How Duke Ellington helped to inspire one of prog-rock’s greatest freakouts in 1969
A wide-reaching influence.
1960s
The musician Bruce Springsteen said truly invented country rock: “Incredible, beautiful, beautiful music”
An innovative musical mind.
The one instrument that made Jimi Hendrix’s truly ‘Little Wing’ legendary: “Genius”
“Butterflies and zebras, and moonbeams and fairy tales.”
The 1960s band Roger McGuinn never wanted to join: “I had two aces in the hole”
“I didn’t particularly want to.”
The 1964 Beatles classic that offended George Harrison: “He seemed annoyed”
Already getting pushed to the side.
The 1967 Beatles song Paul McCartney wrote after being inspired by Tarot cards
Paul dabbles in the occult.