• Jimi's Mentor

  • Nov 4 2024
  • Length: 9 mins
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Jimi's Mentor

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    In 1966, Jimi Hendrix – who was then still an obscure musician going as Jimmy James -- wandered into a club near Times Square called the African Room. On stage he saw a tall, muscular black man in a black leotard, boots with eight-inch heels, and a spider monkey on his shoulder, doing a voodoo-inspired dance in front of a rock band. Mike Quashie, from Trinidad, had once been famous as the Limbo King. He now helped Jimmy James become Jimi Hendrix, as well as inspiring Lou Reed, the New York Dolls, and David Bowie. Excerpted from my book, "The Village."

    #jimihendrix #greenwichvillage #ledzepellin #davidbowie #loureed #mikequashie #rockmusic
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