For nearly ten years, British music journalist Keith Altham interviewed a who's who of vintage Rock 'n' Roll, his articles were printed in virtually all the major British music papers. On September 11, 1970, he interviewed a young and na‹ve Jimi Hendrix at the Hotel Cumberland in London. Little did he or anyone else know at the time, but it would prove to be Jimi's last interview. Over the years Altham had numerous opportunities to simply hang with Jimi. It's perhaps that intimacy that allowed Altham's last interview with Hendrix to be the longest and most revealing interview with Jimi.
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Just a mile off the parkway leading to the Nashville airport sits a large white building emblazoned with a sign that reads "Capitol Jewelry." This is where proprietor Billy Cox spends most of his afternoons. Like many folks in Music City, Cox is unerringly gracious and polite. He's also articulate and thoughtful, with a spiritual bent. It was clear as the interview progressed that Cox, however, was uneasy fielding detailed questions about the glorious music he once played alongside friend Jimi Hendrix. Many planned questions, then, were discarded as the talk flowed informally and spontaneously yet revealing on just how strong the bond was between Cox and Hendrix.
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English guitarist Robin Trower's early music is linked to psychedelia in the same way the public perceived the early work of Jimi Hendrix. Musically, the two created in the 1960s and (in Trower's case, also the early 1970s), what could be termed, an uncanny ability to tap into realms of sounds that jar the senses. Both guitarists shared a penchant for playing passages of guitar music punctuated by ethereal beauty. Both were equally capable of executing mind-numbing, dissonant solos. Trower still summons that aural muse with enthusiasm and skill. Here, writer Bruce Madden explores this musical realm with a very candid Robin Trower.
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