ESSENTIAL Johnny Winter
595531
It's just a cryin' SHAME this album isn't readily available.  It matches anything Johnny has ever released including the groundbreaking "Progressive Blues Experiment".  The song selection is fantastic and Pat Ramsey's harp playing just SMOKES!  If you're a Johnny Winter or blues/rock fan this is a MUST album for your collection.  I've had to convert my original vinyl album to cd so I can listen to it over and over.  I believe "White, Hot, and Blue" to be Johnny Winter at his absolute peak.
1526066
This is definitely a true "essential" compilation, with just about all the greats gathered on one album (plus a few modern songs I hadn't heard before). One classic that is notably missing, however, is "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole - if only that had been included, I would have given this 5 stars and called it the perfect holiday collection
2691142
I just did a review of a 1995 K-Tel release which they labelled The Best Of The Johnny Mann Singers - and then delivered anything but - and which I labelled a turkey. I also lamented the lack of a proper Johnny Mann Singers anthology giving us all five of his hit singles for the Liberty label from 1967 to 1969, and mention there the Liberty hits he supported for label stars Bobby Vee, Gene McDaniels and Walter Brennan.

Well, here's another that needs to be properly preserved, if not as a re-mastered CD, then at least as mp. 3s. Especially as it includes some Christmas tunes you just don't get to hear too often, such as tracks 1 to 5 and 9 from this listing:

1. Johnny Bring The Pine Tree In; 2. Sleep, Sweet Jesus, Sleep; 3. As Lately We Watched; 4. Susan Belle; 5. Lo How A Rose; 6. Jingle Bells; 7. Deck The Halls; 8. O Little Town Of Bethlehem; 9. Go Tell It On The Mountain; 10. O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum); 11. The First Noel; 12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

Beautifully done in an album that first came out in 1967 as Liberty 7522 and reached # 31 on Billboard's Christmas charts.
4331706
This essential album is very good, has blue, white hot blues, a litte folk blues, mostly rock and bad, fast guitar licks. The many musical styles and periods are reflected in Johnny's music. He is one talented musician and his band is top notch on all instrumental elements. I'm glad I bought this double CD and it was a great value, not a bad song on any track and enjoy.
658429
Canyon Records' recording of R. Carlos Nakai and William Eaton's Winter Classic has become a standard part of my Winter Solstice / Christmas holidays. This intercultural blending of Native American styles and Western Christian carols transcends sectarianism for universal peace. Highly recommended for all!
2089928
I'm a Johnny Winter Fan so go figure I really like his music.
777084
Johnny Guitar is a bad, bad man. He's been kept off of many blues fan's  radar far too long and it's time he got his due. This brother got down and  dirty with some nasty licks, but could also put you in a frenzy with his  impassioned singing on such shoulda-been classics as "Cold, Cold  Heart" and "Cuttin' In". This CD includes sides he did as a  solo artist as well as nuggets from his session work days. THE O.G, the  original Gangster of Love.
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WITH THE HELP OF JOHNNY WINTER MUDDY REGAINS THE POWER AND DRIVE

AND WONDERFUL HUMOR THAT HASN'T BEEN THERE FOR YEARS.WITH COTTON

ON HARP AND THE WITHOUT PEER MUDDY BAND W/WINTER AND COTTON POUNDS WITH A POWER AND APPERENT JOY THAT IS EASY FOR EVEN THE

CONTEMPARY ROCKER TO SEIZE ON AND SPREAD THE NEWS THAT THE BLUES

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ABOUT BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE.GOIN DOWN

TO FLORIDA AND CROSSEYED CAT ARE EVIDENCE  THAT.JOHNNY WINTERS SOULFUL AND TASTY GUITAR ARE TESTAMENT TO HIS GENIUS.
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A Young, smooth voiced Johnny Mathis.  This man is the greatest by far in my opinion !!!  I have listened to and collected recordings of Johnny for five decades and I never tire if hearing him.  This collection of songs  displays some of the early recordings of Johnny .... WHAT A PRIZE for my collection.  You are always guaranteed to be happy with the wonderful selection of artists at Amazon.  If you remember Mr. Mathis in his early years this is a must for you !!  ENJOY !!!!
2481175
What can I say? It's the great Johnny Winter! Is he as fast as he was 20 years ago? No, but none of us are. He still is the real deal authentic blues rocker.
2041756
This is a nice, affordable, digitally-targeted collection of a dozen of Cash's essential Sun recordings -- the first phase of a career that can be grouped into three segments that follow his record company alignments (Sun, Columbia, American).  His output is so voluminous and his vocals so consistently interesting, that I appreciate a concise presentation like this.  There are HUNDREDS of Cash compilations, but none that really have a satisfactory approach to cross-license the labels -- you generally get "I Walk The Line" and maybe one or two other Sun cuts, so I really think getting *at least* these dozen songs together meets the minimum to understanding and enjoying the whole Johnny Cash career picture.  Great, clean sound that unleashes the energy of this pioneering rock/rockabilly/country work where his songwriting makes a direct emotional connection.
476013
I love "Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville"! I keep the CD in my car and play it while I drive around town. The songs are fabulous and have quickly become some of my favorites. Johnny only gets better and better. It is apparent that he truly loves to sing. He is irreplaceable.
2741540
This is vintage Winter at his best! It rocks from start to finish and the interplay between Johhny and second guitarist Radford is phenominal. This version of "Highway 61" is especially tasty.
3861524
This five cd set includes everything that Johnny Cash recorded for Sun Records. All of his fifties hits are here "Hey Porter", "I Walk The Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", few Hank Williams' songs "Hey, Good Lookin'", "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With", "Cold, Cold Heart", "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" and some alternate takes are featured here. Must for Johnny's fans!
1397326
What more can I say? Johnny Winter And rocked better than many bands of that period of time. I still love the Johnny Winter And Live album, and this is an extension of the incredible live shows he and Derringer, McCoys played. Listen to him and Rick Derringer feed solos off each other! Damn they were great!  Good tight jamming! A lost art these days...
716630
Johnny is a classic.  When someone stole my original CD's from my car, I just had to replace them.
639839
Johnny Winter and Rick Deringer team up to generate some of the most downright exciting mesmerising guitar performances in rock history. This was 40 years ago but nevertheless....utterly timeless.