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vienna · 01-22-21, 08:29 AM

Grandpa's gotten into the Geritol again...

...also in a Hendrix vein, this is a version of Hey Joe, a song popularized by Hendrix, played by a great guitarist, Randy California...

Although probably best known as a member of the band, Spirit, Randy was also notable for being a good friend and band mate of Hendrix; Randy was member of Hendrix's band, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, and it is a testament to Randy's skill as a guitarist that he as able to hold his own alongside the virtuosity of Hendrix; when Hendrix got the offer to go to England to record as Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix wanted to bring Randy along as a member of the new band that would eventually become The Experience, but Randy, at the time, was still a minor (he was abut 15 years old) and he wouldn't be able to work in the uK; also, Chas Chandler, Jimi's new manager really didn't want to have a second guitarist in the group, choosing instead to focus the attention on Jimi as the principal artist...

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01-22-21, 08:29 AM	#7296
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,507 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Grandpa's gotten into the Geritol again... ...also in a Hendrix vein, this is a version of Hey Joe, a song popularized by Hendrix, played by a great guitarist, Randy California... Although probably best known as a member of the band, Spirit, Randy was also notable for being a good friend and band mate of Hendrix; Randy was member of Hendrix's band, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, and it is a testament to Randy's skill as a guitarist that he as able to hold his own alongside the virtuosity of Hendrix; when Hendrix got the offer to go to England to record as Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix wanted to bring Randy along as a member of the new band that would eventually become The Experience, but Randy, at the time, was still a minor (he was abut 15 years old) and he wouldn't be able to work in the uK; also, Chas Chandler, Jimi's new manager really didn't want to have a second guitarist in the group, choosing instead to focus the attention on Jimi as the principal artist... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __ Last edited by vienna; 01-23-21 at 02:20 AM.