Killing Floor Jimi Hendrix Howlin

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.

Killing floor jimi hendrix howlin.

Album chess blues vol 4. Killing floor by albert king. This is one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues. 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.

Eric clapton hubert sumlin clarence gatemouth buddy guy santana jeff beck jimi hendrix robert cray robert johnson woody guthrie l. Called one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues killing floor became a blues standard with recordings by various artists. The song performed by jimi is killing floor. 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.

Killing floor by jimi hendrix. Produced by willie dixon phil chess leonard chess. Killing floor is a 1964 song by american blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf. Originally it was written by legendary blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf and became classic of chicago electric blues.

It is the best and greatest guitarist in rock. Killing floor howlin wolf. Great blues music from howlin wolf. It has been acknowledged by the blues foundation hall of fame which noted its popularity among rock as well as blues musicians.

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