Some artists have only one really big hit.
Tell the truth now. You glanced down at the video thumbnail and said “Ain’t now way.” But yeah, Jimi Hendrix only had one song hit Billboard’s Top 40. “All Along the Watchtower” peaked at number 20 for two weeks in October 1968.
Yes, he had many more songs hit Top 40 in Europe (to include the U.K.), but here in the USA, he had exactly one Top 40 hit. Why is that? Simple. People are stupid.
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Somehow my drill sgt. failed to inform the company of this
Really? Mine was always pointing out how stupid we people were.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l5LTnPHNXY
In a radio interview right after the Monterey Pops festival, Jimi had been in England so long he was talking with a British accent.
Hey, the same thing happened to Madonna!