Robert Johnsons Influence On Hendrix I could not find an article to cite Hendrix s influence but in many live preformances he invokes Johnsons lyrics Durring his famous live at the BBC sessions he injects Johnsons lyrics into his songs at several points with Johnsons vocal stylings inflected in his voice Durring Hey Joe he adds the Johnson lyric That s what I m talkin bout from Traveling Riverside Blues then again durring Fire he invokes Traveling Riverside Blues with the lyrics You know what I m talkin bout That s what I m talkin bout