The Progressive Blues Experiment

The Progressive Blues Experiment
Studio album by Johnny Winter
Released	1968
Recorded	1967 Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, TX
Genre	Blues
Length	44:16
Label	Sonobeat (reissued 1969 Imperial)
Producer	Bill Josey, Rim Kelley
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The Progressive Blues Experiment is the first album by Johnny Winter. The Progressive Blues Experiment was originally issued on Austin's famous Sonobeat Records label in 1968. When Winter signed to Columbia Records, the rights were sold to Imperial Records who reissued the album in 1969. Johnny plays here in trio with his late-sixties band. Several blues artists are covered including B.B. King ("It's My Own Fault"), Sonny Boy Williamson ("Help Me"), and Slim Harpo ("I Got Love If You Want It"). In 2005, Capitol issued a 24-bit remastered edition of this recording on CD.

Track listing

1. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (McKinley Morganfield) - 3:12
2. "Tribute to Muddy" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
3. "I Got Love If You Want It" (James Moore) - 3:54
4. "Bad Luck and Trouble" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
5. "Help Me" (Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson) - 3:49
6. "Mean Town Blues" (Johnny Winter) - 4:28
7. "Broke Down Engine" (Andy Fernbach) - 2:49
8. "Black Cat Bone" (Johnny Winter) - 3:48
9. "It's My Own Fault" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 7:21
10. "Forty-Four" (Chester Burnett) - 3:30

Personnel

• Johnny Winter - Guitar (Acoustic, Electric and Slide), Harmonica, Mandolin, Vocals
• Uncle John Turner - Drums and Percussion
• Tommy Shannon - Bass Guitar

External links

• The Johnny Winter Story: Progressive Blues Experiment
• Sonobeat and Johnny Winter