Johnny Winter at 1970 Atlanta Pop Fest, Paco de Lucia Dead at 66, Jeff Beck Talks New Album, Fender Celebrates Strat's 60 Years and More

Newsletter - February 26, 2014 From New Box Set: Johnny Winter Performs "Eyesight to the Blind" at 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival Today, GuitarAficionado.com presents a Johnny Winter song premiere courtesy of Sony Legacy. The track captures the blues-rock guitar legend in all his early Seventies glory as he performs "Eyesight to the Blind" at the second Atlanta International Pop Festival on July 5, 1970. Although the recording was originally released on 1971's The First Great Rock Festivals of The Seventies: Isle Of Wight/Atlanta Pop, it has been unavailable on CD for quite a while. That changed February 25, when Sony Legacy released True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story, a career-spanning box set. The set captures Winters' most electrifying performances — and celebrates the guitarist's 70th birthday, which took place over the weekend on February 23. As for the song, you might know it best from its appearance on the Who's Tommy album and film. The 12-bar blues staple, which was written and recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1951, also has been covered by Aerosmith, the Smithereens, Gary Moore, Eric Clapton and many others. Read more»   On Newsstands Now Buy This Issue» Subscribe Now» Aficionado Recommends Video: Guitar Aficionado's Exclusive Tour of Carr Amplifiers' Pittsboro, North Carolina, Factory » Guitar Gallery Specializes in Fine Acoustic Stringed Instruments and Caters to Discerning Musicians in Search of Exceptional Tone and Craftsmanship » Klhip's Award-Winning Nail Clipper Is Perfect for Guitarists, Providing Improved Control, Increased Leverage and Surgical-Grade Steel » This Beautiful Chair Designed for Musicians Provides a Beautifully Articulated Expression of Comfort » This Week on GuitarAficionado.com: Flamenco Guitarist Paco de Lucia Dead at 66 » Video: Fender Celebrates the Stratocaster's 60th Anniversary — Featuring Eric Johnson, Jeff Beck, Yngwie Malmsteen and More » Jeff Beck Talks "Very Important" New Album and Possibility of Working with Jimmy Page » Demo Video: Electro-Harmonix Introduces Holy Grail Max Reverb Pedal » John McLaughlin Gets His Due in New Biography »

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