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It was the last night of Lonnie Mack's and Wood smiling with delight. After the lucky enough to two-night stand at the Lone Star Cafe iii first song , it appeared that Richards and have seen it will New York City and the word was out that Wood were done for the night, but Mack not soon forget something special was going to happen. wasn 't going to let them off that easy. this wicked jam My first thought wp's that Stevie Ray Shifting gears into a slow blues number at Avery Fisher Vaughan would show up with his beat-up that must have lasted fifteen minutes, Hal l. Afte r the sunburst Stratocaster. Wrong . With cele­ Mack, Richards and Wood pulled out show, Miami Vice's brities in attendance such and pulled off a vast voca­ Don Johnson an­ as Dylan, Paul Simon , Mick bulary of classic blues fills nounced the band Jagger and Adrian Belew I leavin g the crowd dizzy would back him knew something big was with excitement. Overall, it on a solo album. going to take place. Mid­ was a fitting tribute to a [- Bill Milkowskll ... Last issue in this way through the Wham guitarist who has been space, we announced that the producers king's first set he called for tearing up fretboards for of "Electric God ," a fi lm "inspired by the his special guests to join a long time. [-Mark Bosch) legend of Jimi Hendrix." had no script, w him and out comes those .. . Guitar enthusiasts let no director and no cooperation from the ~ two string-benders from the out a collective scream Hendrix estate. Joseph Allegro, one of ~ world's greatest rock and when George Benson the film 's producers. informs us that the ~z roll band, Keith Richards took the stage to jam with project "has a director. has a script and ~ and Ronnie Wood. By Stevie Ray Vaughan & is in pre -production.' These are duly ~ this time, the Lone Star Double Trouble at this noted here for clarification. Whether they §:l was filled to capacity with year's Kool Jazz Festival have cooperation from th e Hendrix estate i3 fans standing on their toes in New York . Benson, re­ is still debatable Nlegro told this column to catch a glimpse of a splendent in white tux and he had the cooperation of Ken Hagood, Keith and Ron jam healthier looking Keef and black bowtie, was on hand who Allegro says IS administrator oi the with I.onnie Mack asmilingWoody. Richards for this Kool Jazz tribute estate. But a letter from the lawyer for AI strapped on a late model . to John Hammond. George Hendrix (Jiml s father) . Leo Branton , Jr. sunburst Les Paul that was plugged performed such jazz staples as "Chero­ fo this magazine says th at any authority directly into a rented Mesa.Boogie amp kee" and 'Stompin' At The Savoy" with Hagood may once have had to act in the and Woody was sporting a late model the likes of Buck Clayton , Ray Bryant, interest of the estate "was terminated Gibson Flying V with a bound body and a Harry Sweets Edison and the great Benny years ago." Jack Hammer, the Hendrix Frender Twin. Flanked by his chain­ Goodman. But when he strolled out onto lookalike left-handed guitar player who smoking comrades, Lonnie Mack counted the stage with his blond Ibanez hollow­ fi rst thought up the project, insists that off a rocker in G. The three guitar aces body under his arm, he Haygood is bona fide . then proceeded to exchange solos, riffs put his jazz chops on Let th e courts decide and chordal fills much to the delight of the shelf and rocked ... Robert Fripp has ~ the SRO crowd out with a vengeance. "remade" versions of that engulfed the Stevie Ray looking his three albums pre­ stage. Dressed in Texas-sharp in his viously released on a white dress shirt white cowboy hat with Polydor. Network, a and black suit matching white boots mini-Ip. featwes Dar­ jacket, Richards and gray baggies, ryl Hall. David Bowie displayed the style spurred Benson on and Peter Gabriel on of guitar that made in this spirited game vocals with Fripp lay­ the Stones sound of one-upmanship. ing down a new six­ the way they do. They stood toe-to­ minute solo on "God Meanwhile, Woody toe, laughing and Save The King ." ... puffed on a ciga­ trading fiery licks Look for outrageous rette and amused while bassist Tommy gentiemans the James the crowd with Shannon, drummer Harman Band sing­ bottleneck guitar Chris Layton and or- Jack Hammer, Hendrix 'ooka'ike in g their version of performed with ganist Reese Wynans ''I'm A Man " in the next what looked like beat out a blistering Cheech and Chong a Philips screw­ groove in E. After nearly bringing down movie. James cracked up laughing at driver. Not to be the house with their respective fire­ the session and the Cheech boys thought outdone by his powers-Benson running octaves up and it so cool , they left it in. Harman's next English compan­ down the neck and unleashing blinding Ip, Get Outta My Room And Leave Me ions, Lonnie Mack flurries of single notes, Stevie Ray doing Alone is due out soon on Weird /MCA cut through with his his intense Jimi-by-way-of-Albert note­ Records ... most inspired solos bending thing-the two guitar stars -compiled by Bob Grossweiner, of the evening leav­ hugged each other with wide grins. It with contributions from ing both Richards was one of those historic meetings. Those the GW staff.

10 November, 1985/Gu itar World