Wednesday, 18 January 1989: Grosse Freiheit 39 Club, Hamburg, Germany.

He played 60 mins each and did 10 songs.

Hamburg, Große Freiheit

DIE EINSAMKEIT DES BLUES STEIGERT ALBINO WINTER BIS ZUM

INFERNALISCHEN GITARREN-FEUERWERK.DER MANN UND SEINE GITARRE ERZEUGEN IMMER NOCH DAS PURE GEFÜHL. HAUCHEN AUCH AUSGELAUGTEN BLUES-STANDARDS IMMER WIEDER NEUES LEBEN EIN.

Die Frage, ob Weiße den Blues spielen können, ist ebenso alt wie langweilig. Johnny Winter, einst eines der größten Idole des Blues-Rock, dürfte diese Problematik nie einen Deut geschert haben, sonst würde der heute nicht mehr auf Tournee gehen und so brettharte Konzerte hinlegen wie jüngst in der "Großen Freiheit".Mit dem Album "WINTER OF ,88 hatte er sich studiotechnisch vollwertig zurückgemeldet, und eigentlich konnte live auch nichts schiefgehen, denn seit Jahren sind er und seine beiden Compadres Jon Paris (b) und Tom Compton (dr) unterwegs, höchstwahrscheinlich um den Rekord im Dauer-Touren zu brechen.

Um so sympathischer, dass die drei trotzdem keine seelenlose Routine-Band sind, denn immerhin benötigen Winter & Band gut und gerne eine halbe Stunde um sich warm zu spielen. Sachte, aber unaufhaltsam, wie ein riesiger Lastwagen, der auf große Fahrt geht, kam Johnny Winter auf den Siedepunkt, und spätestens nachdem er seine abgrundhässliche Gitarre gegen eine ordendliche vertauscht hatte, bretzelte er so los, wie man es von ihm schon lange nicht mehr gehört hatte. Schneidend, jede Note ein Blitzstrahl , gestochen scharfe Melodie Linien, die sich im nächsten Augenblick zu Akkorden ballen und wie große Feuerräder aus den Boxen kullern- seltsam, es ist also doch noch möglich, mit Virtuosität heiße, pure Faszination zu erzeugen.

Während sich Winter taumelnd, krähend und in den Hüften federnd von einem Break zum nächsten hangelt, passt Jon Paris genau auf, dass alles klappt und kramt zur Steigerung auch mal die Mundharmonika hervor. Der heimliche Zeremonien-Meister? Nein, der sitzt hinterm Schlagzeug. Tom Campton spielt wie "Das Tier" aus der Muppet- Show, ein wiedergeborener Keith Moon, unglaublich präzise und präsent. Ein ZZTop-Feeling bar jeder Brutalität, ein fließendes Inferno organischer Drum-Disziplin. Selten, sowas.

Je mehr ihr Set fortschritt, um so dichter und kochender wurde die Musik der Winter-Band. Und zu keiner Sekunde fiel störend auf, dass der texanische Flinkfinger eigentlich nur Standards spielte, von wenigen eigenen Songs wie "Hustling Down In Texas" mal abgesehen. Ein Interpret- aber einer von ganz eigenen, unvergleichlichen Maßstäben.

Dieses Feuerwerk an solider, schnurgerader Spielfreude hätte gern etwas länger dauern dürfen als die kargen 70 Minuten, aber was soll's :es gibt wenig Konzerte dieser Art, die man in besserer Erinnerung behält.

WERNER THEURICH

Thursday, 19 January 1989: Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany.

Setlist:
1. Succotash
2. Rock me baby
3. Love me with a feeling
4. Don't take advantage of me
5. Mojo boogie
6. Stranger blues
7. Ain't just like a woman
8. Johnny b. goode
9. 1st encore: It's all over now
10. 2sd encore: Boot hill
11. 3rd encore: Hideaway [a rare song as encore; played after persistent request an audience member since from the middle of the show in every songs breaks]

Saturday, 21 January 1989: Muenster, Germany

Wedndesday, 25 January 1989: Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany

1. Succotash
2. I'm good
3. Mother earth
4. Don't take advantage of me
5. Ain't just like a woman
6. Mojo boogie
7. Stranger blues
8. Looking for trouble
9. Johnny b. goode
10. It's all over now
11. Boot hill

Thursday, 26 January 1989: Neu-Isenburg - Hugenottenhalle; Germany

Saturday, 28 January 1989: Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany

Tuesday, 31 January 1989: Duesseldorf, Germany

Setlist
1. Succotash
2. I'm good
3. Mother earth
4. Ddon't take advantage of me
5. Jumpin' jack flash
6. Bony moronie
7. Drum solo
8. Bony moronie [conclusion]
9. Serious as a heart attack
10. Johnny b. goode
11. 1st encore: Mojo boogie
12. 2nd encore: Stranger blues

Thursday, 2 February 1989: Kurhalle Oberlaar, Vienna, Austria

Set List:
1. Succotash
2. I'm good
3. Mother earth
4. Don't take advantage of me [superb version, with "gimme shelter"]
5. Mojo boogie
6. Stranger blues
7. Just like a woman
8. Serious as a heart attack [with drum solo]
9. Johnny b. goode
10. 1st encore: It's all over now
11. 2nd encore: Boot hill

Saturday, 4 February 1989: Deutche Museum, Munchen, Germany

Monday, 6 February 1989 - La Cigalle, Paris, France

Setlist:
1. Honky tonk
2. I'm good
3. Mother earth
4. Don't take advantage of me
5. Aain't just like a woman
6. Serious as a heart attack
7. Bony moronie (with drum solo)
8. Johnny B. Goode
9. Mojo boogie
10. Stranger blues

Monday 6 Till 10 February 1989: NBC Radio

Johnny Winter on NBC Radio Legends of Rock

Monday, 20 February 1989: Westwood One Radio Broadast

Songs:
1. Open with the blues
2. I'm Good
3. Mojo Boogie
4. Stranger Blues
5. Blue-Fyed Man
6. Johnny B. Goode

Saturday, 4 March 1989: Warner Theater, Washington DC

Johnny Winter only played about 20+ minutes or so, never moved, just rattled off riff after riff.

Tuesday, 14 March 1989: Diamond Club, Toronto, Ontario

Set List:
1. Succotash
2. I'm good
3. Love her with a feeling
4. Don't take advantage of me
5. Bony moronie [with drum solo]
6. Mojo boogie
7. Stranger blues
8. Johnny b. goode
9. Boot hill
10. Wildwood flower

Wednesday, 15 March 1989: Diamond Club, Toronto Canada

1. Hideaway
2. I'm good
3. Mississippi blues
4. Serious as a heart attack
5. Jumpin' jack flash
6. Mmojo boogie
7. Stranger blues
8. Red house
9. Johnny b. goode
10. encore: Ain't just like a woman

Saturday, 18 March 1989: The Spectrum, Montreal, Canada

Local blues-rock harmonica man Jim Zeller opened with his band.

1. Succotash
2. Rock me baby
3. V-8 ford blues
4. Mojo boogie
5. Stranger blues
6. Bony moronie [with drum solo]
7. Serious as a heart attack
8. Johnny b. goode
9. encore: It's all over now

Friday, 24 March 1989: The Warehouse, Rochester, New York

Setlist:
1. Honky tonk
2. Rock me baby
3. Serious as a heart attack
4. Love me with a feeling
5. Ain't just like a woman
6. I'm good
7. Mojo boogie
8. Stranger blues
9. Johnny B. Goode

Thursday, 30 March 1989: Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Band:
• Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals
• Jon Paris - Bass, Harmonica
• Tom Compton - Drums

Setlist
1. Hideaway
2. Rock Me Baby
3. Love Her With A Feeling
4. Don't Take Advantage Of Me
5. Bony Moronie, drum solo
6. Mojo Boogie
7. Stranger Blues
8. Johnny B Goode
9. It's All Over Now

Friday, 31 March 1989: Hammerjacks, Baltimore.

Saturday, 1 April 1989 Stone Pony Asbury Park NJ

Band:
• Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals
• Jon Paris - Bass, Harmonica
• Tom Compton - Drums

1. Hideaway
2. I'm Good
3. Don't Take Advantage Of Me
4. Love Her With A Feeling
5. Bony Moronie
6. Mojo Boogie
7. Stranger Blues
8. Johnny B Goode
9. It's All Over Now

Wednesday, 3 May 1989: Tramps, Texas

Setlist
1. Honky tonky
2. Rock me baby
3. I'm good
4. Love her with a feeling
5. Don't take advantage of me
6. Help me
7. Bonie moronie
8. Drum solo
9. Bonie moronie reprise
10. Serious as a heart attack
11. Johnny b. goode
12. Mojo boogie
13. Stranger blues

Sunday, 25 June 1989: Greatwoods Amphitheater, Mansfield, Mass

Moe Potts on drums

1. Succotash
2. I'm good [Johnny announces "don't take advantage of me" but a cut leads directly to the next song]
3. Love her with a feeling
4. Serious as a heart attack
5. Mojo boogie
6. Stranger blues
7. I'm tore down [great version]
8. 1st encore: it's all over now
9. 2nd encore: boot hill

Tuesday, 27 June 1989: Peabody's Downunder, Cleveland, Ohio

Setlist: Honky tonky I'm good Rock me baby Red house Don't take advantage of me Help me Serious as a heart attack Mojo boogie

Sunday, 2 July 1989: Joe Sheldon Park, Humbolot, Iowa

Band:
• Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals
• Jeff Ganz - Bass
• Tom Compton - Drums

Setlist: Honky tonky Rock me baby Red house I'm good Help me Serious as a heart attack Jumping jack flash Mojo boogie Stranger blues It's all over now Johnny B. goode Boot hill Wildwood flower

Friday, 11 August 1989: Stone Pony

Band:
• Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals
• Jeff Ganz - Bass
• Tom Compton - Drums

Setlist
1. Hideaway
2. Sound The Bell
3. Don't Take Advantage Of Me
4. Red House
5. Memory Pain
6. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
7. Mother Earth
8. Mojo Boogie
9. Serious As A Heart Attack
10. Johnny B Goode
11. It's All Over Now

Friday, 18 August 1989: Hollywood, California

Monday, 4 September 1989: Bumbershoot Festival Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre Seattle

Comments: The Seattle Center is a physical site in the city of Seattle,WA. There are many venues on the grounds of this site.

This show has been released on the bootleg album "Live at Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle"

Setlist:
1. Honky tonk
2. I'm good
3. Don't advantage of me
4. Love her with a feeling
5. Serious as a heart attack
6. Bony moronie / drum solo / bony moronie
7. Mojo boogie
8. Stranger blues
9. Johnny b. goode
10. It's all over now
11. Wildwood flower

Saturday, 9 September 1989 - SF Blues Festival : Fort Mason, San Francisco, California

Setlist
1. Succotash
2. I'm good
3. Don't take advantage of me
4. Love me with a feeling
5. Sserious as a heart attack
6. Mmojo boogie
7. Stranger blues
8. Boot hill
9. It's all over now

Saturday, 16 September 1989: Bacchanal, San Diego

Friday, 20 October 1989: Davenport, Iowa

Setlist:
1. Honky Tonk
2. Rock Me Mama
3. Don't Take Advantage of me (with "Sunshine of your love" riffs)
4. Third Ddegree
5. Serious as a Heart Attack
6. Mojo Boogie
7. Stranger Blues
8. Johnny B. Goode
9. Ain't That Just Like a Woman
10. Wildwood Flower
11. Boot Hill

Monday, 23 October 1989: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, Missouri

Thursday, 26 October 1989: Kansas City, Missouri

Setlist:
1. Honky tonk
2. rock me baby
3. don't take advantage of me
4. third degree
5. serious as a heart attack
6. mojo boogie
7. stranger blues
8. johnny b. goode
9. ain't that just like a woman
10. Boot Hill

Nov 1989: A hot Winter was cooled off a little early last night.

Comments: not sure whether this article is authentic, as the dating seems incorrect

Legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter was forced to cut his set short by a song after tempers flared at Dallas on Barton Street East where he played to a sold-out crowd of 750.

The 45-year-old Texan wasn't hurt or endangered in any of the three scuffles that occurred during his encore, but his road manager played it safe and had Winter escorted back to his tour bus, protected by a bevy of bodyguards, after he finished his second number of a three song run.

The situation was quickly brought under control by Dallas staff, but when you think about it, the blues is the most selfishly indulgent type of music around—a genre where the musician calls his own shots; a music that incites passion.

The blues is an art form that one doesn't perform as much as own. It's that personal stamp that fosters reputations, and Winter's two-decade status as one of the hottest American guitarists was proven in a combustible tally of firebrand licks and steamy grit.

For a little over an hour Winter and sidemen Jon Paris on bass and harp and Tom Compton on drums cooked up a storm, with fast, furious blues licks and the thundering roar of Winter’s harsh vocals. After initially heating things up with a jam, the show really clicked when Winter launched into Boney Maronie, an old standard he's played since the early ‘70s.

Winter reached even further back into the vaults for Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode, but built up the solo to a point where it stood on its own as an almost different song.

The differences between Winter and his opening act, local blues unit Guitar Mikey And The Real Thing, were almost as dramatic In fact, Mikey was downright polite about the whole thing, and although he was technically perfect and proved him-self to be an above-average instrumentalist, his hour-long set was a little too clean and pure. But he is a fine guitarist, and his venturing into the crowd for an elongated solo was a welcome diversion from the routine of watching an artist stand frozen behind a microphone all night long.

Guitar Mikey should also be commended for his dynamic range of louds and softs that highlighted his sensitivity. It was the only thing lacking in Winter’s otherwise perfect set.

Yes indeed, Johnny Winter is still alive and will, thank you very much

Saturday, 9 December 1989: The Bayshore, Sundance, Long Island, N.Y

1. Sen-sha-shun [very hot version]
2. Unknown
3. Just a little bit
4. Be careful with a fool [with bass solo]
5. Fire [rare rendition of the Hendrix classic, superb guitar solo! ]
6. Mean town blues [Tom starts speediest than Johnny; he must stop and go again, now slowest to follow Johnny's beat]
7. Lleavin' blues / slide guitar jam / guitar & bass duel
8. Mean town blues [conclusion]
9. It's my life [forgotten for about five years]
10. Please come home for Christmas
11. Suzie Q
12. Gloria [Van Morrison classic]
13. Seventh son
14. Wildwood flower

Friday, 15 December 1989: Club Bene, Morgan, New Jersey

1. Sen-sa-shun
2. Don't want no woman [Bobby Blue Bland classic]
3. Good morning little school girl
4. Don't take advantage of me
5. Be careful with a fool
6. ??? [a funk guitar in Snooks Eaglin vein, as "drop the bomb" or "illustrated man" -
7. Bony moronie [with drum solo]]
8. Mojo boogie
9. Please come home for Christmas
10. Rock'n'roll hoochie koo
11. Encore: Boot hill

Saturday, 16 December 1989: Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Band:
• Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals
• Jeff Ganz - Bass
• Tom Compton - Drums

Setlist
1. Sen-Sa-Shun
2. Mother-In-Law Blues
3. Be Careful With A Fool
4. Don't Take Advantage Of Me
5. Bony Moronie, drum solo
6. Mojo Boogie
7. Stranger Blues
8. Please Come Home For Christmas
9. Johnny B Goode 10
10. It's All Over Now

Friday, 29 December 1989: The Ritz, New York, New York