, Ian Wilmut, Oleg Yankovsky, Igor Mitoraj, and Michel Polnareff. Among people deceased in 2014, Johnny Winter ranks 107. Before him are Joan Rivers, Mário Coluna, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Riz Ortolani, Sabah, and Elizabeth Peña. After him are Marina Ginestà, Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, Igor Mitoraj, Jimmy Ellis, and Malcolm Glazer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Winter ranks 2,801 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellison Onizuka (1946), Rex Tillerson (1952), Martin Ritt (1914), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), David Letterman (1947), and Cy Young (1867). After him are David Soul (1943), Lauren Hutton (1943), Avery Brundage (1887), Teri Garr (1944), Lisa Lopes (1971), and Carly Simon (1945).

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Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Winter ranks 143. Before him are Buddy Rich (1917), The Game (1979), Bo Diddley (1928), Bobby McFerrin (1950), Tito Jackson (1953), and Dexter Gordon (1923). After him are Lisa Lopes (1971), Joe Perry (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Steve Morse (1954), Ray Conniff (1916), and Joey DeMaio (1954).

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