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...that's the future - let's discuss the present and the past. September 18 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of rock-guitar great Jimi Hendrix. When he was alive, he was bigger than life, asking his fans to "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky" on his 1967 song "Purple Haze," transforming the "Star-Spangled Banner" into an anthem of alienation at Woodstock in 1969. In death he has become a standard by which to judge the pop stars who have come after him. Although he died at age 27 of asphyxiation brought on by a sleeping-pill...
...Hendrix's popularity has never really waned (earlier this year, a rock museum inspired by him, the Experience Music Project, opened in Seattle), but the coming weeks will see a notable surge. In 1995, after a long legal battle, the Hendrix family regained control over the bulk of his music and has been systematically releasing archival material. Hendrix-catalog manager John McDermott says there are some 1,500 tapes - almost all as yet unheard by the public - left in the vaults. On September 12, Experience Hendrix/MCA will release "The Jimi Hendrix Experience," a four-CD boxed set featuring 56 previously...
...Life - Beatles 2. Satisfaction - Stones 3. Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan 4. Born to Run - Springsteen 5. Respect - Aretha 6. What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye 7. Piece of my Heart - Janis Joplin 8. Purple Haze - Hendrix 9. Rave On - Buddy Holly 10. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard...
...Little Wing - Hendrix 2. A Day in the Life - Lennon/McCartney 3. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Stills 4. Mais Que Nada - Jorge Ben 5. Bold as Love - Hendrix 6. She's Not There - Rod Argent 7. Eight Miles High - McGuinn/Crosby/Clark 8. Burning of the Midnight Lamp - Hendrix 9. White Room - Bruce/Brown 10. Something - Harrison...
...Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills, & Nash 3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd 4. Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys - Traffic 5. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 6. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers 7. The Pusher - Steppenwolf 8. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin 9. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix 10. Down By the River - Neil Young...