On this day in music history: September 9, 1969 - Jimi Hendrix will make his US television debut on The Dick Cavett Show. The musician was originally scheduled to appear on the program on the day after his appearance at Woodstock, but will oversleep and miss the taping. He will be re-scheduled a few weeks later and is interviewed by Cavett and performs the songs Machine Gun, Hear My Train A Comin, and Izabella. During the interview, Hendrix will reveal himself to be very intelligent, humble, and humorous. He will also give insight into what movitates him to create his music and his feelings on its spiritual aspects. Cavett will also ask Hendrix about his performance of The Star Spangled Banner which will create of the public and press will criticize as unorthodox. Hendrix will reply its not orthodox, I thought it was beautiful to which the audience will respond with applause. The complete interview and music performances will be released on DVD as Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show in 2002.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:00:41 +0000
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