By Steve Newton Few guitar players have proven as influential as Jimi Hendrix. As the years go passing by, the rock legend's influence just keeps growing and growing. Back in 2001 I interviewed Randy Hansen, the world's best-known Hendrix tribute artist, and at one point I asked him what he thought was so great about … Continue reading That time I asked Randy Hansen what he thought was so great about Hendrix when he first heard him
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That time Randy Hansen told me about exchanging ideas and creating animal sounds with Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Steve Newton When I interviewed Jimi Hendrix tribute artist Randy Hansen back in 2001 I learned that he had known Stevie Ray Vaughan quite well. I was cool to hear Hansen reminisce about Stevie Ray opening shows for him in Austin, Texas, and the two of them creating animal sounds on guitar. Have a … Continue reading That time Randy Hansen told me about exchanging ideas and creating animal sounds with Stevie Ray Vaughan
That time Randy Hansen told me about recording his atmospheric, Hendrix-style guitar parts for Apocalypse Now
By Steve Newton Back in August of 2001 I interviewed Jimi Hendrix tribute artist Randy Hansen because he was coming up from Seattle for a gig at a Vancouver club. This was right around the time that Apocalypse Now Redux, an extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1979 Vietnam war movie, was being released. … Continue reading That time Randy Hansen told me about recording his atmospheric, Hendrix-style guitar parts for Apocalypse Now
That time Randy Hansen told me that everything became clear to him when he first heard Jimi Hendrix
By Steve Newton If there ever were a guitarist who deserved being paid tribute to, it's Jimi Hendrix. Randy Hansen has been doing just that for decades now, and few Hendrix aficionados have complained. I interviewed Hansen back in August of 2001, and he told me about the first time he heard his idol. Have … Continue reading That time Randy Hansen told me that everything became clear to him when he first heard Jimi Hendrix