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Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968. A double album, it was the only record from the Experience with production solely credited to Hendrix.
- Whitney Houston’s mom sang backing vocals on “Burning of the Midnight Lamp.” The first song recorded for Electric Ladyland, the introspective “Burning of the Midnight Lamp,” was tracked at New York’s Mayfair Studios on July 6thand 7th, 1967, just three weeks after the Experience’s incendiary performance at the Monterey Pop Festival.
- Hendrix played a homemade kazoo on “Crosstown Traffic.” “The wah-wah pedal is great because it doesn’t have any notes,” Hendrix told Rolling Stone in 1968, waxing rhapsodic about the then-new invention, which was one of his favorite musical tools.
- Brian Jones tried (and failed) to play piano on “All Along the Watchtower.” Hendrix often encouraged other musicians to join in on his recording sessions, and Electric Ladyland featured several guest contributors, including Al Kooper, Buddy Miles and three members of Traffic (Dave Mason, Steve Winwood and Chris Wood).
- Bob Dylan thought Hendrix’s version of “Watchtower” was an improvement on his original. “I love Dylan,” Hendrix enthused to Rolling Stone in 1969. “I only met him once, about three years ago, back at the Kettle of Fish [a folk-rock-era hangout in New York] on MacDougal Street.
Jul 12, 2021 · Electric Ladyland is a study of what the guitar is capable of, and ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’ is its closing statement in the court of musical achievement. There is no point in technical proficiency if it doesn’t sound good or offer a glimpse of soul, and with this iconic riff, Jimi Hendrix shines through with more style ...
"Voodoo Chile" (/ tʃ aɪ l / CHAIL) is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded in 1968 for the third Jimi Hendrix Experience album Electric Ladyland. It is based on the Muddy Waters blues song " Rollin' Stone ", but with original lyrics and music.
Oct 16, 2018 · Electric Ladyland takes us into every corner of this eruptive creative genius, as open-ended jams and intricately fashioned musical triumphs whiz past sign...
May 12, 2021 · Here's how Steve Winwood ended up on the 15-minute Jimi Hendrix jam that became a key track on 'Electric Ladyland.'
Dec 17, 2013 · Mason’s band mate, Steve Winwood, plays organ on “Voodoo Chile”, a 15 minute bluesy tune a real live club feel, despite being recorded in a New York City studio.
