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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.
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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.
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.
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Apr 29, 2020 · Made it to #35 and #1 on the Pop and R&B charts This was one of Jimi Hendrix's first recordings as a sideman. Music. SONG. Mercy, Mercy. ARTIST.
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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...
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.
Several artists have recorded "Mercy, Mercy", including a well-known version by the Rolling Stones in 1965. More recently, Covay's original version has received attention as one of Jimi Hendrix 's first recordings as a sideman.