I saw a TV show years ago where Pete Townshend of The Who talked about the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix. A friend had told him about this new American guitarist who was swiping Townshend’s trademark “windmill” arm-swinging stage move. After watching Hendrix perform, an awed Townshend said, “He can use it.”
Hendrix is remembered mostly for his stage performance — both for his incredible skill, and for silly touches like playing with his teeth or setting his guitar afire. But he was a songwriter, too, and several of his songs have had a life beyond Hendrix’s own recordings.
Here is a young Korean woman playing the Hendrix song “Little Wing.”
There’s a different version, with guitarist Monte Montgomery on a hollow-body guitar, here.
Harry | 26-Nov-06 at 1:04 pm | Permalink
Love that version Monte does, incredible!
Spink Nogales | 27-Nov-06 at 1:03 am | Permalink
Have all your brains turned to jello? The Master created from dust. He didn’t find a forty year old tune and just play it different, like Eric Clapton. Or like that guy who played Bach on the moog synthesizer.
Michael Burton | 07-Dec-06 at 12:40 pm | Permalink
You make a good point, Spink. And Hendrix’s version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” — that’s just a shameless rip-off of Francis Scott Key.