Graham Nash recalls a furious Little Richard lambasting Jimi Hendrix after the young guitarist upstaged the rock ’n’ roll godfather

Graham Nash, Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix: Nash recalls Hendrix upstaging Little Richard and getting a mouthful in return

Jimi Hendrix might have changed the lives of generations of guitar players – a peerless talent the likes of which we might never see again – but you can’t please all of the people all of the time. Back when he was playing sideman and picking up gigs in backing bands, Hendrix’s preternatural abilities with an electric guitar could on occasion get him into hot water. 

Speaking to The Times, Graham Nash recalled an in incident back in 1965 when they were all young colts. He was touring with The Hollies, taking Merseybeat Stateside and hoping to capitalise on the recent success of the Beatles post-Ed Sullivan.