Rock and Pop Music
This "Hotel California" band first came together to back Linda Ronstadt at a concert at Disneyland
The Eagles
A 1991 Senate resolution decried this country's "illegal occupation of & brutal aggression against Kuwait"
Iraq
1995, narration:
"I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar"
Braveheart
Dial-up phone
(6 letters)
Rotary
Zappa, Ozzy & The Cure have all recorded this "colorful" Hendrix tune, but none like Jimi
Purple Haze
Oddly, female rapper Megan Pete calls herself "Megan Thee" this word for a male horse
Stallion
The July 1997 "Cool Britannia" party, with rockers & designers as guests, was hosted by this new prime minister
Tony Blair
2010:
"I had the craziest dream last night. I was dancing the white swan"
Type of sporting dog that makes fetch happen
(9 letters)
retriever
Naturally, Jimi and Kurt Cobain are featured in "Uncommon Sound", John Engel's book about guitarists who play this way
Left handed
In 2019 this 5-letter rap & R&B artist had the "Juice" to be nominated for Best New Artist at the VMAs
Lizzo
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It was checkmate for Garry Kasparov, who lost to Deep Blue, made by this company; Garry, I can totally relate
IBM
1985:
"Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School. Shermer, Illinois. 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon"
The Breakfast Club
Teddy Roosevelt's cavalry in the Spanish-American War (5 letters,
6 letters)
Rough Riders
Jimi's first album was "Are You" this word--remember his band's name
Experienced
In 2019 Madonna performed at but did not compete in this international song competition
Eurovision
Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics & built the facility called this Olympic Park as part of the festivities
Centennial Olympic Park
1986, narration:
"I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959"
Stand By Me
Casino Numbers game
(8 letters)
Roulette
Bob Dylan said he was "overwhelmed" by Jimi's version of this song Bob wrote
All Along the Watchtower
This Jackson Browne album about life on the road was recorded onstage, backstage, in hotel rooms & on a tour bus
Running on empty
This Texas city was in the news in 1993 for a raid on a nearby compound run by David Karesh; in 2023 Donald Trump held his first campaign rally there
Waco
1990
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster
Goodfellas
Japanese healing technique
(5 letters)
Reiki
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In this grim single from 1967, Jimi asks, "Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?"
Hey Joe