Guitar by Jesse Ed Davis who is of Comanche, Seminole, and Muscogee (Creek), and Kiowa ancestry. Davis was asked to play on another track and refused, offering instead to play on this track and laid down a classic guitar solo in the middle of this hit.
Jesse Ed Davis on guitar. His guitar work inspired Duane Allman and Aerosmith among others. Jesse Ed Davis family was Comanche, Seminole, and Muscogee (Creek), and Kiowa
At times during his life said he was Pima or Narragansett ancestry, disputed by his sister. Nevertheless, a huge force in 60's folk music and bringing Native American issues to the mainstream of the culture.
Despite his fame at the time, he had to personally fight hard to get anyone to play this Native American themed album. He thought himself to be of some Cherokee ancestry.
