Friday 2 March 2018

🏂️ March, 02

🏂️ 1967.
Jimi Hendrix signs a US record contract with Warner Bros.

At the Marquee Club, The Experience are filmed performing “Hey Joe” and “Purple Haze” for the German television show Beat Club.
Set List: Hey Joe // Purple Haze

Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Live Beat Club Performance 1967:


🏂️ 1968.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience perform two shows at Hunter College in New York. The band is supported by John Hammond Jr., Soft Machine, and Mark Boyle’s Sense Laboratory.

Michael Thomas interviews Hendrix for an Eye story published in July of the same year.

🏂️ 1969.
No News...

🏂️ 1970.
No News...

🏂️ 2007.
Jimi was crowned the 'wildest guitar hero' of all-time in a poll of music fans for Classic Rock magazine. Jimi beat Keith Richards into second place, with Stevie Ray Vaughan in third. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page made it to number four, followed by Dimebag Darrell, who played for several heavy metal bands including Pantera and Damageplan.




🏂️ Born on this day

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (2 Mar 1942 - 27 Oct 2013).


Rory Gallagher (2 Mar 1948 - 14 Jun 1995).