Live In NYC '97
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Live in NYC '97 is a live album by blues musician Johnny Winter
, recorded at the Bottom Line
in Manhattan. Additional recording took place at Studio 900, New York City.
Bottom Line Recording Staff
Studio 900 Recording Staff
Miscellaneous Staff
Johnny Winter
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters...
, recorded at the Bottom Line
Bottom Line
The Bottom Line was a music venue at 15 West Fourth Street between Mercer Street and Greene Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...
in Manhattan. Additional recording took place at Studio 900, New York City.
Track listing
- "Hide AwayHide Away"Hide Away" or "Hideaway" is a blues guitar instrumental that has become "a standard for countless blues and rock musicians performing today". First recorded in 1960 by Freddie King, the song became an R&B and pop chart hit...
" (Freddie KingFreddie KingFreddie King , thought to have been born as Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert...
/Sonny ThompsonSonny ThompsonSonny Thompson was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.Born Alfonso Thompson in Centreville, Mississippi, he began recording in 1946, and in 1948 achieved two #1 R&B chart hits on the Miracle label – "Long Gone " and "Late Freight", both featuring saxophonist...
)- 7:28 - "Medley:"
- "Sen-Sa-Shun"
- "Got My Mojo WorkingGot My Mojo Working"Got My Mojo Working" is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957. Waters' rendition of the song was featured on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #359 and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of...
" (Freddie King/Sonny Thompson, Preston Foster) - 6:53
- "She Likes to Boogie Real Low" (Frankie L. Sims/Joe Corona) - 6:39
- "Blackjack" (Ray CharlesRay CharlesRay Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
) - 8:21 - "Just a Little BitJust a Little Bit (Rosco Gordon song)"Just a Little Bit" is an R&B-style blues song recorded by Rosco Gordon in 1959. It was a hit in both the R&B and pop charts. Called "one of the standards of contemporary blues", "Just a Little Bit" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including Little Milton and Roy Head who also had...
" (John Thornton/Piney Brown/Ralph BassRalph BassRalph Bass , born in The Bronx, New York of an Italian-American-Catholic father, and a German-American-Jewish mother, was an influential rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels and was responsible for many hit records. He was a pioneer in bringing black...
/Earl Washington) - 5:10 - "The Sun Is Shining" (Jimmy ReedJimmy ReedMathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...
/Calvin Carter/Ewart AbnerEwart AbnerEwart Abner was an American record company executive.-Career:...
) - 6:14 - "The Sky Is CryingThe Sky Is Crying (song)"The Sky Is Crying" is a song that has become a blues standard. The song was written and recorded by Elmore James in 1959. Called "one of his most durable compositions", "The Sky Is Crying" became a R&B record chart hit and has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists.-Original song:"The...
" (Elmore JamesElmore JamesElmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader. He was known as "the King of the Slide Guitar" and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.-Biography:James was born Elmore Brooks in the old Richland community in...
) - 7:19 - "Johnny Guitar" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson/Johnny Winter) - 4:32
- "Drop the Bomb" (Snooks EaglinSnooks EaglinSnooks Eaglin, born Fird Eaglin, Jr. , was a New Orleans-based guitarist and singer. He was also referred to as Blind Snooks Eaglin in his early years....
) - 5:18
Personnel
- Johnny Winter: Guitar and Vocals
- Mark Epstein: Bass and Background Vocals
- Tom Compton: Drums
Bottom Line Recording Staff
- Chris Andersen: Engineer
- Wes Naprstek: Assistant Engineer
- George Fishler: Assistant Engineer
Studio 900 Recording Staff
- Joe Johnson: Engineer
- Paul Clements: Assistant Engineer
Miscellaneous Staff
- Dick Shurman: Producer
- Mixed by David Axelbaum, at Streeterville, Chicago