(PR) A special five city tour, 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 next month. The tour launches October 16 at Washington’s Constitution Hall. Experience Hendrix, LLC, the Hendrix family-owned company charged entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix is the presenter of the tour and lends its name to the endeavor which runs through October 20th. Other tour stops include New York, Hampton Beach, NH, Atlantic City and Waterbury, CT.
Featuring artists who will be performing music written by and associated with Jimi Hendrix include blues giant Buddy Guy, pedal steel innovator Robert Randolph, contemporary guitar greats Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Special guests include Robbie 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 is the will be on hand for the Experience Hendrix tour dates as will Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, a/k/a Double Trouble, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan’s highly regarded rhythm section.
Native American band Indigenous and Eric Gales, the Memphis guitarist who is heard on the Power of Soul Jimi Hendrix tribute album are also part of 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.
Experience Hendrix Tour dates
(Tickets now on sale)
Oct-16 Washington, DC, Constitution Hall
Oct-17 New York, New York, Beacon Theater
Oct-18 Hampton Beach, NH, Casino Ballroom
Oct-19 Atlantic City, New Jersey, Trump Casino
Oct-20 Waterbury, CT, Palace Theater