Musical Musings #1: The Hendrix Appendix For Concurrent & Post-Experience Guest Appearance
Words by Jeff Vincent & Images by Jesse Lee Cederblom
The following is a mixtape compendium of all the places that Jimi Hendrix appeared in collaboration with other artists, and/or on their albums, after he was already a famous household name during and following the Jimi Hendrix Experience years.
Mr. Jeff Vincent aka Dirty Hippie in all his musical wisdom
To clarify, we’re talking about one of the all time most gargantuan larger than life luminaries to ever carve his way into the grooves of records lining the shelves of any music store and home library from here to Istanbul and back, the uncontested guitar god himself; but just playing on or contributing to other people’s projects, and not always even on guitar.
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1. Fat Mattress, “How Can I Live?,” England 1969.
Apparently Jimi played tambourine/percussion on this track for the first album by Noel Redding’s post-Experience band Fat Mattress. Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) and Chris Wood (Traffic) also made appearances.
2. Eire Apparent, “The Clown,” Northern Ireland 1969.
Jimi produced the sole LP by this Northern Irish band while also contributing guitar to several tracks, including “Rock ‘N’ Roll Band,” “Yes I Need Someone,” “Captive In The Sun,” “Mr. Guy Fawkes,” and, yes, “The Clown.”
3. McGough & McGear, “Ex Art Student,” England 1968.
Paul McCartney’s younger brother, Peter Michael McCartney, known professionally as Mike McGear, also had his own musical career… Jimi played guitar for two tracks on this album, the other being “So Much.” Additoional guests in attendance included Paul McCartney (who also helped produce) and his girlfriend Jane Asher, John Mayall, Graham Nash, Spencer Davis, Paul Samwell Smith (Yardbirds), Viv Prince (Pretty Things), and Dave Mason (Traffic) on sitar.
4. Stephen Stills, “Old Times Good Times,” USA 1970.
Jimi used to give guitar lessons to Stephen Stills, and so it’s maybe no surprise that he shows up shredding guitar on Stephen’s first solo record.
5. Love, “The Everlasting First,” Los Angeles 1970.
When Jimi took to the studio with Love, it resulted in the tunes “Ezy Ryder,” “Loon,” and this track, which would become the opener to Love’s sixth LP False Start.
6. Timothy Leary, “Live And Let Live,” USA 1970.
Such a curious artifact centered around psychologist and psychedelic warrior, Timothy Leary. With Stephen Stills on guitar, and Jimi on bass! Also present were John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoonful) on guitar, and Buddy Miles on drums.
7. Jimi with The Last Poets/Hendrix, Lightnin’ Rod, Miles, “Doriella Du Fontaine,” USA 1969.
The Last Poets are anchored in the roots of rap; we’re talkin’ a funky, rhythmic Jimi groove here with a rap accompaniment all along the way. Supposedly recorded in late 1969, it’s Jimi on guitar and bass, and Buddy Miles on drums and organ, with Lightnin’ Rod from The Last Poets on vocals. “O.D” is the other piece from this session.
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