– Jimi Hendrix – Live in San Diego – May 24, 1969 – Wally Heider soundboard –
More milestones in Rock to end the week. The legendary Jimi Hendrix, along with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass, recorded in concert in San Diego on May 24, 1969.
Jimi Hendrix’ influence on music has been so all-pervasive that it’s hard to imagine what it would have sounded like had he not exploded on the scene when he did. When you consider that his music has been transposed and played by the likes of everyone from Gil Evans to The Kronos Quartet, you realize just how epic his contribution was. How it has managed to sound fresh and vital, almost 50 years after it was first heard is another indication of just how unique and inventive he was.
There is certainly no shortage of albums, films and books dedicated to the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. But his live concerts had always been enjoyable and profound experiences. Not just for the ability to hear how many times he could play the same song differently, but in a live setting there was the extra added magic of audience-performer energy exchange. In short, every concert was different; no two sounded quite the same.
Genius works like that.
Here is that concert from May 24, 1969 – recorded by the Wally Heider Sound truck, possibly for an album, but thankfully for posterity.
Play very loud – or save for the weekend – either way . . .
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Jimi Hendrix – San Diego 1969 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– Jimi Hendrix – Live in San Diego – May 24, 1969 – Wally Heider soundboard –
More milestones in Rock to end the week. The legendary Jimi Hendrix, along with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass, recorded in concert in San Diego on May 24, 1969.
During an interview with Elvis Presley from 1956, he was asked how long he thought Rock n’ Roll would be around before it faded away. Presley answered 4 years. Clearly, no one had any idea or even a clue that it would evolve the way it did, and artists like Jimi Hendrix would emerge and take things to a whole new level.
Jimi Hendrix’ influence on music has been so all-pervasive that it’s hard to imagine what it would have sounded like had he not exploded on the scene when he did. When you consider that his music has been transposed and played by the likes of everyone from Gil Evans to The Kronos Quartet, you realize just how epic his contribution was. How it has managed to sound fresh and vital, almost 50 years after it was first heard is another indication of just how unique and inventive he was.
There is certainly no shortage of albums, films and books dedicated to the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. But his live concerts had always been enjoyable and profound experiences. Not just for the ability to hear how many times he could play the same song differently, but in a live setting there was the extra added magic of audience-performer energy exchange. In short, every concert was different; no two sounded quite the same.
Genius works like that.
Here is that concert from May 24, 1969 – recorded by the Wally Heider Sound truck, possibly for an album, but thankfully for posterity.
Play very loud – or save for the weekend – either way . . .
As you probably know by now, Past Daily has been going through a few changes. Over the past several months we’ve been introducing new features and losing old ones. We’ve begun to run ads, only because we really need the income in order to stay online and hope this isn’t a problem. Of course, if you consider subscribing and becoming a Patron via Patreon, you get the posts ad-free and the option to download all the audio we post here – our way of saying thank you for your support and to help you build your own archive. Joining Patreon is easy and we’ve made it even easier for you by offering you a free trial to kick the tires, as it were. All you have to do is click on the red box just below, the one that says Become A Patron, and be part of the family. You can support us one time or forever; your choice. We’ll be offering more perks as time goes on – but we need to get stable first and we can only do that with your support. So do everybody a favor and join us – we’d love to have you!
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