Music of 1968: Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones

For these articles, I will only be writing a couple things mentioned in the articles about each artist.

JIMI HENDRIX:  UNBOUND BY THE RULES

"James Marshall Hendrix, the Stratocaster-burning, blues-bending left-hander who played a right-handed guitar upside down.  Hendrix came seemingly from nowhere, was discovered in New York, hustles off to London, where he became a star, and then returned to the U.S., where he introduced himself to Americans at the Monterrey Pop Festival."

THE ROLLING STONES:  GRITTY, RAW AND LOUD

"'Beggars Banquet' ...was released on Dec.6, 1968, the Rolling Stones were on fire.  Critics and fans who had skewered the band's previous album, 1967's psychedelic 'Their Satanic Majesties Request', forgave them everything.

"The band was entering its most creative period."

The next albums were "Let It Bleed",  "Sticky Fingers", "Exile On Main Street", and "Goats Head Soup."

Personally, though, I really liked "Their Satanic Majesties Request."

--RoadDog

Gone But Not Forgotten-- Part 2: "Polk Salad Annie"

Continuing with Rock and Roll musicians dying in 2018.

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE--  Temptations  Dennis Edwards  74.  Replacement for David Ruffin.
POLK SALAD ANNIE--  Tony Joe White, 75   "Gators Got You."
PEGGY SUE--  Buddy Holly   Peggy Sue Gerron, 78.  The Peggy Sue of the song.  Girlfriend and later wife of Holly's drummer.

HAVE I THE RIGHT--  Honeycombs  Honey Lantree, 75.  The group's drummer and namesake.
(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION--  Rolling Stones  Glenn Snoddy, 96.  Engineer who invented the fuzz pedal.
HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent    Jim Rodford  bassist

CATCH ME NOW, I'M FALLING--    Kinks    Jim Rodford
YELLOW JACKET--  Ventures    Nokie Edwards, 82  Lead guitar.  This is the theme song of Bob Stroud's daily One 45 at 1:45 bit.
HEY BARTENDER--  Blues Brothers    Matt "Guitar" Murphy, 88.  How can you forget that classic scene in Aretha Franklin's Soul Kitchen when she implores him to "Think!!"

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Went Balling The Other Night."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

IN 50 YEARS OF LIVING YOU LEARN:  There  comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday.  That age is age 11.


"Hey Bartender"

11 Iconic Guitar Combinations

From the May 5, 2011, List Universe.

11.  Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick, Hamer 5-neck guitar
10.  Bo Diddley--  square guitar
9.  Stevie Ray Vaughan--  Number One (named after his first wife) a Fender Stratocaster

8.  Angus Young (AC/DC) Gibson SG
7.  Brian May (Queen) Red Special (The Fireplace) built by himself
6.  Bruce Springsteen--  50s Fender Esquire

5.  Eddie Van Halen--  Frankenstrat
4.  Jimmy Page--  Les Paul guitar
3.  Eric Clapton--  Blackie

2.  Jimi Hendrix--  Fender Stratocaster
1.  B.B. King--  Lucille

--RoadDog