Johnny Winter gets to his 'Roots' this September

Johnny Winter will free his new studio album entitled "Roots" on September 27, 2011 via Megaforce Records. This album returns Johnny to his roots by paying court to the iconic blues heroes whose pioneering music influenced Winters own signature sound and style. "Roots" is the follow up to his Grammy-nominated "Im a Blues Man."

A horde of special guests join Winter trading licks in honoring his idols, including Sonny Landreth, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, John Popper, Jimmy Vivino, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, John Medeski, Paul Nelson and Johnny`s brother Edgar Winter and more_

Among the 11 tracks that together constitute a regular history of the Blues, are songs by the genres elder statesmen including a variation of Robert Johnsons 1936 recording Dust My Broom. Winter pays regard to the greats who came to prominence in the later forties and 50s including Elmore James Done Somebody Wrong," Bobby Blue Bland`s Further On Up The Road and Chuck Berrys first hit single, Maybellene. Also featured is Come Back Baby, written by Walter Davis and made popular by Ray Charles, Jimmy Reeds 1961 hit, Bright Lights, Big City, and Muddy Waters version of Got My Mojo Working. Brother Edgar guests on Honky Tonk, the one instrumental featured on Roots. Rounding out the appeal are Little Walter`s Last Night," Larry Williams` Short Fat Fannie" and T-Bone Walkers T-Bone Shuffle. This particular plan was directed by renowned guitarist Paul Nelson who`s role is as both producer and performer on this recording.

Track listing and special guests joining Johnny Winter on "Roots":

1) T-Bone Shuffle (featuring Sonny Landreth slide guitar)
2) Further On Up The Road (featuring Jimmy Vivino guitar)
3) Done Somebody Wrong (featuring Warren Haynes slide guitar)
4) Got My Mojo Workin` (Frank LatorreHarmonica)
5) Last Night (featuring John Popper on harp)
6) Maybellene (featuring Vince Gill on guitar)
7) Bright Lights, Big City (featuring Susan Tedeschi on lead guitar and
vocals)
Honky Tonk (featuring Edgar Winter on sax)
9) Dust My Broom (featuring Derek Truckson slide guitar)
10) Short Fat Fannie (featuring Paul Nelson on guitar)
11) Come Back Baby (featuring John Medeski on organ)