Blues Legend Johnny Winters Dies

Johnny Winter was an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. he passed away Wednesday in is hotel room in Switzerland. Winters was 70 years old. 

Best known for his high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and '70s, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters. 

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After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

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