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Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitarist Steve Cropper recalled meeting Hendrix at the Stax Records studio in Memphis in 1964, when Hendrix mentioned that he had played on Covay's "Mercy, Mercy": That about knocked me to my knees ... because that was one of my favorite records at the time.
Nov 27, 2017 · Although he would later describe “Mercy, Mercy” somewhat dismissively as a “very straight Top-40 R&B rock ‘n’ roll record,” he maintained a fondness for the tune, performing it during ...
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It's likely that Jimi Hendrix, who was doing session work at the time, played guitar on this track. Covay bounced around to a few different labels; "Mercy, Mercy" he recorded on Rosemart, and there are no accurate records from the session.
May 8, 2002 · Tony Almeida posted this on the Phonogram list:-----In his new book, "Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix", author Steven Roby presents substantial evidence that the guitar part on Don Covay & the Goodtimers' 1964 hit "Mercy, Mercy" was done by young Jimi Hendrix.
Oct 7, 2024 · Hey I just found out that Jimi Hendrix played on Don Covay's hit "Mercy Mercy", which is from about 1964 I think. Totally freaked me out! I've always...
Nov 17, 2023 · In May 1964, Hendrix snuck off to play guitar on Don Covay’s soulful Mercy Mercy. The single rose to No.35 on the Billboard chart, earning him his first hit. He would teach the main riff to guitarist Steve Cropper during a trip to Stax Studios in Memphis that autumn. “That about knocked me to my knees,” recalled Cropper, who covered the ...
Jul 5, 2023 · Hendrix’s set included soul covers such as In The Midnight Hour and Knock On Wood, Howlin’ Wolf ’s Killing Floor and Don Covay’s Mercy Mercy, plus embryonic versions of his own Foxy Lady and Third Stone From The Sun.
