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November 8

Help identifying a possible Hendrix bootleg?

I've been having this running debate with a friend over whether or not this [1] is in fact a recording of Hendrix. He claims that it's actually Herman Hitson. I don't buy it. For one thing, based on all of the recordings I've heard of Hitson, not one of them demonstrates either the style or prowess found in the lead-guitar playing in this recording. The rhythm guitar, however, does sound like some of Hitson's other stuff. On the other hand, the lead-guitar here seems to me to be signature Hendrix; the phrasing, style, and flair is unmistakable and even numerous examples of licks used by Hendrix from his known recordings can be heard throughout. Of course it's just my opinion over his, so I'm wondering if this debate could be settled by some reliable corroboration one way or another. Any ideas? 172.3.117.214 (talk) 04:29, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The consensus seems to be that it's Hitson not Hendrix. See, for example, [2] [3] [4] --Viennese Waltz 08:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]