According to Billboard.com, veteran guitarist, singer and bandleader JOHNNY WINTER's first studio album in more than seven years will feature guest appearances from ZZ TOP's Billy Gibbons, GREGG ALLMAN, WARREN HAYNES, DEREK TRUCKS, Winter's younger brother EDGAR and more to be announced soon.

Roots, due out later this year, finds Winter covering material such as ROBERT JOHNSON's 'Dust My Broom', SON HOUSE's 'Death Letter', ELMORE JAMES' 'Done Somebody Wrong', MUDDY WATERS' 'Got My Mojo Working' and more.

"It's all old material that I grew up being influenced by," Winter tells Billboard.com. "I do a lot of songs I grew up loving. I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time. It actually is my manager's idea, but I love it."

Roots is not Winter's only recording project this year, however. He played on a new version of 'Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)' for an upcoming album by SLY STONE and on a rendition of DEEP PURPLE's 'Space Truckin'' for WILLIAM SHATNER's new album, Seeking Major Tom.В