Randy Hansen: Hendrix Tribute - Voodoo Child

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Among Jimi Hendrix tribute artists, Randy Hansen stands apart. A superb musician and performer, he captures the essence of Hendrix better than anyone I've seen. And, like Hendrix, he has fun with it! This performance of "Voodoo Child" (with a brief Eleanor Rigby interlude) is from a 1994 German TV appearance, featuring Horst Stachelhaus on bass and Manni van Bohr on drums.

[@motokev]

i've seen randy a few times, always amazing ! I worked with a guy who was Randy's neighbor when he was a kid. He was telling me that back then he would cranked his amps playing hendrix all day long

[@guitarhack210]

Randy is the Voodoo Child, best cover artist for Jimi, and there are quite a few.

[@mmorrell1]

Randy Hansen was a wild man in concert. When he played in K.C. he jumped on our bar table, the table collapsed under him, he fell to his knees and continued playing on the floor. We then lifted him into the air, onto the stage, and still he never missed a note. It was great fun. Randy is a great performer--not just an impersonator.

[@jon031264]

Incredible ... Love the way he's got jimi's voice down...

[@gamepad3173]

surprisingly though the guitar that Randy's playing here, My dad originally built it for himself starting with the black evan pickups, to the floyd Rose 2 bridge, to the floyd Rose locking nut, to the black Grover tuners, to the right handed neck on a left handed strat body.

[@DoubleVisionandco]

Randy is great. A class A musician and impersonator. Love the design on that strat too. Rock on Randy

[@peonwarrior]

BEst Cover artist for Hendrix. No doubt.

[@ohshiite]

The amazing thing also. Is that he's from Seattle too! Ironic isn't it. In fact I'm checking him out this Sunday.

[@ewillis3272]

That's one bad cat right there !!!

[@Wolfsblut55]

BESSER geht es nicht ! DANKE für das Video Jimi Hendrix lebt wirklich weiter mit Randy ! Smile !

[@DoubleVisionandco]

Randy is outstanding as a Hendrix copy. He does it so very well. But he knows and will openly admit as will many of us, there was only one Jimi. I have vast respect for you Randy,,, Rock on my brother... You help to keep the legacy and legend alive... Jimi smiles on you Randy.

[@carolwolf9614]

Jesus!!!!! Randy Hansen :)

[@carlos7Xavier7]

que exelente version hermanos, hansen es el mejor guitarra estilo hendrix, muchos aplausos y felicitaciones¡¡¡

[@readynavajo1970]

Truly Amazing! I love Randy!

[@Spiegel420]

But you couldn't just walk up to Jimi and talk to him man, Randy is so down to earth and mellow you can just walk right up to him and say hey! Randy took me to his house and got me really stoned too ahah!

[@zynjams]

I saw this guy in concert last week he is no joke.this guy was a guitar god that night

[@DONDIVA1969]

One of the best guitarist around. Way under appreciated.

[@JoeGarchar1960]

I first saw him in 1979 in Youngstown, Ohio.

[@tablacy]

You're completely correct, gibsongold1970. My typo -- missed it by a letter! The "e" has been changed to a "d." Voodoo "Chile" is of course a completely different song from the same Electric Ladyland album. It's bad enough that I don't keep a close enough watch on my own video uploads to have caught something this obvious by now, but it also reveals a lot about the attentiveness of KZbinrs in general that it took this long for someone to mention this. We should all hang our heads in shame!

[@myos336]

pickwickbowl: That's Manni van Bohr on drums -- he does look a little like the late Mitch Mitchell. Also featured is Horst Stachelhaus on bass, who sadly died about five years after this was filmed.

[@trupr]

Randy is not only a top notch guitarist but he's one of the nicest and coolest people you'll ever meet. He wants nothing more than to put on an awesome show for the fans. Being that he does the Jimi tribute, it is only natural he should wear the appropriate outfits. Would jeans and a Tshirt be more appropriate?

[@JimiBLong]

@swampdawg1000 The only person who covered V.C., as well as this cat, was Stevie Ray and notice how Randy dedicated it to him. As far as tribute bands bands go, Randy Hansen not only has his tone dialed in perfectly, but he also emulates Jimi's voice, motions, speaking pattern and crowd interaction, damn near flawlessly. I've got a feeling that if Jimi Hendrix had been in the room, he would have been impressed, but would've encouraged him to use his talent to write his own music.

[@deathwarmedup73]

1:06 I've *never* heard anyone do that lick with such authority. This guy's got it.

[@klodianberisha9696]

Brilliant

[@blueneptune4637]

5:35 Eleanor Rigby, wau...

Dude has those licks down better then anyone on earth

[@bcsorensenman]

Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Randy Hansen. A league of their own, a planet above, a slow train a coming going to roll right down that track and crush you, then blow you away. RIP Stratocaster master, I think they raided your closet and learned to play your tunes. Seeeeee ya in the next world but I might be late.

[@Spiegel420]

blow's my mind everytime

[@peonwarrior]

Awesome perf.

[@joaogabrielbotelhocunha6910]

eargasm now!! this guy knows the g spot of the guitar.

[@SpaceGuitar69]

Randy for the President!! 5/5!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@myos336]

Hendrix may have been ambidextrous, too. He wrote with his right hand, and he was able to play right-handed guitars without restringing in addition to left-handed guitars.

[@foundation68]

Chilling!!!!!!!!!

[@Luciddreamer007]

saw him Tulsa 82 Cains ballroom AWESOME!

[@Spiegel420]

blown away again fuck yea RANDY!

[@pickwickbowl]

Is that Mitch Mitchell playing drums?

[@lorenaferreira7124]

Que bicho apelão véih! Parei!

[@marcelomarquesbueno]

o é bom msm !!

[@blackdude57]

@gibsongold1970 Jimi himself wrote voodoo chile sometimes or maybe his management it did not come from nobody it came from the experience

[@thetruthgenie]

Which came first: the Hansen or the Hendrix?

[@56BUICKRiviera]

When I was 6 I had a dream the traffic lights turned blue.

[@BirdyVII]

Have you seen his other videos? He's pretty much spot on, much better than this video. Also, I think he does have some of his own stuff.

[@hippypower69]

wow amazing Jimi clone 5 stars+ yeah man

[@goldniner]

Randy ain't just a kopy-kat! He's an overlooked artist with his own stripes, just like Willie K.

[@Spiegel420]

or if you met him in person!

[@smileyboy311]

Wow. Two Thumbs up. WAY up...

[@TheVasko18]

@Goodwith2005 hahahaha,u made me laugh,hilarious!!! hahahahahahahaha,

[@Spiegel420]

Randy actually is a lefty, but he play's right handed, he said to me "well my left hand is my strong hand, and my right hand is my dumb hand".

[@pinnychet2681]

Amazing, I usually hate Hendrix covers, except Frank Marino, but this guy is brilliant

[@DONNANDMARY]

Randys a bad man. i met him "backstage" at a show at the aqua barn, in Renton. we smoked a big ol tater, and he started the show, and killed! Johnny Rusk, an Elvis tribute,was to follow. Johnny could, or would not follow Randy. dont blame him! by the way, Randy is very cool.

[@Satchafunkilus18]

Peace in Bosnia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Goodwith2005]

Is that a sock in his pants or is he just glad to see me?

[@brunogigliofreitas]

wtf? he was left handed in the other video

[@Spiegel420]

Better!

[@70goldtop]

6:15 Those people better get disinfected

[@paulzeaiter]

its actually voodoo chile

[@peonwarrior]

Rofl, he really talks/sings like Hendrix used to do! XD WTF!!!

Hendrix never used a Floyd rose . Do that shit with a American standard once

[@INgibitorify]

clone of good old Jimmy!!!

[@vjn529]

It always amuses me on KZbin that no matter how outstanding a musician may be there's always a handful of clueless losers who'll chime in with the predictable "not so great / I've seen better / I could do better" bullshit! Yeah, sure, guys. Show us your attempt to do better. We could all use the laughs.

[@afuegoomusic1485]

Jimi Hendrix is Randy Hansen is What happened when Hendrix fake his death in the 70,s. And they they wonder why is Randy Hendrix play guitar right - handed. Because Hendrix was right- hand.

[@lambgtr7]

why cant he just make his own music instead of living a life devoted to impersonating someone who you cant impersonate??

[@julian.flores3272]

Awesome

[@ewillis3272]

That's one bad cat right there !!