>Tracy_Barber@frontiernet.net wrote:
>

>> I wonder how many bands will do Hendrix songs? Raja states that
>> Hendrix was a one album band and not worthy of much recognition.
>>
>> Well, I can think of 2 songs that have been covered, albeit maybe not
>> as memorably as "Train", but here goes:
>>
>> "Little Wing"
>> -------------
>>
>> Derek & The Dominoes (Clapton)
>> Stevie Ray Vaughan
>>
>> "Purple Haze"
>> -------------
>>
>> Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
>> Tangerine Dream
>> I think Kronos Quartet did it also
>>
>> The ABSOLUTE cover of a Hendrix song is "Voodoo Chile Slight Return"
>> by Stevie Ray. He captured the *** essence *** of the playing of that
>> song - not a clone / copy, but you could feel it.
>>
>> Mind you, these are all post 1969 covers. Anyhoo, ya got me to think
>> about this. I'm sure I could come up with more performers who played
>> those songs on an album, but that was off the top...
>>
>> Hmmm... maybe another good topic, instead of Raja's lists?

>
>This web site may be of interest:
>
>http://jimihendrix.wikia.com/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix_Wiki
>
>Under "Foxy Lady" alone, I found 11 covers listed:
>- Booker T. & the M.G.'s, for their 1968 album Soul Limbo.
>- The Cure, for their 1979 album Three Imaginary Boys.
>- Didjits, for their 1990 album Hornet Pinata.
>- Giant Sand, for the 1990 tribute album If 6 Was 9: A Tribute to Jimi
>Hendrix.
>- Paul Rodgers and Company, for their 1993 live tribute EP The Hendrix
>Set.
>- Hampton String Quartet, for their 1995 cover album Sympathy for the
>Devil.
>- The Hamsters, for their 1996 live tribute album The Jimi Hendrix
>Memorial Concerts: 1995.
>- Beki Bondage, for her 2000 cover album Cold Turkey.
>- Roy Mette, for his 2001 tribute album A New Experience: An Acoustic
>Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
>- The String Quartet, for their 2003 tribute album The String Quartet
>Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
>- Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci, for their 2005 live album
>G3: Live in Tokyo.