C&O

This week's Cover and Original is one where the covering artist's style really fits well with the original. John Mayer (indie-fans groan), is a favorite of mine, someone that I've enjoyed to varying degrees pretty consistantly over the years. In recent years, he's trended towards blues-rock more and more, which is good with his music style.

Thus, I think that he fits well with a track from his live album, Try!, where he covers a Jimi Hendrix tune, Wait Until Tomorrow. Hendrix is known for his outstanding guitarwork, and Mayer's certainly influenced by that, and it rubs off well...

Wait Until Tomorrow - Jimi Hendrix

Wait Until Tomorrow - John Mayer

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On This Day...

September 18th, 1970, singer Jimi Hendrix was found dead at the age of 27. He was considered onf of the most influencial singers and musicians of his age, building on the influences of the blue and rock & roll. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and was named the #1 Guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.

Who Knows? - Jimi Hendrix

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