Johnny Winter’s Death – Cause and Date

The guitarist Johnny Winter died at the age of 70. Here is all you want to know and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Rock and blues guitarist who played alongside his two years younger brother Edgar Winter.

The brothers had albinism, a genetic condition characterized by a lack of pigment in the hair and skin. In addition, both brothers were legally blind, a common side effect of the condition.

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #63 on their “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list.

Johnny engaged in a brief romance with fellow artist Janis Joplin. Their affair culminated in a concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, where they sang and performed together.

He was married to Susie Winter from 1992 until he died in 2014.

Death

Winter died on July 16, 2014, near Zürich, Switzerland, and was professionally active until the time of his death.

He was discovered lifeless in his hotel room just 48 hours following his final performance at the Cahors Blues Festival in France.

The official cause of Winter’s demise was not disclosed. However, according to his guitarist friend and record producer Paul Nelson, Winter succumbed to a combination of emphysema and pneumonia.

Quotes

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"There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn't just one or two people. My vocal influences were Ray Charles and Bobby Blue Bland."

Johnny Winter

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"Yeah, we went to England to do a show and I got off the plane and I couldn't write my name or hold my hand up."

Johnny Winter

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"The best artists are gone now."

Johnny Winter

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"My mother played piano so we always had music around the house."

Johnny Winter

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"I always wanted to play music and have it be my career and knew this by the age of 12."

Johnny Winter