'The night Jimi Hendrix slept on an island in Roath Park' - tales from 1967

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First off - what a bill!

Cardiff’s very own Amen Corner supported Hendrix on the six-band billing that evening. Also in attendance were Pink Floyd (with Syd Barrett) and The Nice (who became Emerson Lake and Palmer) – an amazing line-up, even if their cramming two shows into one evening meant the sets were ridiculously short.

Anyhow, the yarn is that Hendrix ' woke up in the middle of one of Cardiff's most popular parks... '

He almost certainly didn't but there's an entertaining article here:

The Night Jimi Hendrix Slept on an Island in Roath Park Lake — Cardiff Live

Lost in the misty (purple) haze of the '60s, an urban myth suggests one of rock's biggest ever names woke up in the middle of one of Cardiff's most popular parks... If an island is ever mentioned in relation to the world’s most famous guitarist, it’s probably the Isle of Wight. However, as a rock

www.keepcardifflive.com

 

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There is a story that the lyric "move over rover and let Jimi take over" is after a night when they stayed at Noel Redding's mum's house and had got wet in the rain after a gig. He had said to this to the family dog about the open fire the dog had been laying in front of

 

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Photograph from that tour

 

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Syd <3

 

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Poor Syd