Featuring some of the best known and most respected figures in rock and blues has been set to celebrate the legacy and music of Jimi Hendrix, as Trump Taj Mahal brings Experience Hendrix to the Mark G. Etess Arena on Friday, October 19, 2007. Show time is at 9:00 pm with doors at 8:00 pm.
Experience will feature artists who will be performing music written by and associated with Jimi Hendrix, including blues giant Buddy Guy, pedal steel innovator Robert Randolph and contemporary guitar great Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Special guests include Robby Krieger, guitarist of the Doors, Rolling Stones veteran guitarist Mick Taylor and Hubert Sumlin, the Mississippi-born guitarist who worked with both Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. Most remarkably, Mitch Mitchell (drums) and Billy Cox (bass), the same Jimi Hendrix Experience rhythm section that played behind Hendrix at Woodstock will be featured.
Native American band Indigenous and Eric Gales, the Memphis guitarist who is heard on the Power of Soul Jimi Hendrix tribute album will be on hand for the Experience Hendrix tour. Various combinations of these artists perform such Hendrix signature songs as "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" and are sure to make the concerts very special events for both new and veteran Hendrix fans. Visit jimihendrixcom for more information.