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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,544 posts) Tue Jul 30, 2019, 02:03 PM Jul 2019

Before Jimi there was Billy!

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Before Jimi there was Billy! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2019 OP

Great voice . so Jimi lifted the opening lick... Cetacea Jul 2019 #1

And much of the coda as well. eom guillaumeb Jul 2019 #3

Yup Cetacea Jul 2019 #4

Have you heard Roy Buchanan's version? guillaumeb Jul 2019 #5

For a minute, I thought this was going to be about Jimi's disreputable brother, Billy Hendrix Ron Obvious Jul 2019 #2

I thought it was about Billy Cox, the guy who played bass for Band of Gypsies ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #6

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)

1. Great voice . so Jimi lifted the opening lick...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 02:08 PM

Jul 2019

Thankfully!

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

3. And much of the coda as well. eom

Reply to Cetacea (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 02:13 PM

Jul 2019

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)

4. Yup

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 02:19 PM

Jul 2019

Out of all of the covers by various artists only Hendrix stayed true to this one.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

5. Have you heard Roy Buchanan's version?

Reply to Cetacea (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 02:23 PM

Jul 2019

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

2. For a minute, I thought this was going to be about Jimi's disreputable brother, Billy Hendrix

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 02:12 PM

Jul 2019

But then I wondered if Jimi's disreputable brother would be a church-going teetotaller or something.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

6. I thought it was about Billy Cox, the guy who played bass for Band of Gypsies

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 04:11 PM

Jul 2019

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