I heard he was a big fan of Terry Kath and Billy Gibbons. However, I swear there used to be a clip here on you tube that was removed or edited where Dick Cavett asked him how it felt to be the greatest guitarist in the world and he answered, "you need to ask Rory Gallagher". Then he said something like, how about the best guitarist sitting in this chair?
I remember jimi Hendrix raving about Alvin Lee of Ten Years After at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival, he said, and I quote, "That dude is not just the fastest guitarist on the planet, he is the fastest guitarist in the Universe!" He said that after watching TYA play "Going Home"
What makes sense about this list isn't only that all of them are first-rate players. It's also that Albert King and Otis Rush gave Hendrix a couple of fellow left-handed players to latch onto. What doesn't make sense is that this list makes no mention of Terry Kath.
This is BS. Jimi loved Terry Kath and Jeff Beck. Billy Gibbons said they would listen to Jeff's records and Jimi would say to him- How do you think Jeff gets those sounds?
My understanding is that when Chas Chandler recruited Jimi to go to England, Jimi made Chas promise that he would arrange a meeting with Eric Clapton and Jeff.
@@firstlast5350 Yes, Rory had a gift for electric, acoustic and slide in addition to being a dynamic live performer who also combined singing with guitar .
All of the ones mentioned are great. From 1960 to 1970, you can probably find another 100 that are great. At any given time, you can make a list and be guaranteed to forget some.
Nice to see Rory Gallagher (aka: "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of") made Hendrix's list. Rory's band Taste was very active during the last two years or so of Jimi's life, and I believe they at least once (Isle Of Wight festival 1968?) ended up on the same bill. There were similarities of style between both of these icons, and the progression of rock and blues moving forward was all the richer for their legacy and the individual stamps they placed on the genre.
Not a surprise that most of them are old bluesmen. Rory Gallagher is an interesting one, whom you might not have expected Hendrix to notice. But it makes you wonder, how can he include him and not Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Peter Green, Richard Thompson...? I too wonder about the provenance of this list though. I'm absolutely certain H never reeled off his top 10 - that just wouldn't be his style.
Many more could be added to this list: Terry Kath, Roy Buchanan, Johnny Winter, Robby Krieger and even Eric Braun of Iron Butterfly. Jimi admired others who had talent but didn't necessarily play the style of music he played
I don’t think this is in order this is just 10 of his favorite guitarists or his 10 favorite guitarists in no particular order bc then Rory Gallagher would be number 1
Mutual admiration. Not sure if they're still up, but there were some great video interviews of Leslie talking about jamming with Jimi at Leslie's NY apartment. Also check out the video of Leslie doing "Theme for An Imaginary Western " live in tribute to Felix Pappalardi. Some fo the best solo work Leslie ever did.
Jimi was gonna do a record with Terry Kath but Terry didn't last... Rory G was a MONSTER to play like that and sing . Go to ZZ Top Fandango album and listen to Blue Jean Blues. Best blues ever recorded!
The wonderful thing about Jimi is that he recognized the greatness in others & saw their potential. Billy Gibbons was little more than a teenager but he saw what was there.
Billy gibbons was well known in Texas at that time, he was full blown blues at that time, a lot of people only know ZZ top for their 80s music, I've seen them live several times and Billy Gibbons can play with the best of them.
Yes, I just watched this top 10 and James Heath below is right -- there have been many inerivews with Hendrix in which he spoke most highly of Terry Kath -- who also admired Jimi.
Oh ya, leave out the Native American Indian. The best kept secret in all of this is Lolly Vegas of Redbone. Jimi hung out with them whenever he was in L.A. and told many people Lolly was his favourite guitarist.
@@user-rq9kc3gc6jgibbons has given interviews were he talks about opening for him. How his room would be down the hall and Jimi would call him over so they could talk guitar. Their interactions seem pretty short to be so high on the list but I dont know.
When ZZ Top was touring as the opening act for Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons recounted how he once went into Hendrix's hotel room where Hendrix was playing the newest Beck record and asking Gibbons how he thought Beck achieved certain effects. Gibbons told Hendrix that Beck was probably asking the same thing about HIS records.
Wait, Jimi also loved jazz players, Kenny Burrell in particular. He also loved Terry Kath and Jeff Beck, who are not on this list. These choices were mentioned by Jimi on occassion. Perhaps someone could do a better list with Jimi's quotes.
You're trying to compare apples and oranges my friend, Kath has a completely different style than Gibbons. There are many many people that would wholeheartedly disagree with you. Billy Gibbons is a blues Legend.
@@TheHumbuckerboyI love Billy but listen to I'm a man live from when the band was called Chicago Transit Authority. He is great but why would you compare him to Billy. Completely different but both awesome.
I don't know how this list was compiled but Hendrix has been quoted as admiring the playing of Robert Fripp along with Rory Gallagher among his contemporary guitarists
Rory Gallagher released his first album in 71,not too sure jimi would have known too much about him, I'm sure he would have liked what he heard though.
He's great but not a showman's guitarist but I love his sound. He wrote some of the greatest songs before he went political. If his political songs had the same melodies as his earlier works, people would remember him a lot more. I'm generalizing but I believe it.
@@matteg490 Oh, I agree, but his filigree runs can be detected in quite a few of Hendrix' recordings - 'Have You Ever Been to...' being an example. Mostly, though, this list is BS, anyway, as I'm sure he expressed a liking for many guitar players at some point or other.
Jimi Hendrix said directly on TV in an interview no hear say no anything that Billy gibbons was the greatest guitar player. Look it up you'll find it. It was on the dick cavett show. Gibbons in 68 had a band called the moving sidewalks.
Very nice beautiful, please go to your CZcams and just put in,,, Stewart Barnes and the Stewart Barnes band,, Stewart Barnes played like this before he saw Hendrix, Stewart Barnes born in 1945 yorkshire England, this is belgium 1990, Stewart Barnes passed away some years ago
Conspicuously missing is some one, who IMHO was far better...Jeff Beck. And most blatantly un named is the best of them all, Glen Campbell. He also could have mentioned Frank Zappa, since he invented the "wah-wah" pedal, which Hendrix relied upon heavily. What I will say is Jimi was "innovative" but fairly one dimensional, where as SRV could sound just like Hendrix yet could play jazz as good as Wes Montgomery .
Frank did not invent the wah wah pedal. Where the hell did you get that idea? It was invented by Brad Plunkett in 1966 when he worked for Warwick Electronics, a division of the Thomas Organ Company.
There are plenty of clips of Steve Cropper playing with Stax performers and other real musicians. Why show him with those frat house fakes the Blues Brothers?
I'm suspecting that the magazine doesn't know much about Jimi Hendrix. In a video interview Jimi said that Terry Kath was a better guitar player than himself.
@@KingKull1971 From what I remember Jimi admired him and spoke very highly of him and liked him very much. He didn't mention if he was in his top ten. But, anyone who is a musician of any ability would only say something like that if the person was not one of his favorites. That's how I know you are not a musician or one of any great ability.
He was a big fan of Terry Kath in Chicago
Called him number 1
Not even on the list! He was number one for sure
That's right!
I heard he was a big fan of Terry Kath and Billy Gibbons. However, I swear there used to be a clip here on you tube that was removed or edited where Dick Cavett asked him how it felt to be the greatest guitarist in the world and he answered, "you need to ask Rory Gallagher". Then he said something like, how about the best guitarist sitting in this chair?
@@derfzus1040 Yes, Rory had a mastery of electric, acoustic, slide .
List is invalid without Terry Kath. Hendrix loved the way he played.
I was just gonna comment that. All great players, replace b.b. with terry and i would believe it
Sorry take away clapton😂
Jeff beck, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, John McLaughlin, Robert Fripp, Larry Coryell and many others...
Whaaat? Hendrix was a massive fan of Jeff Beck.
jimi hendrix sucks!
You got GOOBLETY GOCKED you young dadgum CALAMITY FLAPS
RORY GALLAGHER FOR ME.
It is reported that when asked, how does it feel to be the greatest guitar player in the world Hendrix replied, "don't ask me ask Rory Gallagher"!
I remember jimi Hendrix raving about Alvin Lee of Ten Years After at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival, he said, and I quote, "That dude is not just the fastest guitarist on the planet, he is the fastest guitarist in the Universe!" He said that after watching TYA play "Going Home"
Good to see Rory up there 👏 👍 🙌 👌
U forgot to mention the great Robert Fripp he was a huge admirer of Fripp
heard him in an interview give Roy Clark praises
What makes sense about this list isn't only that all of them are first-rate players. It's also that Albert King and Otis Rush gave Hendrix a couple of fellow left-handed players to latch onto. What doesn't make sense is that this list makes no mention of Terry Kath.
I read somewhere that Jimi was also a fan of Ritchie Valens’ guitar playing.
RIP TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE GONE. 🙏
Jimi was a big fan of Phil Keggy too.
Terry Kath and Johnny Winter.
Jimi was very inspired by T bone Walker and Buddy Guy
👍... as were legions of others..
Jimi was also a fan of Frank Zappa.
Ol needle dick…?
This is BS. Jimi loved Terry Kath and Jeff Beck. Billy Gibbons said they would listen to Jeff's records and Jimi would say to him- How do you think Jeff gets those sounds?
My understanding is that when Chas Chandler recruited Jimi to go to England, Jimi made Chas promise that he would arrange a meeting with Eric Clapton and Jeff.
And Buddy Guy!
RORY !
Rory was amazing. Nice that he respected him.
@@firstlast5350 Yes, Rory had a gift for electric, acoustic and slide in addition to being a dynamic live performer who also combined singing with guitar .
All of the ones mentioned are great. From 1960 to 1970, you can probably find another 100 that are great. At any given time, you can make a list and be guaranteed to forget some.
This is good to know. Even Jimi had his influences.
Legend has it he was mesmerized by the playing of Buddy Guy.
Nice to see Rory Gallagher (aka: "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of") made Hendrix's list. Rory's band Taste was very active during the last two years or so of Jimi's life, and I believe they at least once (Isle Of Wight festival 1968?) ended up on the same bill. There were similarities of style between both of these icons, and the progression of rock and blues moving forward was all the richer for their legacy and the individual stamps they placed on the genre.
Not a surprise that most of them are old bluesmen. Rory Gallagher is an interesting one, whom you might not have expected Hendrix to notice. But it makes you wonder, how can he include him and not Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Peter Green, Richard Thompson...?
I too wonder about the provenance of this list though. I'm absolutely certain H never reeled off his top 10 - that just wouldn't be his style.
Jimi said Terry Kath was the best guitar player in the world.
He AINT NOT sayed it
Many more could be added to this list: Terry Kath, Roy Buchanan, Johnny Winter, Robby Krieger and even Eric Braun of Iron Butterfly. Jimi admired others who had talent but didn't necessarily play the style of music he played
Glad Rory Gallagher is on the list.
Does it really matter?
@@nonmember8725 why wouldnt it?
@@darn1285 Cause it`s some made up shit...do you think Hendrix sat around making lists?
@@martybrown358 Thank you!
I don’t think this is in order this is just 10 of his favorite guitarists or his 10 favorite guitarists in no particular order bc then Rory Gallagher would be number 1
I can’t believe that this guy hasn’t been mentioned yet but, Jimi really liked Leslie West (Mountain). Having jammed with on stage.
Mutual admiration. Not sure if they're still up, but there were some great video interviews of Leslie talking about jamming with Jimi at Leslie's NY apartment. Also check out the video of Leslie doing "Theme for An Imaginary Western " live in tribute to Felix Pappalardi. Some fo the best solo work Leslie ever did.
Billy Gibbons is a living legend and a national hero.
I would have loved to see Jimi play.
Not sure why Terry Kath was excluded from list
Because the guy who posted this, don`t know who that is.
😂.
and Buddy Guy
because nobody cares
Because - Ignorance is bliss.
Jimi was gonna do a record with Terry Kath but Terry didn't last...
Rory G was a MONSTER to play like that and sing .
Go to ZZ Top Fandango album and listen to Blue Jean Blues.
Best blues ever recorded!
"Terry didn`t last"?
Jimi didn't last. Kath outlived him
Hendrix died in 1970. Terry Kath died in 1978.
Oddly enough his #1 pick claims he was always listening to Jeff Beck & wondering how he did certain things
He did not mention Mike Bloomfield
nah
Neither would I.
Jimi was also a big fan of phil keaggy
Hendrix called Terry Kath: "The best guitarist in the universe."
How could you not be a fan of the 🐐 Clapton
The wonderful thing about Jimi is that he recognized the greatness in others & saw their potential. Billy Gibbons was little more than a teenager but he saw what was there.
Billy gibbons was well known in Texas at that time, he was full blown blues at that time, a lot of people only know ZZ top for their 80s music, I've seen them live several times and Billy Gibbons can play with the best of them.
I know his favorite keyboardist was Keith Emerson. He even got Emerson and The Nice to tour with him.
According to whom…??? P. O….
JOHNNY WINTER WAS A BIG INFLUENCE
Yes, I just watched this top 10 and James Heath below is right -- there have been many inerivews with Hendrix in which he spoke most highly of Terry Kath -- who also admired Jimi.
There are at list 100 others like jeff beck freddie king buddy guy..........
Oh ya, leave out the Native American Indian. The best kept secret in all of this is Lolly Vegas of Redbone. Jimi hung out with them whenever he was in L.A. and told many people Lolly was his favourite guitarist.
Oh and moving sidewalks with Dusty Gibbons
How could they possibly compile a top 10 list? Using what criteria?
The whole idea of a top ten is ludicrous to begin with.. What the heck is "Far Out Magazine " ?
I think they forgot Hubert Sumlin.
What about Terry?
Duane ? Wes ?.
Who says these were his top 10 ?
You can definitely hear the influence
From what I could find, ZZ Top's first album wasn't released until six months after Hendrix died.
Gibbons was in a band that opened for Hendrix a number of times. This was before the ZZ Top days.
@@majorsynthqed7374 Thank you major, that's interesting information that will help me keep my foot out of my mouth.
@@user-rq9kc3gc6jgibbons has given interviews were he talks about opening for him. How his room would be down the hall and Jimi would call him over so they could talk guitar. Their interactions seem pretty short to be so high on the list but I dont know.
When ZZ Top toured and opened for Hendrix their band at the time were named The Moving Sidewalks. They weren't called ZZ Top yet.
@@majorsynthqed7374 They were named The Moving Sidewalks at the time.
I always wondered what Jimi would have thought of Eddie Van Halen.
I’m sure Jimi dug Jeff Beck’s playing!
When ZZ Top was touring as the opening act for Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons recounted how he once went into Hendrix's hotel room where Hendrix was playing the newest Beck record and asking Gibbons how he thought Beck achieved certain effects. Gibbons told Hendrix that Beck was probably asking the same thing about HIS records.
Spot on, he was defo a fan of Beck, and I'd have to check the time line for Rory as well, best guitarist Ireland ever produced.
Jimi was a great admirer of Jeff Beck.
He was especially fond of Nigel Tufnel.
What about Eddie Lang, Charlie Christian, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery and Gábor Szabó?
There are so many good musicians to enjoy.....what is the deal with listing bands that were hated???
I heard Phil Keaggy was on that list in a playboy Interview
I doubt this list - no Curtis Mayfield, no Buddy Guy?
No Buddy Guy? Inconceivable.
Jimi was the King of Kings. Just listen to Machine Gun and Star Bangle Banner in 1969.
Guess he never heard of the great Chet Atkins.
I agree you can't say guitarist without thinking of M r Guitar, Chet Atkins.
No mention of Clarence White in the comments ?
Wait, Jimi also loved jazz players, Kenny Burrell in particular. He also loved Terry Kath and Jeff Beck, who are not on this list. These choices were mentioned by Jimi on occassion. Perhaps someone could do a better list with Jimi's quotes.
unfortunately he didn't have time to meet SRV
roflmao
Robert Fripp and Terry Kath!!
What about Keith Richard’s of The Rolling Stones n Joe Bonomoso ?
Buddy Guy should be on here too.
Jimi was also a fan of Robert Fripp and King Crimson.
Terry Kath blows away Billy Gibbons any day. Surprised I didn't see Mike Bloomfield
You're trying to compare apples and oranges my friend, Kath has a completely different style than Gibbons. There are many many people that would wholeheartedly disagree with you. Billy Gibbons is a blues Legend.
Is there any particular recorded playing by Terry that you recommend for those of us who are wanting a good introduction to his playing/music ?
Not so sure about that, and I love Terry
@@TheHumbuckerboy'Liberation' from 'Chicago Transit Authority'
@@TheHumbuckerboyI love Billy but listen to I'm a man live from when the band was called Chicago Transit Authority. He is great but why would you compare him to Billy. Completely different but both awesome.
I don't know how this list was compiled but Hendrix has been quoted as admiring the playing of Robert Fripp along with Rory Gallagher among his contemporary guitarists
Terry Kath and Robert Ripp also
Rory Gallagher released his first album in 71,not too sure jimi would have known too much about him, I'm sure he would have liked what he heard though.
They played on the same bill at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, Rory Gallagher's Taste to acclaim, Hendrix less so on that occasion.
@@analoguesoul4594 didn't know Rory was on the bill for that festival, every day is a school day, thanks for the info 👍
Rory was in the group Taste from 1966 to 1970 prior to going solo
No Curtis Mayfield????!!!
He's great but not a showman's guitarist but I love his sound. He wrote some of the greatest songs before he went political. If his political songs had the same melodies as his earlier works, people would remember him a lot more. I'm generalizing but I believe it.
@@matteg490 Oh, I agree, but his filigree runs can be detected in quite a few of Hendrix' recordings - 'Have You Ever Been to...' being an example. Mostly, though, this list is BS, anyway, as I'm sure he expressed a liking for many guitar players at some point or other.
@@meltonin8837 Right the list is bs. Yeah Jimi was a big admirer of Curtis.
Roy Clark and Glen Campbell. But I guess everyone can’t be in the top 10
Im sure Buddy Guy would have got a shout out from Jimi.
This list is pretty comprehensive, but way off -- His favorite white guitarist was Jeff Beck and his favorite black guitarist was Freddie King.
What about Terry Kath from band Chicago? Somebody forget 🎉😂
Terry Kath
Robert Fripp
Randy California for sure
Brian Jones
Jimmy told you this on your weegee board ?
Put an apostraphe after the X in Hendrix.
I can't believe he didn't pick Jeff Beck or for that matter Jan akkerman.😮
You have to wonder how you missed Terry Kath as one of, if not THE most favorite player of Jimi's. Tsk tsk, fire the Bot. 👀
Yeah, I also heard Jimi is ADMIRING THE GUITAR PLAYING OF EDDIE VAN HALEN 😅😅😅
Slash
Too bad they used a clip with those two clowns for the Steve Cropper part. Should have been footage from Monterey with Otis. He was a real singer.
Jimi Hendrix said directly on TV in an interview no hear say no anything that Billy gibbons was the greatest guitar player. Look it up you'll find it. It was on the dick cavett show. Gibbons in 68 had a band called the moving sidewalks.
wan't it Rory Gallagher?
@@BarbarraBay I only seen him say on Dick cavett show Dave gibbons was the best.
Why those guys capo so far up the neck.
Jimi went backstage after a concert by The Byrds and gave Clarence White a hug saying "That said it all".
Very nice beautiful, please go to your CZcams and just put in,,, Stewart Barnes and the Stewart Barnes band,, Stewart Barnes played like this before he saw Hendrix, Stewart Barnes born in 1945 yorkshire England, this is belgium 1990, Stewart Barnes passed away some years ago
Conspicuously missing is some one, who IMHO was far better...Jeff Beck. And most blatantly un named is the best of them all, Glen Campbell. He also could have mentioned Frank Zappa, since he invented the "wah-wah" pedal, which Hendrix relied upon heavily. What I will say is Jimi was "innovative" but fairly one dimensional, where as SRV could sound just like Hendrix yet could play jazz as good as Wes Montgomery .
Frank did not invent the wah wah pedal. Where the hell did you get that idea?
It was invented by Brad Plunkett in 1966 when he worked for Warwick Electronics, a division of the Thomas Organ Company.
Yeah you're right. My buddy explained it to me. I guess I'm a democrap.@@stevemack4643
There are plenty of clips of Steve Cropper playing with Stax performers and other real musicians. Why show him with those frat house fakes the Blues Brothers?
No chubby checker ether
Really Eric Clapton ! 😮
how old are you man? have you heard cream?
I know the freakin story with Hendrix and Clapton .... I don't want to here it .
Curtis Mayfield
no Tommy Bolin ?
Hi why didnt you mention Terry Kath? Specific reason? You better do your homework. Also I miss Fripp and Beck.
I'm shocked that Terry Kath didn't make the top 10 - - but I fiqured Rory and Billy would be the top 2
why Billy?
@@BarbarraBay One of Jimi's favorites but I don't know why
@@bogdog1755 Billy was very young when Jimi met him at Monterey. I guess Jimi was paternalistic
I'm suspecting that the magazine doesn't know much about Jimi Hendrix. In a video interview Jimi said that Terry Kath was a better guitar player than himself.
Yes, but that doesn't mean he was a favorite.
@@KingKull1971 I'm assuming you are not a musician, so you wouldn't know what he meant by that.
@aboveforever did Jimi say that Terry Kath was one of his favorites, or are you just assuming?
@@KingKull1971 From what I remember Jimi admired him and spoke very highly of him and liked him very much. He didn't mention if he was in his top ten. But, anyone who is a musician of any ability would only say something like that if the person was not one of his favorites. That's how I know you are not a musician or one of any great ability.
@aboveforever you can't remember something that never occurred. You've been playing the myth in your head for so long now you believe it.
Mike Bloomfield
No Roy Buchanan? Jimi "borrowed" so much from Roy...
Terry kath was the best 🎸🕊️
I remember reading accounts of Hendrix or someone in his entourage using Chloroform on Davy Jones or one of the more annoying Monkees.
Chloroform takes something like 20 minutes to work
@@Duck_Dodgers lol oh really?
I m not so sure about this list.