Originally Posted by mr dave

Was that Hendrix? or Duane Allman?

I remember a story similar to that with Clapton hiding out at the front of their stage near the amps and whatnot because he was so desperate to see the brothers in their prime. Apparently the appreciation was mutual, Clapton was so stoked to see Allman he got himself snuck into the show like a teenager, and Allman was so stoked to see Clapton he missed a part when he noticed him crouched next to his amps.

Either way as far as the SRV vs. Hendrix thing. It's really not fair to compare an imitator to the originator. I know plenty of people who call the SRV version of Little Wing the 'definitive' version of the song, simply due to the additional guitar wankery. The fundamental difference I see is that Hendrix wrote / performed solos for his songs when they were necessary, SRV wrote / performed songs to support his guitar solos.