Little known fact about Jimi Hendrix was that before he made a name for himself as a solo artists, he was studio musician for the likes of Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers and Little Richard. Hard to imagine Jimi riffing to the original “Twist & Shout” a few years before the Beatles got around to covering it. Here is the live show that inspired the icon above.
Few manga readers and musicophiles realise that Jimi Hendrix created science fiction, using music as his chosen medium. Or it may be that music chose him.
The kind of music I used to listen to while swimming in the river when the weather warmed up. My Dad would hook up the outdoor speakers and blast everything from the 50s to 70s while I putzed around singing Simon & Garunkel, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Everly Brothers.
