The Johnny Winter Story

Johnny and Sonny Terry record Whoopin, as nobody is interested in releasing this album, Johnny creates his own label: "Mad Albino". Uncle John Turner re-unites with Johnny Winter for a mini-tour.

Friday, 27 February 1981: Capitol Theater, Passaic

 

Saturday, 28 February 1981: Emerald City, Cherry Hill NJ

Perhaps that this location should be:

Setlist
1. Hideaway
2. V-8 Ford Blues
3. Walking By Myself
4. Ooh Poo Pah Doo
5. Johnny B Goode
6. Evil Hearted Woman
7. Rollin' And Tumblin'
8. It's All Over Now
9. Wildwood Flower
10. Back at the Chicken Shack,Ending Instrumentals

Richard Hughes is back on Drums!

Sunday, 8 March 1981: The Ritz, New York City

Setlist:
1. Intro
2. Hideaway
3. The crawl
4. No time to live
5. No money down
6. Bony moronie
7. Kind hearted woman
8. Highway 61 revisited
9. Jumpin' jack flash
10. Rock'n'roll hoochie koo
11. Mean mistreater
12. It's all over now
13. Back at chicken shack [with band member presentation]
14. Wildwood flower

comment: "Glad to be back home" as Johnny says, reveal the intimacy with the crowd, in a relaxed performance. Richard Hughes on drums

Thursday, 12 March 1981: Painters Mill Star Theater, Owings Mill MD

Setlist
1. Hideaway
2. The Crawl
3. No Money Down
4. Last Night
5. Johnny B Goode
6. Highway 61
7. Rollin' And Tumblin'
8. Rock Me Baby
9. Thirty Days
10. Ending Instrumental

Photo of Johnny Winter in 1981

 

Saturday, 28 March 1981: New York (with Muddy Waters)

Wednesday, 19 August 1981: Pier NYC, special guest Sonny Terry

Setlist
1. Hideaway
2. Messing with the kid
3. Mississippi blues/blues jam
4. The crawl
5. Johnny be goode
6. Rock&roll hoochie koo
7. I got the blues with Sonny Terry
8. Sonny oh wa with Sonny Terry
9. To the bud of day with Sonny Terry
10. Roll me baby with Sonny Terry
11. Jumpin' Jack Flash

Thursday, 10 September 1981: Country Club, Resada, California

1. Hideaway
2. Messing with the kid
3. Mississipi blues
4. Boney moronie
5. Leaving blues
6. Come on in my kitchen
7. Jumpin' jack flash
8. Instrumental
9. Johnny b. goode
10. Hey joe

Sunday, 13 September 1981: Old Waldorf/San Francisco, CA

Johnny Winter at the Old Waldorf/San Francisco, Uncle John Turner remembers: Catfish Hodge on guitar, Bob Hodge's brother Dallas Hodge and the bass player's name is Campbell; I think his first name was Chris. they are from Detroit. The place was San Francisco and it was 1981. The club was in the top of a downtown building and it was Bill Graham's place. We were in the middle of a little mini-tour. I think the bassist was in the Bob Seger band at the time. A bootleg recording of this concert was released at "The Lost Show"

Setlist
1. Hideaway
2. Blues with a feeling (Little Walter song - a wonderful rendition!)
3. Unknown
4. Susie Q
5. Band introduction (Dallas Hodge on guitar; "someone" Campbell on bass; Uncle Jon Turner drums) killing floor
6. Mississipi blues
7. All tore down (Freddy King song)
8. Johnny b. goode
9. Come on in my kitchen
10. Highway 61 revisited

Monday, 21 September 1981: Re-unites with "Uncle" John Turner at the Tower Theatre in Houston.

 

Tuesday, 4 August 1981: Chicago Blues Festival

Wednesday, 23 September 1981: Austin Opera House in Austin, Texas.

Johnny Winter was the headlining act with special guest Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble