A Jimi Hendrix tribute disc being spearheaded by the rock icon's half-sister Janie will feature a previously unreleased Stevie Ray Vaughan medley, as well as newly recorded covers from Prince, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins, Eric Clapton, Musiq and several others.
Titled "Power of Soul," after Hendrix's song of the same name, the disc will benefit the United Negro College Fund. Due May 4 by Los Angeles-based Image Entertainment and in conjunction with Experience Hendrix, the album contains a 1983 live Vaughan medley of "Little Wing" and "Third Stone From the Sun," Musiq's cover of "Are You Experienced?," Eric Gales doing "Foxy Lady" and Prince's reimagination "Red House" as "Purple House."
Songs from Sting, Santana, John Lee Hooker, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Kahn with Kid Rock guitarist Kenny Olson, Sounds Of Blackness, George Duke, Cee-Lo and Robert Randolph and the Family Band are also due for inclusion."Power of Soul" is certainly not the first Hendrix tribute. Aside from smaller, more independent celebrations, Warner Bros. issued in the early 1990s a high-profile Hendrix tribute titled "Stoned Free," with covers from Soundgarden, the Cure, Clapton, Buddy Guy, Seal and Belly.
(from Billboard Online)

:PIMP:

Where have you been, this is ancient news.

So it's finally getting a release, huh.

Romance1600 said:

Well I've been hiding under the same rock, cuz i didn't know either, but it sure sounds interesting.

Isn't there a Prince version of Voodoo Child as well?;

I remember seeing it on Napster ages ago b4 its collapse and haven't seen it since...

Does anyone else here know of this track?

BRINGitON!!!



Thats my new catch phrase.
Just trying it out.

I spotted this on dotmusic yesterday. Its slated for a May04 release apparently.

So the news is not that the tribute exists but that a release date has finally been set.

MattUK said:

at least SOMEONE got the point.

so is it a new version? did Prince just record it??? OR is it the one from RAVE in the year 200???

0rlando said:

There's a live version of Voodoo Chile performed on the 16th of September at Paisley Park. Available on Moonrakers The Park volume 2 boot. Thats the only version I know.

omg...that sounds sooo cool gotta have it