Re: Fwd: Jimmy and Jimi

[Scott Swanson <swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RoyalJelly@xxxxxxxxx writes:

>  Pagey was on the radio a few years before Hendrix - possibly on
>half of all songs commimg out of London between '63 and '65 - 
>Hendrix definately heard Jimmy play long before the oppisite. 
>I've always felt that it is very,very possible that Jimi could have
>been influenced by Jimmy - before Zep and before the Experience . 

There is actually one documented example of Hendrix being influenced by
Page.  When The Yardbirds released "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago,"
Hendrix was blown away by the song, and he even borrowed bits of it
for "Stone Free."  Hendrix was a huge Jeff Beck fan, and he proudly
told Beck about how much "Happenings..." influenced "Stone Free."

Problem was, Beck wasn't the primary writer of "Happenings"-- Page was.
But the record's label mistakenly omitted Page's name from the writing
credits.  Pity.

Later,

Scott
(swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)