Sounds, 2 Feb 1974

Review: Saint and sinners

Hit Parader, Feb 1974

Article: The Other Winter - Johnny, the White Knight

Circus, March 1974

By: Michael Gross
Saints and Sinners - Johnny Winter's Celebration of Freedom.
Johnny Winter's life was bound by more than any ten men - from his albino birth to his bout with drugs. A year after his return to rock and roll he's buried his shackles in a celebration of life. The Complete Article

 

Apr 1974 - Billboard Magazine

MM, 27 Apr 1974

Review: Saint and sinners

MM, 13 Apr 1974

Review: Saint and sinners

Zoo World - The Music Megapaper, 9 May 1974 Issue 58

Article: Much More Than Survival Johnny Winter's...
by Billy Altman

After two decades of rocking and rolling, the star concept remains the motivic force behind our music. Yet today... complete article

Disc, 11 May 1974

Review: Saint and sinners

Billboard Magazine, 15 June 1974

A full page ad in Billboard Magazine June 1974 on Johnnny Winter, Thunderhead and BogalUsa.

Billboard Magazine June 1974
Johnny Winter producing at the Studio in the country with Thunderhead

MM. 22 Jun 1974

Review: Madison Square Garden Concert

Rick Derringer , The Third Winter Brother?

NEW YORK: Johnny Winter is all that the American rock fan needs for an evening's entertainment. Johnny and a pack of beer, an opportunity to shake and shout, wave arms in the end and finish the evening by throwing the empty beer cans through a window. Winter is the king of the boogie merchants; flash but not too flash, loud but not complex, intricate but never above the fans heads. A perfect combination of talent and ability to judge what the audience wants to hear. In his way, Johnny Winter is to America what Slade are to England In this respect. Both acts are acutely aware of what to give their audience. Winter played a packed Madison Square Garden recently. The orchestra level patrons were out of their seats for the whole show and the crush at the front looked less than comfortable. It was up,up,up all the way: rock "n" roll from start tO finish punctuated only by Johnny's sorties towards the mike between songs and hoarse shouts along the lines of ."Do yer wanna rock "n" roll?" Unanimous "yeahs" inevitably bounced back. Most of his material was taken from the new "Saints and Sinners" album The last tim. I saw Winter, the band was just three musicians. This time he's added an extra guitar player which filled out the sound even more and, thankfulIy, rang the changes a little from number to number. A little variation has added considerably more colour to the band, even though the relentless boogie became a little wearying after in hour. There were times when you could walk outside for 20 minutes and return, convinced that the band was playlng the same number. It must have been frustrating for the performer that this particular part of the show seemed lost on the crowd who continued to yell for more "boogies." Some fans even chucked beer cans and the like on stage causing Winter to interrupt the proceedings with a warning that any more missiles and he would end the show there and then. It stopped although it didn't stop other factions inside the Garden from chucking lighted fireworks from the upper levels of this cavernous structure. Winter's decided he's there to entertain rather than educate. The audience, which included brother Edgar sat at the side of the stage, loved every move he made. -CHRIS CHARLESWORTH.

Guitar Player - August 1974 Garden Concert

Beginning with his great grandmother's hundred-year old Spanish guitar with a neck "all horribly warped like a bow," Johnny Winter -- the Texas blues rocker -- has been stringing guitars since.. full article

Oor Magazine (Netherlands), 28 Aug 1974

Creem, Oct 1974

Johnny Winter's 108 inches, Photos holding oversized guitar.
Johnny Winter says: "Uh-oh, looks like I'll need a new pick." This guitar is make by Harmony, and is based on their old 1265 model. It was made 5 years ago a task which took some 600 man hours. It is 9' tall and weighs 85 pounds (380 pounds in its packing crate). It is 16,000 cubic inches, as compared to 1024 cubic inches for a regular guitar. It is the star of a David Frost show and a Johnny Cash Nashville Special, and will make a March appearance on NET's Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Show. It is worth $5000. There are 3 such guitars in the world, and it has won a listing in the Guiness Book of Records.

Unknown Magazine October 1974

EVERYONE, by now, knows what Johnny Winter looks like, even if they've never heard the man's music (those who haven't will certainly be deemed fortunate by critics of Winter's recent albums).You'd have to be as short sighted as Winter is himself not to recognise his distinctive albinoid features. He's in Britain at the moment, preparing for the only British concert of his current European tour, at the New Victoria Theatre in London. The band he's brought with him... complete article

New Musical Express 26 October 1974

JOHNNY WINTER was in a very good mood. He'd been rehearsing with his new band for the European trip, the new album was about to be mastered and, aside from the fact that he wasn't yet sure what he would wear onstage in England, everything was going smoothly. Everything, that is, except this interview. One day the reporter was ill, another day the snarling New York traffic prevented our date with destiny . . . complete article

New Musical Express (Germany), 2 Nov 1974

LÄSST MÄDCHEN AUF DER BÜHNE TANZEN Endlich, endlich hat er sich nach langer Pause wieder auf Deutschlands Bühnen blicken lassen, der weisse Wirbel-wind der Rock-Musik. Johnny Winter absolvierte Ende letzten Jahres nach einer Drogenentziehungskur... complete article

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Tuesday 12 November 1974

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 12 November 1974 review of "John Dawson Winter III"

Rock Et Folk, November 1974