When you hear guitar players who are strongly influenced by Hendrix, most sound like they're influenced by one or two of his albums. Robin Trower sounds like he was influenced by latter-period stuff, whereas Stevie Ray Vaughan was strongly influenced by middle-period things. Let The Good Times Roll," "Spanish Castle Magic," and "Little Wing." It's weird how so many guitar players sound like Hendrix, but they don't sound like each other. Robin sounds like Hendrix, but he doesn't sound like Eddie Hazel, Frank Marino, Eric Gales, or Stevie Ray. For me, Jimi's strongest influence was to be original - don't be me, be you. Hendrix was a consummate original. Hendrix came on the scene and affected things on a . . .

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