Killing Floor Jimi Hendrix Howlin

The song performed by jimi is killing floor.

Killing floor jimi hendrix howlin.

According to wikipedia the song s title refers to the active area of a slaughterhouse. Great blues music from howlin wolf. Hendrix buoyed by said sincerity took to the stage and grabbed a guitar to cover howlin wolf s killing floor eric clapton told planet rock. Originally it was written by legendary blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf and became classic of chicago electric blues.

Album chess blues vol 4. The guitar riff from howlin wolf s foil hubert sumlin is instantly familiar and has been endlessly co opted by rock acts who have stolen it for their own blues rock compositions or covered it directly as did jimi hendrix mike bloomfield s electric flag and famously by led zeppelin as the lemon song. Jimi and his guitar. Called one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues killing floor became a blues standard with recordings by various artists.

Killing floor howlin wolf. Best of rock blues guitar. It has been acknowledged by the blues foundation hall of fame which noted its popularity among rock as well as blues musicians. Killing floor is a 1964 song by american blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf.

Eric clapton hubert sumlin clarence gatemouth buddy guy santana jeff beck jimi hendrix robert cray robert johnson woody guthrie l. We got up on stage and chas chandler says i ve got this friend who would love to jam with you it was funny in those days anybody could get up with anybody if you were convincing enough that you could play. It is the best and greatest guitarist in rock. This is one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues.

Killing floor by jimi hendrix.