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Today is the anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death in London of an apparent overdose.
Jimi Hendrix’s momentous and famous performance of Wild thing at the monterey festival, 1967. It is a penultimate display of showmanship culminating in the sacrifice of his guitar. A defining moment in rock history.
Great article on Hendrix from American Heritage (Thanks Adam for the link!)
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September 19th, 2006 at 2:03 am
[...] Drive a Faster Car has a sweet performance of Jimi Hendrix up in honor of the anniversary of his death. “Wild Thing” at Monterey Pop Festival. He plays his guitar behind his back, humps the amps the get more feedback then sets the guitar on fire. Filthy. [...]
September 20th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
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