What is Johnny Winter?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Johnny Winter | image = Johnny Winter.jpg | caption = Johnny Winter in 2007 | image_size = 250 | landscape = Yes | background = solo_singer | birth_name = John Dawson Winter III | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|2|23}} | birth_place = [[Leland, Mississippi|Leland]], [[Mississippi]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|7|16|1944|2|23}} | death_place = [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]] | instrument = Vocals, [[guitar]], [[mandolin]], [[harmonica]] | occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]], [[Record producer|producer]] | genre = [[Electric blues]], [[blues rock]], [[rock and roll]], [[Texas blues]] | years_active = 1959–2014 | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Blue Sky Records|Blue Sky]], [[Alligator Records|Alligator]], [[Point Blank Records|Point Blank]] | associated_acts = [[Edgar Winter]] | website = {{URL|http://johnnywinter.net}} }} '''John Dawson Winter III''' (February 23, 1944 &ndash; July 16, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[albino]] [[blues]] [[musician]] from [[Beaumont, Texas]]. His brother, [[Edgar Winter]], is also a famous musician. He also worked as producer and produced two [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] winning [[album]]s of [[Muddy Waters]] (Hard again, I´m ready). He died in his hotel room in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]], aged 70. It happened two days after his last performance there.<ref>[http://www.johnnywinter.com/ Official Johnny Winters Website]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2014/07/johnny-winter-dead/|title=Johnny Winter dies at 70|date=17 July 2014|publisher=[[American Blues Scene]]|accessdate=17 July 2014|archive-date=18 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718033254/http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2014/07/johnny-winter-dead/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http:/