Renovčević (Blues & Rock)

On the classic 1972 live album Roadwork, Edgar Winter immortalized the words, when introducing brother Johnny: "Everybody asks me...where's your brother?" It's a question that fans have besieged both Winters with for over two decades, and now Johnny gets a chance to return the tribute with his latest. Edgar does in fact guest on the sessions, blowing sax and tinkling keys on a few tracks, and dueting with big bro on a superb, seasonal rendition of "Please Come Home for Christmas." ~ Roch Parisien, All Music Guide

Maybe it's because they look almost exactly alike--and it's a look you're not likely to forget--but more than any other pair of brothers in rock & roll, Johnny and Edgar Winter will always be thought of as a duo, despite the fact that they really don't play together very much. Johnny's a straight-up bluesman, after all, a white-hot guitarist with roots in the Texas soul of T-Bone Walker and Charlie Christian. Little brother Edgar, a keyboard and saxophone prodigy, has more eclectic tastes, with his own albums ranging from jazz-tinged instrumental funk to space-prog epics.

The joke is that even on 1992's HEY, WHERE'S YOUR BROTHER--a phrase both of them must hear a dozen times a day--Edgar only joins his big brother on a few tracks, a soulful rendition of Charles Brown's blues classic "Please Come Home for Christmas" being a clear highlight. Another treat is the sassy "You Must Have a Twin," one of the non-twins' few co-written songs. The whole album bristles with good humor and genial attitude, making it one of the most enjoyable items in either brother's catalogue.

Recorded at Streeterville Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois between May & July 1992.

Track Listing
1. Johnny Guitar 3:26
2. She Likes to Boogie Real Low 3:14
3. White Line Blues 4:44
4. Please Come Home for Christmas 4:36
5. Hard Way 3:58
6. You Must Have a Twin 2:44
7. You Keep Sayin' That You're Leaving 5:22
8. Treat Me Like You Wanta 3:43
9. Sick and Tired 3:37
10. Blues This Bad 3:36
11. No More Doggin' 3:33
12. Check Out Her Mama 4:01
13. I Got My Brand on You 5:27
14. One Step Forward (Two Steps Back) 2:28

Personnel: Johnny Winter (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Edgar Winter (vocals, saxophone, organ); Billy Branch (harmonica); Jeff Ganz (acoustic, fretless, 6- & 8-string electric basses); Tom Compton (drums, percussion).

Artist: B. B. King
Title: Live in the Cook County Jail
Date: 1971
Label: MCA Records MCA-27005
Art Direction: Woody Woodward
Cover Photos: Chester Sheard


Notes: Recorded live at the Cook Couny jail on September 10, 1970 this is a document and a testament to the man's depth of emotion in both word and deed. To play before 2117 inmates and give them the same show as the paying public at other venues would be more than enough to ask, but B.B. shines on this record. The liner notes state that B.B. and his band received a standing ovation at the end of the night and asked if he could come back and play again sometime. The answer was obvious. All one has to do is take a look at that face on the cover. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the face of a man in love with his work.


Line Up:

B.B. King: guitar, vocals
John Browning: trumpet
Louis Hubert: tenor saxophone
Booker Walker: alto saxophone
Ron Levy: piano
Wilbert Freeman: bass
Sonny Freeman: drums

Track Listing

Side 1

Introductions
Every Day I Have the Blues
How Blue Can You Get
Worry,Worry, Worry

Side 2

Medley: 3 O'Clock Blues, Darlin' You Know I Love You
Sweet Sixteen
The Thrill is Gone
Please Accept My Love