Edgar Winter’s hard work on the 2022 all-star tribute album that he organized to honor his late brother, Johnny Winter, has been recognized by the Recording Academy. Edgar Winter and fellow producer Ross Hogarth were the recipients, on Feb. 5, 2023, of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Brother Johnny. Edgar called it “a momentous and unexpected honor.” The album, released April 15, 2022, via Quarto Valley Records, features an impressive array of renowned classic rock musicians who knew, or were inspired by the legendary blues guitarist, including Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr, Billy Gibbons, Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, Joe Bonamassa, and many more. Listen to many of the recordings, including spirited covers of such classic songs as “Johnny B. Goode,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and “Highway 61 Revisited,” below.
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