Goode” with more danceable numbers, “Good Morning Little School Girl” and “Got My Mojo Working,” both made famous by Muddy Waters. That is, except, when the song is truly a slow blues. No matter who the original artist is, whenever Winter does a cover, it turns into a blues or rock ‘n roll song on steroids. In fact, drummer Vito Liuzzi broke a snare a few minutes into the tune. Goode” that made Chuck Berry’s 1958 original seem sedate by comparison. Nelson’s efforts have resuscitated Winter’s career, as faithful fans are noticing marked improvement in the singing and playing of their guitar hero.ĭressed in jeans, a black T-shirt and a black cowboy hat for the Toad’s show, Winter -with his headless Erlewine Lazer guitar – took a seat at center stage and launched into a version of “Johnny B. In charge of Winter’s career since 2005, Nelson helped his boss quit alcohol, anxiety pills and methadone he had been taking since the early 1970s as treatment for his dope addiction. Four decades later, Winter is addiction free, thanks in part to back-up guitarist/manager Paul Nelson. Once touted as the American version of Eric Clapton, Winter’s career stalled in the 1970s due to a heroin addiction. “I think he was a little better tonight.” “I saw him here eight years ago,” he said. He may be getting older but he’s getting better.” He had more energy for this show than he did then. “I was pretty impressed,” said Bob Machaud of Cromwell. Winter tore down the house at New Haven’s Toad’s Place on a recent Friday night, a modest bar and dance club surrounded by the dormitories of Yale University. Johnny Winter, once the fastest blues guitarist around, has been eligible for social security for a half decade or more, yet his fingers remain as youthful as someone half his age.
Johnny Winter at Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT
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