The 10 best Jimi Hendrix songs released after his death (51st Anniversary on Sept 18)

Definitely- wish he hadn’t died so soon- as someone mentioned, he had tons of stuff he was working on but not finished- He didn’t strike me as being a deep part of the hippie stuff/anti-war movement like other artists at that time- he was kinda doing his own thing- more into psychedelic stuff (which i guess was kinda hippie-like-) but different- he marched to his own beat I think-

Shame, lots of black folks back then loved America, (but just hated the racism they were truly a part of during those times, but we as a nation were coming out of it, and i think a lot of minority groups sensed ot and appreciated it and the nation, and the opportunistic to all who went for them- even though the wounds of what they and their folks went through were still fresh-)- but now so many black folks are really angry- kneel in protest of the anthem, sing their own anthem- etc-

The left are driving the races apart- So many minority groups and folks are just really angry these days- Jimmie was above all that- and like he said, even though it got him down at times, he loved America- Wish more folks would feel that way

Experience Hendrix LLC is run by Janie Hendrix, who's mother married Jimi's late father, Al. She is a step-sister and supposedly met Jimi twice (he died when she was 8 or 9). She is a non-blood family member. When Al died, he left the estate to her and a cousin.

Hendrix's brothers aren't even part of EH. Eight family members sued unsuccessfully to overturn Al's will (it was an ugly family fight claiming that Janie took advantage of the old and ill Al). Maybe she's the one who stayed sober and kept things together. Or maybe she's in it for the money.

What IS true, is that outside of people over 40 or classic rock stations, Jimi's isn't played or covered and that's a problem. In some ways, EH reminds me of the Zappa Family Trust which for years squandered time and failed to keep Zappa's name and music alive and relevant for the next generation.

While EH has a band of touring musicians covering Jimi's music, there should be releases from the vault, movies, and conferences and more to secure his legacy. Otherwise, notwithstanding Jimi's awesome talent and gifts, Jimi Hendrix could become like Elvis - known by an aging generation only and unknown to kids who'd rather listen to terrible pop music.

In a way, it's like how liberty and freedom could have been snuffed had Hillary won in 2016. Trump's election helped usher in a revival of old classically liberal ideas beyond Tea Party members and with younger Americans, and derail the McCain/Willard vision of appeasement. While Bidet won* the fire remains burning. Hendrix (and Zappa for that matter) need a Trumpian revival.

I suspect in 20 years NOBODY will buy Elvis albums. At that point Elvis will cease to matter. This is the possible future of Jimi. I hope I'm wrong.

/rant

Dolly Dagger my fave.

Saw Jimi 2x, Sun Devil Gym just after he left the Monkees, and Veterans Coliseum, where Vanilla Fudge opened for him (and blew him off the stage. People were screaming for the Fudge 10 minutes into Hendrix’s set).

At Sun Devil Gym, he was on another planet musically. Fantastic. But a year later, he was drugged out, couldn’t tune his guitar, was struggling.

That’s funny-I saw Jimi in Minneapolis in Nov. of ‘68 (skipped school to do it), and I also made a cassette recording of the performance.

Imagine trying to do that now!

Anyway, it wasn’t long after the cassette tape tangled up on me.

I made the mistake of saying, “oh well”, and tossing it…

That Jimi inspired and his recordings mentored a couple of generations and hundreds of thousands of guitar-slingers (many of them top tier) will be his ever-lasting legacy. Few who followed in Presley's footsteps endured - he was a huge star and a great performer but, Elvis didn't throw away all the rules, reinvent techniques and sit at the pinnacle for half-a-century after a career spanning less than a decade.
Yes, Jannie is/was a tool - but, thankfully she involved folks like Eddie Kramer to extend and preserve the catalogue. One can only surmise what would have happened had dysfunctional brother Leon been put it charge, so perhaps Jannie is the lessor of evils. I've been involved in Hendrix tributes celebrating his genius for more than 4 decades and consider the annual live "Experience Hendrix" shows the top of the food chain - so Janie's done something right along the way and fended off the leaches like Alan Douglas.
As for the best Posthumous release, I consider "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" among the most melodically pleasing, but ymmv.

from the Room Full of Mirrors

It will happen. The market for Big Band and postwar orchestra was my parents’ generation, and they’re vanishing. Most don’t spend time listening to their old favorites, or even have a way to do it.

When I was young and pretty, and had my first apartments, I’d take daily walks and encounter 78 rpm records and albums, in garage sales and estate sales (often the same thing). A local collector told me, if I figured out how to sell 78s on eBay and have them get there in one piece, tell him what it is. :^)

Landfill. Once an artist dies, it’s just a matter of time.

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