The 5 O’clock Shadow: Wednesday April 22, 2020

 

Long before grunge emerged there was a gritty, hard-edged sound to come out of the Pacific Northwest. Along with The Fabulous Wailers The Shadow band were among the first of the American garage bands and Hendrix was a fan.

The original songwriter also wrote Louie Louie.

The song has also been covered by Bruce Springsteen and The Black Keys.