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.

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Best of rock blues guitar. It is the best and greatest guitarist in rock. Originally it was written by legendary blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf and became classic of chicago electric blues. 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. Killing floor howlin wolf. This is one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues. Watch one of very few good quality videos recorded live in monterey 1967.

Killing floor by albert king. 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. Produced by willie dixon phil chess leonard chess. Album chess blues vol 4.

The song performed by jimi is killing floor. According to wikipedia the song s title refers to the active area of a slaughterhouse. Killing floor is a 1964 song by american blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf. Called one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues killing floor became a blues standard with recordings by various artists.

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