The Jimi I Knew
For the last hour and change I have been listening to a WXPN podcast of "The Jimi You Never Knew." Being that September 18 is the anniversary of Hendrix's demise in 1970 at that tragic rock star iconic "age of death" of 27, it seemed timely to reflect on his legacy. The podcast checks in at 1 hour and 51 minutes and is a treasure trove into the his music and into those minds of the people who knew him best and worked with him closely. I saw and heard Hendrix's Band of Gypsies drummer Buddy Miles play at the local Chameleon Club before he died in 2008 and in some way it connected me to Hendrix in a meaningful manner. Miles was still in awe of Hendrix decades later. Hendrix was prodigious in his four years of recording music and now that his Estate has regained the rights to his music, much of what was buried or shoddily bastardized and bootlegged, is now streaming out like rays of the sun through the clouds. If you dig Hendrix, this podcast from WX