Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter

Inspired by the raw sounds of blues icons Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters this set sizzles with passionate, incendiary electric soloing (B.B. King's "Be Careful with a Fool"); slashing, Delta-style acoustic slide guitar (Robert Johnson's "When You Got a Good Friend", the ominous original "Dallas"); and soulful, horn-accented balladry ("Two Steps from the Blues", one of the three bonus tracks on this 2004 re-mastered edition). This album remains one of his finest to date.