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"The Wind Cries Mary" is a rock ballad [1] written by Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix wrote the song as a reconciliatory love song for his girlfriend in London, Kathy Etchingham.More recent biographical material indicated that some of the lyrics appeared in poetry written by Hendrix earlier in his career when he was in Seattle.
The third Experience single, "The Wind Cries Mary" backed by "Highway Chile", was released in the UK on May 5, 1967, while "Purple Haze" occupied the number three spot in the charts. [133] The management's decision to release the single while the previous one was still present in the UK charts was unorthodox, as was the choice of "The Wind ...
"Highway Chile" (/ tʃ aɪ l / CHAIL) is a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, issued as the B-side to their 1967 third British single "The Wind Cries Mary". The song was written by vocalist and guitarist Jimi Hendrix and titled to reflect his pronunciation of "child" without the "d" (a spelling subsequently used for "Voodoo Chile").
" The Wind Cries Mary " ... Key † Indicates song released on a single # Indicates song released as a live recording List of songs with title, songwriter(s ...
Its style is influenced by Jimi Hendrix ballads like "The Wind Cries Mary". [2] The song was written and named for Vaughan's wife at the time, Lenora. Vaughan also named one of his guitars "Lenny", which he used on "Lenny" and on his later instrumental ballad, "Riviera Paradise". The track was often played at live shows.
The Wind Cries Mary" was written by Jimi Hendrix. [9] "Resurrection" and "The River" are instrumentals; the latter combined hip hop beats with a National guitar. [10] [11] "Play It Cool" is a cover of the Freddie King song; Turner included it as his "standard" blues tune. [5]
"Foxy Lady" (or alternatively "Foxey Lady") is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It first appeared on their 1967 debut album Are You Experienced and was later issued as their third single in the U.S. with the alternate spelling.
The Wind Cries Mary; The Ballad of Yachiyo; Sisters Matsumoto; A Fist of Roses (in collaboration with Campo Santo) Floating Weeds; Manzanar: An American Story (original symphonic piece with spoken narrative text - librettist) After the War (revised to After The War Blues in 2014)