johnny would set you up and then - >> and so they had jimi hendrix on, and jimi hendrix had bad troubledied, i said, i'm going to do 'margaritaville.'" and then he said, and you know, "he'll never go to the desk. maybe, he does it sometimes. but in case he waves you, then you walk over. but it's not going to happen." >> jimmy: anyway, thanks for being here yeah >> yeah, get out of here >> jimmy: yeah, get out of here, good luck. yeah >> so i said, "okay. i was just happy to be on "the tonight show." i mean, come on. i'd studied it so what i forgot about, the good thing was there are parrotheads in the audience. got any here >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers and applause >> oh, thank god, they're still here >> jimmy: of course, they're everywhere >> but they started yelling. and johnny kind of caught on to the fact that there was a crowd there. and so, me, i didn't know that much about television, so i'm playing to the audience, and never looking at the camera. that's the first one so -- but when we started the song, we were off tempo because the crowd was yelling so much. so i basical [ ble up "m

i thought yes, let's be play by ear was jimi hendrix who did not know, but in practice, as they say,l people who did not know the notes gave out world hits, but later. i realized that still no knowledge. some even the basics. you can't normally humanly build a composition. if we talk about some of your material, you don't have a base . the time of your study. the time of your growth. it grows, you need to spend half a year a year there , that is, spend it on solfeggi and spend it on all the other things. but after this is what you gain in a year that you could not reproduce in 3 years in 4 years. at certain moments you are faced with the fact that you need to understand the theory to understand, how music works, because without this a full-fledged sensible musician. i think that it ’s impossible not to understand how to make a pass at the top, to try to master the instrument at a minimum level for the soul, then it’s real, it seems to everyone at some initial stage, well, some simple melodies to play there, you need some minimal sense of rhythm. it's a rumor on such at the very first

bernie williams is not jimi hendrix.rld series champion former yankee bernie williams. age 12 the twins one. nothing in the second one elvis, andres lined wanted the gap in left center. chris archer that brings seth brown home and it is 1 to 1 backlog allowed just two runs in four and a third innings. here's the second one byron buxton with the hit to left that scores. royce lewis 21, minnesota five pictures with scattered eight hits. that was enough to get it down in the sixth. gary sanchez crushes one to straightaway center domingo azevedo twins make that stand up for 4321 win the aids get four hits against four minnesota pictures. or some baseball adventures to check out on this monday night. we've seen lots of ceremonial first pages, everyone from carl lewis, the president of the united states that steve aoki is a dj in boston. the wind up and oh, boy , he had the honor before tonight's astros red sox game in boston. we're assuming aoki is a better dj, i think than a baseball pitcher. you should stick to deejaying th

walking down an old rope bridge [ light laughter ] and finally a plaster cast of the late singer jimi hendrix'ss set to be unveiled next month at the phallological museum in iceland, which houses the world's largest display of penises. it costs adults $10 to enter, while members get in free. [ laughter ] he wrote -- he writes in my voice. that's what i like about him you guys, that was a monologue how are you feeling? [ cheers and applause you guys, we got a great show for you tonight. you know him from "mad men" and "the town. i know him is one of my favorite "snl" hosts and a friend he's in "top gun: maverick," which is out tomorrow. jon hamm will be here. [ cheers and applause it's been too long since my friend jon's been here you guys, another friend is here as well. you know him from his writing on "snl" and his show "los espookys. his picture book, "i want to be a vase" is out june 7th. julio torres will also be joining me [ cheers and applause and this is fantastic. we're going to have a performance from "six: the musical," which has been nominated for eight tonys this year, including be

here we have a letter from bob dylan to jimi hendrix, remarking on hendrix's remarkable cover versioncenter's director. >> here is the actual tambourine that inspired the song "tambourine man." >> reporter: he bought the archive in 2016 for an estimated 20 million, partly in hopes of drawing towdrtourism. the center is a tour. in 1962, mel and l lillian bailey were smart enough to turn on the tape recorder in their living room. ♪♪ ♪ it don't make no difference now ♪ >> reporter: one exhibit addresses dylan's famous decision to play electric guitar at the 1965 newport folk festival. ♪♪ >> reporter: which caused such an up roar that folk legend pete seeger was rumored to cut dylan as chords. >> we have a letter from bob dylan to pete seeger, the elder statesman folky coming to terms with what his protege was doing. >> reporter: people may think this is an obscure, inside s,inside story. but what we're talking about is who gets to speak the truth. >> what you get is a sense of the decisions, the choices that were made right in the moment. >> reporter: but the great promise of the center

all, i am the son of a jazz musician, so i grew up around multiracial people, miles davis and jimi hendrixhese people were heroes. i never quite understood the racism. it occurred to me when i heard you talk, and then people calling in, that it seems like they are upset by a very intelligent black man being there, and right away, they are criticizing you. i'm just wondering what they are angry about, what rights do they not have, and why would they want to take those rights away from other people. i look forward to getting your book and hearing your answers. thank you. host: go ahead. guest: i appreciate that. one of the people i reference frequently in my book and was an inspiration to me was isabel wilkerson who wrote this book "cast." she writes that we are all actors on a stage that was built long before we arrived. the roles are reserved and we know who plays the leading role, who is the hero, who is the sidekick. i appreciate the comments -- hopefully, i am somewhat intelligent in terms of here. when civil rights leader was called "vernon can lead." the role of who is the intelligent