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Fact #166692

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Short story:

Jimi Hendrix jams with Jeff Beck in aid of Rehabilitation Of Drug Addicts at the Reality House Rehabilitation Centre, New York City, USA.

Full article:

Jeff Beck : Jimi and I played a secret gig, a benefit at [drug rehabilitation centre] Daytop Village. Jimi drove me up in his Corvette…that was the best moment. His driving was terrible. We were stuck in traffic in the middle of New York City, and he had this brand-new 427 Corvette boiling over, and I thought, I hope it doesn’t blow up right here! [laughs] I was thinking, Why did you buy a Corvette in Manhattan?

I wasn’t looking for compliments, but before I met Jimi someone told me that he knew all about my recordings with The Yardbirds. He had to, because for someone so utterly flamboyant and played so inventively, I knew he was one for listening out. He wasn’t one of those staid, insular kinds of blues players; he would listen to everything. And that alone thrilled me. He’d also seen The Yardbirds live in 1965/1966 when he was playing sideman to Little Richard, I believe.
(Source : interview in Guitar World, 2914)

Annie Fisher (reviewer, Village Voice) : The group that ended up playing was composed of Beck, Ron Wood and Michael Waller, his bass player and drummer.

Jeff Beck : I'm not really in favour of jamming, but I heard three numbers and just stood there aghast – and then I had to play. So I leapt onstage and we all jammed together. Jimi was fantastic and it sounded as though they approved of my guitar playing.

Jeff Beck : Hendrix is the best jam I've ever had. Somebody organised the monster jam of all, not from a status point of view. It really worked out perfectly. It was a concert for reformed drug addicts, but that was the least of it. They were fantastic people. They just sat for two hours and Jimi played Foxy Lady. He was playing bass, and he played a couple of my things.

Ron Wood (bassist, Jeff Beck Group) : Jimi came up and guested with us, started bossing us about. He was the first person who ever gave me great credibility in the band. He'd stop the music and say, 'Jeff, why don't you shut up and give the bass player a chance?' And Jeff's face just sort of crumpled up.

Jeff Beck : It just went on and on, we were jumping all over the place. Hendrix came to see me at that scene for two nights - people used to come for the great battle.
(Source : not known)