Tribute to Johnny

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"Tribute to Johnny"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedApril 23, 1996
Studio sessions
Length2:34
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan,James Iha

"Tribute to Johnny" is an instrumental song by the The Smashing Pumpkins released with the "Zero" EP, which was bundled with the box set The Aeroplane Flies High. It is a tribute to Johnny Winter, whom Corgan considers one of his favorite guitarists.[1] The song was originally supposed to feature Corgan sporadically screaming "Oh yeah!" in the same manner that Johnny Winter would, although this was not present in the final version.[2]

Availability

TitleNotesType
666Bootleg • Video
ZeroMain releaseSingle
ZeroMain releaseEP
The Aeroplane Flies High"Zero"Box set
Rarities and B-SidesCompilation

Tour stats

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "I Need a Hero: In honor of Smashing Pumpkins' twentieth anniversary, a list of Billy Corgan's top ten guitar heroes". Riverfront Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. "Guitar School's September '94" starla.org. Retrieved December 9th, 2023.

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