Tysvm for reacting to this . He did play some backup for The Isley Brothers , and Little Richards , before he went and did his own i think , but dont hold me to it lol .Jimi was considered to be the one , that innovated , and figured out the combined sound of , what a guitar could do, when U plugged it in ! All Along The Watchtower is a must after this !! I think .The song Purple Haze was inspired by a book Jimi read , and then fell asleep . He dreamt he was underwater and surrounded by a purple haze or something like that , so not really sure if It had anything to do with drugs at all.
He played upside down because he was left handed. Common for lefties because it was hard to find left handed guitars. Lemmy was his roadie when he played in England. Not like a full time roadie.
Jimi's so effing brilliant I literally tear up watching him. It's just sheer beauty and genius. He played for the Isley Brothers and Jimmy James and the Blue Flames before he moved to London and formed The Experience. His big US debut with them was at Monterey Pop (check out that performance of Wild Thing to see how he left the audience literally speechless). FYI - The very first weed shop I ever went to was in Washington (Jimi's home state) was named Purple Haze.
What a thing of beauty, all of it! The sound, the feel, the look...love what he's wearing here, it suits his magnificent aura perfectly❤🤘😎...no one like him!
Absolutely a classic song. I've even had purple haze. Let's just say it was as good as the song. Haven't seen it since. He played a right handed guitar upside down.
Yup, Jimi played a right-handed guitar upside down - it's one of the things that made his sound unique (that and being a guitar genius). He was in a couple of bands before moving to the UK and forming the Experience. He became a sensation in the UK before becoming famous in the US after playing at the Monterey rock festival. A suggestion for another top guitarist to react to - watch a live video of Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing". Mark Knopfler is no Hendrix, but he's still amazing.
If 6 Was 9 is my favorite Jimi Hendrix song… but there are ZERO decent versions of it on UA-cam 😩 Also love Crosstown Traffic and Little Wing And you guys still need to see the movie with Andre 3000 as Jimi 😊
Back in the day we didn't have strains. We had what we called sense, or sense-a-mil and skunk bud. Best weed I smoked back in the day was a Hawaiian "strain" called Puma bud.
Great! Quite hard for the time..! Some bands he joined before the Experience The Isley Brothers Sam Cooke Little Richard Curtis Knight and the Squires Jimmy James and the Blue Flames
Saw his last live performance,before he died 3mths later,at the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970. He came on stage at about 4.45am and the first chord woke EVERYONE up. I was 16 and I thought to myself,yep,this life is gonna be great. that decade was my pinnacle,the 80’s was great but by the 90’s,the magic was starting to fade away. Tell me I’m wrong (I still couldn’t give a damn)
I did not like the 1980s. Too materialistic. Everything was over the top. I thought the 1990s could bring back the 1960s feel but it didn't last. I was a fan of Grunge music and fashion.
He actually played the right handed guitar left handed. He strung it as a right handed guitar. I have no idea how he played it that way, but he was incredible!
Love Jimi Hendrix! Some other songs of his that you should check out are Dolly Dagger, Little Wing, Wind Cries Mary, Castles Made Of Sand, Fire, Foxy Lady!
Jimi Hendrix was in A LOT of different bands. His first solo band was The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but he also had The Band Of Gypsys. In his early days he also played with Little Richard and James Brown's bands. He had a different name for the band, which I can't remember, he played with at Woodstock, but I think it was only for that one event. Jimi played a Fender Stratocaster most of the time, and he played it UPSIDE DOWN, because he was left-handed. Fender wasn't making lefty guitars, yet.
Even at 55, I'm unfortunately too young to have seen Hendrix live. If I could choose one musician, living or dead, to see live on stage, it would be Jimmy Hendrix. As a music freak I've probably been to 1000 concerts but that would be my musical highlight.
My dad loved this song. As a kid I thought he said “excuse me while I kiss this guy” and I was way too old when I realized what he was actually saying. 😬😂
Purple Haze was the name of a type of acid and he used to put a few hits of it in the headband that he wore. So it slowly seeped into him through his sweating throughout the concert. Ergo, purple Haze all through my mind
Jimi Hendrix other band members don't get the they deserve unfortunately the drummer and bass player are no longer hers rest in peace drummer Mitch Mitchell and bass player Noel Redding and one and only Jimi Hendrix
He was, is and always be a legend of course for not only his musicianship, instrumental skill but his vision and charisma too.....and let's not forget about that rhythm section of Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding. Just focus on them throughout all their tracks, groovy, jazzy and throbbing. Effortlessly driving the foundations. Worthy companions to the legend!
Hendrix was one of the icons of music...I call them the Mortal Gods. Like Jim Morrison, he changed the face of music. (Look up a recording of him playing the guitar behind his back). They're legends for a reason: they connected with music and expressed it in a way few people can. And they brought back their visions to us.
Jimi played with a lot of bands before he made it big. He was with Little Richard, The Isley Brothers, and a lot of different bands in Nashville and other cities.
That's a killer version of "Purple Haze". There are better ones, but that's a really nice one with a great sound. You guys should check out his performance of "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" from Woodstock, which leads straight into his incendiary performance of "The Star Spangled Banner". Or to get completely wiped out by Jimi, check out "Machine Gun" from his 1970 BAND OF GYPSYS album.
His first legit band of his own was The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Later he played as The Band of Gypsies with different rhythm sections. Great stuff all along. Gotta love power trios. The British guys all craved distortion and overdrive after Jimi. You can see the Stevie Ray influence now, can't ya?! Stevie Ray had 2 guitar dads...Jimi Hendrix and his brother Jimmie Vaughn. One was electric fire. The other smooth like whiskey. peace
Hendrix was not left handed. He was mixed handed. He played guitar left handed but would throw a ball or sign his name right handed. He also could play guitar left or right handed equally as well. See Ron Woods video on his remembrance of He and Jimi sharing a flat together.
This brought back many memories growing up in late 60’s to mid 70’s! Jimi Hendrix music lives on, on every rock genre in history! All the rock students SRV, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Ramones, Led Zeppelin, Quiet Riot Motley Crew, Black Sabbath, Ozzie, Deep Purple, Sex Pistols, Iron Maiden, Metallica and many more has learn from the Master ‘Jimi Hendrix’ extraordinary and electrifying guitar masterpiece!!! Never forget Long Live Jimi in the music!!!
My favorite Jimmy fun fact is that he used to put acid in his headband. This way it would pour into his skin when he would sweat. I have no clue if it is true but a friend of mine knew him and told me when I was a kid
For an even earlier guitar playing innovator, check out Dick Dale. He was a friend of Jimi’s and Leo Fender ( Leo had him check out some of his earliest equipment).
I twist turn & burn on that Purple Haze to get that good head change...I love you Sweet Leaf {Black Sabbath}! The song was a staple on 96 ROCK! This live version was right here at the old Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron 1970 {right near Gregg Allman's ranch}, one of the largest concerts ever even more so than Woodstock ✌💖☮
"God-mode" absolutely nailed it, dude-man! Billy Cox, his old army buddy, on bass here, the holdover from the Band of Gypsys with Buddy Miles, which produced one(or two) stunning live contractual obligation album(s). Original Experience bassist Noel Redding is gone here. Mitch Mitchell back on drums. Woodstock band was Gypsies, Suns and Rainbows: Cox, Mitchell, guitarist Larry Lee, and Juma Sultan-congas(?).
There have been guitarists that were as good or better since Hendrix, but they all owe something to Hendrix for being the revolutionary that led the way. Right handed guitar, played left handed, btw. Purple Haze, in the 70s was a popular name for a an LSD dosage, after this song.
Saw him very early on at the Fillmore Auditorium in SF, not knowing anything about the band....thought they were from England. A tall black guy was walking around the floor before the show with his hat full of little purple tabs, which I availed myself of. 20 minutes later, he was on stage opening up with this little tune. I got Experienced. Cheers, --bd
And he was doing all that in 1967. btw, Bobby Womak also was left handed and played a right hand guitar left handed, but he left the strings as they were, with the low E string at the bottom and high E string ar the top.
I vaguely remember a story about him playing with James Brown as a guitarist. apparently he let him go with a couple months pay and a recommendation to start his own band because he was "too talented to be in the background". although I'm only about 50% sure as I can't remember the source, and I am too damn tired and achy with the flu to bother looking it up for sure.
If I recall...Jimi worked the clubs and played sessions, live bands etc...back in the day. Backing The Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Joey Dee and the Starlighters. Jimi was not gaining much traction in the states in the early-mid 60s. Jimi went to England where he met former Animals member Chas Chandler. Chas helped him develop his sound. England received Jimi well and he went back to the states as a successful act and became well known with his appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival.
lol hearing Hollywood butcher Hel and Freya made my morning 😅🫠 Jimi is a Legend🤘🏼🤌🏼🔥 I can't really say more because everyone else will probably already say it. Badass reaction, guys!!
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was the band that Jimi normally played and recorded with, but when Jimi went Woodstock the band was not available. So he quickly put together another band called The Band of Gypsies.
I went to this Atlanta Pop Festival July 3rd, 4th and 5th 1970 out of NOLA. There were so many people there and the vibes were groovy, man. I stayed awake until Jimi started to play after 2 days of high times (BTW, Purple Haze was acid at the time, made by Owsley but the song is not about the drug). I want to say he came on stage around midnight? and then I fell right to sleep. Weep. I did wake up for the guitar solos :) I didn't take JH seriously enough although Are You Experienced was my 1st LP. We thought he would be around forever.
Before Jimi went to London and his career took off, he had a band in New York. He had two bandmates named Randy. So if he wanted to talk to one of them, he called them by state they were from. One was Randy Texas and the other was Randy California who went on to front the band Spirit
Purple Haze was a Marijuana strain that produced a balanced & uplifting high. Most people say it originated out of Thailand, while others claim from Columbia. This strain has a high THC content of up to 24%, which made it very potent. It also had a high CBD level, which made it very good for medical Marijuana use. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a band formed by Chas Chandler to support & back Jimi and to assist in getting Jimi's music out to the people. Yes, Jimi was left handed & therefore used a left handed guitar. Hendrix almost always wore a headband, under which he would line up acid hits so it would slowly absorb into the skin on his forehead while playing onstage. Technically, he died of asphyxia & choked on his own vomit, after taking an extreme amount of barbiturates. So, yes, a barbiturate OD. I loved him & his music. Still do today!!!
Another notable left handed guitarist was Dick Dale (the GOD of surf music). Where Jimi restrung right handed guitars, Dick Dale just flipped it over and played the chords inverted! You should check him out. Probably the best example of Dale's work is the song Miserlou.
From my understanding Jimi Hendrix was seen at a place NYC Greenwich Village performing my Linda Keith who informed Chas Chandler of Jimi Hendrix. And Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler went to the UK and Chas Chandler help Jimi Hendrix put a group together.
Hendrix went to England and became famous in England first and shocked every guitar player away. and got his band together with Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding
Hendrix was just ahead of his time. Think about it in the mid 60s you didnt have anybody that sounded anything like him. The closest may had been like Eric Clapton when he was with the Yardbirds and Cream. From what i can recall, he started playing guitar as a teen and at one point was a backing guitarist for some r&b artists before making it big, Isley Brothers, James Brown and Little Richard being the main ones. What still is mind boggling is how young he was and how short his run as a solo artist lasted, we're talking maybe four years max. So to play and sing a song like Purple Haze at 23 or 24 is just even more amazing. Easily top 5 guitsrist of all time at lowest.
he did session work before striking out on his own. i think he toured with the isley brothers at one point. i'm also pretty sure that prince took inspiration from him, at the very least in the manner he dressed...
Jimi was heavy metal before there was heavy metal ! Actually the term "Heavy Metal " was coined by a guy that said Jimi Hendrix guitar sounded like heavy metal falling from the sky lol that's how the term was born even though it took a little later when Black Sabbath came out with their sound people claim the sound came from the Birmingham steel industry city where Black Sabbath came from but when I heard voodoo child slight return by Hendrix I knew he was one of the first heavy metal artists even if they didn't put him in that category because of his electric blues and psychedelic rock style , Hendrix changed a lot for guitar and music than he gets credit for. I went from playing U2 Edge style guitar in the late 80s to trying to get that psychedelic sixties rock sound out of my guitar as soon as I heard Hendrix I was hooked .
Great show, appreciate the insights,, was confronted unexpectantly in Vancouver, Canada early 1990'swalking by with ,, a memorial to Jimmy, perhaps a ex-residence, in any case this if ever to be named Guitar God performed his magic there, ,, looking for such footage, assistence is welcomed, Wybo-Holland.
Tysvm for reacting to this . He did play some backup for The Isley Brothers , and Little Richards , before he went and did his own i think , but dont hold me to it lol .Jimi was considered to be the one , that innovated , and figured out the combined sound of , what a guitar could do, when U plugged it in ! All Along The Watchtower is a must after this !! I think .The song Purple Haze was inspired by a book Jimi read , and then fell asleep . He dreamt he was underwater and surrounded by a purple haze or something like that , so not really sure if It had anything to do with drugs at all.
Wow thank you so much for the info, a great song and all your love and support on Patreon.
@@Hollywood6IX yvw and ty so much for reacting to this awesome song ! . Seee ya on spiral out , if im awake lol
He also backed Wilson Pickett.
Lemmy was Jimi Hendrix's roadie at this time. Imagine the fun backstage! And Hendrix played a right handed guitar upside down!
I never knew that about Lemmy, that is awesome
Damn u truly learn something new everyday! I had no idea that lemmy was jimi's roadie!
He played upside down because he was left handed. Common for lefties because it was hard to find left handed guitars. Lemmy was his roadie when he played in England. Not like a full time roadie.
Lemmy, another legend gone too soon 💔
Hendrix was an inspiration for so many musicians, taking the guitar to a new level.
Mitch Mitchell was such an incredible drummer, who I don't feel gets the recognition he deserves!
One of the best, for sure!!
Jimi's so effing brilliant I literally tear up watching him. It's just sheer beauty and genius. He played for the Isley Brothers and Jimmy James and the Blue Flames before he moved to London and formed The Experience. His big US debut with them was at Monterey Pop (check out that performance of Wild Thing to see how he left the audience literally speechless). FYI - The very first weed shop I ever went to was in Washington (Jimi's home state) was named Purple Haze.
Hendrix played with Little Richard, and on the Chitlin’ circuit backing soul and R&B outfits. Recordings exist.
Hendrix rules! ✌️
What a thing of beauty, all of it! The sound, the feel, the look...love what he's wearing here, it suits his magnificent aura perfectly❤🤘😎...no one like him!
I also love his fashion and he probably had more groupies than any other rock star. They just would not leave him alone.
Never gets old. Ahead of his time, innovative, experimental, dynamic just fantastic
Purple Haze was an actual kind of LSD.
Absolutely a classic song. I've even had purple haze. Let's just say it was as good as the song. Haven't seen it since. He played a right handed guitar upside down.
👋🏻🥴☕
Jimi Hendrix ' Experience '
' Purple Haze ' ( Live video)
©1967
' Are You Experience ' is My favorite song & album ...
Jimi used to be a sky jumper in the US Army:
Hendrix signed up for three years in the Army but, after 13 months of guitar playing, missing bed checks and barely passing his PT tests, he was drummed out. He was given an honorable discharge and the chance to become a counterculture music legend
" DEUCES! "
✌🏻😸✌🏻
An absolute legend ❤
Yup, Jimi played a right-handed guitar upside down - it's one of the things that made his sound unique (that and being a guitar genius). He was in a couple of bands before moving to the UK and forming the Experience. He became a sensation in the UK before becoming famous in the US after playing at the Monterey rock festival. A suggestion for another top guitarist to react to - watch a live video of Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing". Mark Knopfler is no Hendrix, but he's still amazing.
Morning fam, Props Sandy Johnson!
Ty
Always loved watching him play, even at Woodstock. ☮️☮️☮️☮️
He was Lefthanded but played a Righthanded guitar, upside down, absolute genius 😊🤘❤️
Actually, Jimi was right handed but decided to use his strong hand for the fretboard.
It was right-handed bc at the time left-handed guitars were hard to come by. The strings were still strung in the proper position
I don't think he did any re-stringing.
If 6 Was 9 is my favorite Jimi Hendrix song… but there are ZERO decent versions of it on UA-cam 😩 Also love Crosstown Traffic and Little Wing
And you guys still need to see the movie with Andre 3000 as Jimi 😊
Back in the day Purple haze was the name for a purple micro dot of LSD. That’s why he thought he could kiss the sky. RIP Jimi.
Hendrix was born to play guitar.
Back in the day we didn't have strains. We had what we called sense, or sense-a-mil and skunk bud. Best weed I smoked back in the day was a Hawaiian "strain" called Puma bud.
I saw Jimi Hendrix play this song live in concert in 1968.
Morning guys! I love jimi Hendrix!! Hes so friggin awesome!!❤️🤓🎸
Hollywood six smoked so much purple haze lol. " You think I know it, maybe I was at this festival " 😂😂😂😂
Great! Quite hard for the time..!
Some bands he joined before the Experience
The Isley Brothers
Sam Cooke
Little Richard
Curtis Knight and the Squires
Jimmy James and the Blue Flames
Saw his last live performance,before he died 3mths later,at the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970.
He came on stage at about 4.45am and the first chord woke EVERYONE up.
I was 16 and I thought to myself,yep,this life is gonna be great.
that decade was my pinnacle,the 80’s was great but by the 90’s,the magic was starting to fade away.
Tell me I’m wrong (I still couldn’t give a damn)
Isle Of Wight wasn't his last show. Possibly his last UK show, I'm not sure...but it definitely wasn't his final show.
I did not like the 1980s. Too materialistic. Everything was over the top. I thought the 1990s could bring back the 1960s feel but it didn't last. I was a fan of Grunge music and fashion.
THE GOAT! am 68; still have a very visceral reaction to jimi
He actually played the right handed guitar left handed. He strung it as a right handed guitar. I have no idea how he played it that way, but he was incredible!
Love Jimi Hendrix! Some other songs of his that you should check out are Dolly Dagger, Little Wing, Wind Cries Mary, Castles Made Of Sand, Fire, Foxy Lady!
"little wing" is soooo goood
Jimi Hendrix was in A LOT of different bands. His first solo band was The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but he also had The Band Of Gypsys. In his early days he also played with Little Richard and James Brown's bands. He had a different name for the band, which I can't remember, he played with at Woodstock, but I think it was only for that one event. Jimi played a Fender Stratocaster most of the time, and he played it UPSIDE DOWN, because he was left-handed. Fender wasn't making lefty guitars, yet.
Arguably, dude had more influence upon music than anybody else.
Often imitated and never duplicated. Hendrix played from his heart and soul.
Even at 55, I'm unfortunately too young to have seen Hendrix live. If I could choose one musician, living or dead, to see live on stage, it would be Jimmy Hendrix. As a music freak I've probably been to 1000 concerts but that would be my musical highlight.
Died so young imagine the potential when all 80's came around.
My dad loved this song. As a kid I thought he said “excuse me while I kiss this guy” and I was way too old when I realized what he was actually saying. 😬😂
Jimi was a guitar wizard
Purple Haze was the name of a type of acid and he used to put a few hits of it in the headband that he wore. So it slowly seeped into him through his sweating throughout the concert. Ergo, purple Haze all through my mind
I played this song constantly when I got my first CD of Jimi Hendrix. It is a rotation favorite....even when I blaze up lol
Especially when blazing up**
Jimi was a Vietnam vet. He was a paratrooper who volunteered for the most dangerous missions to earn his way out of service as quickly as possible.
He did not go to Vietnam, he was discharged way before that
Jimi Hendrix other band members don't get the they deserve unfortunately the drummer and bass player are no longer hers rest in peace drummer Mitch Mitchell and bass player Noel Redding and one and only Jimi Hendrix
I think in this performance it was Billy Cox on bass, who became his bassist in Band of Gypsies.
@@FeralPatrick wait I thought billy was black
@@JohnWayne-vf5bs - He was. He's wearing the American flag shirt.
@@FeralPatrick so what happened to Noel Redding
@@JohnWayne-vf5bs - He left for his own band called Fat Mattress.
He was, is and always be a legend of course for not only his musicianship, instrumental skill but his vision and charisma too.....and let's not forget about that rhythm section of Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding. Just focus on them throughout all their tracks, groovy, jazzy and throbbing. Effortlessly driving the foundations. Worthy companions to the legend!
He inspired so many people to become guitarists and we lost him way to soon!
Hendrix was one of the icons of music...I call them the Mortal Gods. Like Jim Morrison, he changed the face of music. (Look up a recording of him playing the guitar behind his back). They're legends for a reason: they connected with music and expressed it in a way few people can. And they brought back their visions to us.
Don’t forget the wind cries mary.❤
Hell to the yes! Also Crosstown Traffic, the soul in that along with the harmonies just blows my hazy mind! ;)
Both!❤
While you were bobbing about,Debbie Harry,Blondie was dancing along too!
😂
Jimi played with a lot of bands before he made it big. He was with Little Richard, The Isley Brothers, and a lot of different bands in Nashville and other cities.
That's a killer version of "Purple Haze". There are better ones, but that's a really nice one with a great sound. You guys should check out his performance of "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" from Woodstock, which leads straight into his incendiary performance of "The Star Spangled Banner". Or to get completely wiped out by Jimi, check out "Machine Gun" from his 1970 BAND OF GYPSYS album.
Machine gun is amazing and probably doesn't get the recognition that it should compared to the hits.
@@matthewdrake4385 It really doesn't. That solo is incredible. I defy anyone to come up with a better one. Especially as it's live.
The only thing that comes close is Funkadelic- Maggot Brain, which is also amazing.
His first legit band of his own was The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Later he played as The Band of Gypsies with different rhythm sections. Great stuff all along. Gotta love power trios. The British guys all craved distortion and overdrive after Jimi. You can see the Stevie Ray influence now, can't ya?! Stevie Ray had 2 guitar dads...Jimi Hendrix and his brother Jimmie Vaughn. One was electric fire. The other smooth like whiskey. peace
I love this live version.
Hendrix was not left handed. He was mixed handed. He played guitar left handed but would throw a ball or sign his name right handed. He also could play guitar left or right handed equally as well. See Ron Woods video on his remembrance of He and Jimi sharing a flat together.
This brought back many memories growing up in late 60’s to mid 70’s! Jimi Hendrix music lives on, on every rock genre in history! All the rock students SRV, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Ramones, Led Zeppelin, Quiet Riot Motley Crew, Black Sabbath, Ozzie, Deep Purple, Sex Pistols, Iron Maiden, Metallica and many more has learn from the Master ‘Jimi Hendrix’ extraordinary and electrifying guitar masterpiece!!! Never forget Long Live Jimi in the music!!!
He learned to play on right handed guitar. Played it "upside down "
Korn eaten up inside and then listen to the drum cover of that song would blow your mind in appreciation of it
My favorite Jimmy fun fact is that he used to put acid in his headband. This way it would pour into his skin when he would sweat. I have no clue if it is true but a friend of mine knew him and told me when I was a kid
When Hendrix was asked which guitarist he liked he said Clapton.
Have to admit, the Blondie T shirt is cool, one of the best t's I've seen.
Love Jimi. ❤😊
I was born in 1971 so I grew up with stuff associated with Woodstock and Vietnam. And Hendrix was just associated with the both in some ways.
That's correct about the guitar. Strung like a left hand guitar, but playing a right hand guitar upside down.
The strand of LSD was called Purple Haze
Jimmy learned on a right handed guitar.
Its difficult now to convey how unique he was at the time. Like the instrument's possibilities took on an impossible new life.
For an even earlier guitar playing innovator, check out Dick Dale. He was a friend of Jimi’s and Leo Fender ( Leo had him check out some of his earliest equipment).
I twist turn & burn on that Purple Haze to get that good head change...I love you Sweet Leaf {Black Sabbath}! The song was a staple on 96 ROCK! This live version was right here at the old Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron 1970 {right near Gregg Allman's ranch}, one of the largest concerts ever even more so than Woodstock ✌💖☮
"God-mode" absolutely nailed it, dude-man! Billy Cox, his old army buddy, on bass here, the holdover from the Band of Gypsys with Buddy Miles, which produced one(or two) stunning live contractual obligation album(s). Original Experience bassist Noel Redding is gone here. Mitch Mitchell back on drums. Woodstock band was Gypsies, Suns and Rainbows: Cox, Mitchell, guitarist Larry Lee, and Juma Sultan-congas(?).
Sandy Johnson is awesome! Also, check out Jimi's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival from 1967! One of the performances that put him on the map!
There have been guitarists that were as good or better since Hendrix, but they all owe something to Hendrix for being the revolutionary that led the way. Right handed guitar, played left handed, btw. Purple Haze, in the 70s was a popular name for a an LSD dosage, after this song.
Jimi Hendrix is the man and Legend and this epic purple haze you can’t go wrong 🤘☠️🎤🎸🔊🔈🔈💥🔥🤘
Saw him very early on at the Fillmore Auditorium in SF, not knowing anything about the band....thought they were from England. A tall black guy was walking around the floor before the show with his hat full of little purple tabs, which I availed myself of. 20 minutes later, he was on stage opening up with this little tune. I got Experienced. Cheers, --bd
Right hand guitar, he played left handed. 😮
Hendrix landed on Earth, imprinted and journeyed on.
Alien, way beyond anyone. 🔥
Jimi was in The Isley brothers as one of the guitarists before he went out on his own.
Purple Haze was a brand of acid (LSD).
And he was doing all that in 1967. btw, Bobby Womak also was left handed and played a right hand guitar left handed, but he left the strings as they were, with the low E string at the bottom and high E string ar the top.
Seattle born legend❤
Notice he is playing a right handed guitar left handed. Dude was totally self taught and unique.
I vaguely remember a story about him playing with James Brown as a guitarist. apparently he let him go with a couple months pay and a recommendation to start his own band because he was "too talented to be in the background". although I'm only about 50% sure as I can't remember the source, and I am too damn tired and achy with the flu to bother looking it up for sure.
If I recall...Jimi worked the clubs and played sessions, live bands etc...back in the day. Backing The Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Joey Dee and the Starlighters. Jimi was not gaining much traction in the states in the early-mid 60s. Jimi went to England where he met former Animals member Chas Chandler. Chas helped him develop his sound. England received Jimi well and he went back to the states as a successful act and became well known with his appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival.
lol hearing Hollywood butcher Hel and Freya made my morning 😅🫠 Jimi is a Legend🤘🏼🤌🏼🔥 I can't really say more because everyone else will probably already say it. Badass reaction, guys!!
I would love to see Jimmy on todays equipment & tech
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was the band that Jimi normally played and recorded with, but when Jimi went Woodstock the band was not available. So he quickly put together another band called The Band of Gypsies.
I went to this Atlanta Pop Festival July 3rd, 4th and 5th 1970 out of NOLA. There were so many people there and the vibes were groovy, man. I stayed awake until Jimi started to play after 2 days of high times (BTW, Purple Haze was acid at the time, made by Owsley but the song is not about the drug). I want to say he came on stage around midnight? and then I fell right to sleep. Weep. I did wake up for the guitar solos :) I didn't take JH seriously enough although Are You Experienced was my 1st LP. We thought he would be around forever.
Before Jimi went to London and his career took off, he had a band in New York. He had two bandmates named Randy. So if he wanted to talk to one of them, he called them by state they were from. One was Randy Texas and the other was Randy California who went on to front the band Spirit
Purple Haze was a Marijuana strain that produced a balanced & uplifting high. Most people say it originated out of Thailand, while others claim from Columbia. This strain has a high THC content of up to 24%, which made it very potent. It also had a high CBD level, which made it very good for medical Marijuana use.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a band formed by Chas Chandler to support & back Jimi and to assist in getting Jimi's music out to the people.
Yes, Jimi was left handed & therefore used a left handed guitar.
Hendrix almost always wore a headband, under which he would line up acid hits so it would slowly absorb into the skin on his forehead while playing onstage.
Technically, he died of asphyxia & choked on his own vomit, after taking an extreme amount of barbiturates. So, yes, a barbiturate OD.
I loved him & his music. Still do today!!!
Purple Haze was referring to the strain of LSD that was going around then, I certainly remember it , fondly !
You guys should listen to “you make me feel like it’s Halloween” from Muse. Since it’s Halloween season.
Another notable left handed guitarist was Dick Dale (the GOD of surf music). Where Jimi restrung right handed guitars, Dick Dale just flipped it over and played the chords inverted! You should check him out. Probably the best example of Dale's work is the song Miserlou.
Beautiful crazy wild atmospheric music
From my understanding Jimi Hendrix was seen at a place NYC Greenwich Village performing my Linda Keith who informed Chas Chandler of Jimi Hendrix. And Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler went to the UK and Chas Chandler help Jimi Hendrix put a group together.
Jimi played in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard,
Strain?
I believe he really liked the flipped guitar because the knobs and whammy bar were on the top and more accessible while playing.
Hendrix went to England and became famous in England first and shocked every guitar player away. and got his band together with Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding
Hendrix was just ahead of his time. Think about it in the mid 60s you didnt have anybody that sounded anything like him. The closest may had been like Eric Clapton when he was with the Yardbirds and Cream. From what i can recall, he started playing guitar as a teen and at one point was a backing guitarist for some r&b artists before making it big, Isley Brothers, James Brown and Little Richard being the main ones. What still is mind boggling is how young he was and how short his run as a solo artist lasted, we're talking maybe four years max. So to play and sing a song like Purple Haze at 23 or 24 is just even more amazing. Easily top 5 guitsrist of all time at lowest.
Twisted insane underground psycho plz plz
he did session work before striking out on his own. i think he toured with the isley brothers at one point. i'm also pretty sure that prince took inspiration from him, at the very least in the manner he dressed...
Jimi was heavy metal before there was heavy metal ! Actually the term "Heavy Metal " was coined by a guy that said Jimi Hendrix guitar sounded like heavy metal falling from the sky lol that's how the term was born even though it took a little later when Black Sabbath came out with their sound people claim the sound came from the Birmingham steel industry city where Black Sabbath came from but when I heard voodoo child slight return by Hendrix I knew he was one of the first heavy metal artists even if they didn't put him in that category because of his electric blues and psychedelic rock style , Hendrix changed a lot for guitar and music than he gets credit for. I went from playing U2 Edge style guitar in the late 80s to trying to get that psychedelic sixties rock sound out of my guitar as soon as I heard Hendrix I was hooked .
6:00 "Maybe its been on the radio"...Are these guys from another planet or what? Lol
Great show, appreciate the insights,, was confronted unexpectantly in Vancouver, Canada early 1990'swalking by with ,, a memorial to Jimmy, perhaps a ex-residence, in any case this if ever to be named Guitar God performed his magic there, ,, looking for such footage, assistence is welcomed, Wybo-Holland.
jimi is not a guitar player…something else.
COMPLETE FYYYYYYRRRRRRR!!! 👍😊 YEAH, IT'S LIKE PLAYING THE THING BACKWARDS, INSANE! 😊
There is "Cool" and then there is "Jimi Hendrix Cool". So Badass.