Remembering Johnny Winter's 'Highway 61'

Today's Morning Edition music is from Johnny Winter with a live rendition of Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited."

Winter was found dead today in a hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland. He was there as part of an extensive European tour.

Winter and his brother Edgar grew up in Texas and became huge fans of the blues. Johnny Winter helped revive interest in blues legend Muddy Waters and produced several of his albums.

Rolling Stone magazine ranks him as one of the 100 greatest guitar players of all time.

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