Jimi Hendrix

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Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix expanded the range and vocabulary of the electric guitar into areas no musician had ever ventured before. Many would claim him to be the greatest guitarist ever to pick up the instrument. At the very least his creative drive, technical ability and application of such effects as wah- wah and distortion forever transformed the sound of rock and roll.

Jimi Hendrix helped usher in the age of psychedelia with his 1967 debut, Are You Experienced?, and the impact of his brief but meteoric career on popular music continues to be felt even today.

Born ;Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27th, 1942, in Seattle His name was changed to James Marshall Hendrix four years later He acquired his first guitar at age 16 and joined a group, the Rocking Kings, a year later. Following an short stint in the Army, he hit the road with a succession of club bands and as a backup musician for such rhythm & blues artists as Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, Jackie Wilson, the Impressions and Sam Cooke

In 1966 he was discovered by Chas Chandler, the former Animals bassist, while performing at New York’s Café with his group, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames. Chandler became Hendrix’s manager and brought him to England, where he absorbed the psychedelic movement, He changed the spelling of his first name “Jimi” and formed a trio with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience Recorded three landmark albums - Are You Experienced?, Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland In a year and a half. Hendrix’s theatrical performances at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock festivals, including the ceremonial torching of his guitar become part of rock and roll legend. The trio broke up in early Hendrix form a new trio, Band of Gypsies Hendrix performed his last concert in Germany on September 6, 1970 On September 18, he died from suffocation, having inhaled vomit due to barbiturate intoxication.

More than any other musician, Jimi Hendrix realized the fullest range of sound that could be obtained from an amplified instrument. Many musical currents came together in his playing. Free jazz, Delta blues, acid rock, hardcore funk influences. The songs and sounds generated by Hendrix were original, otherworldly and virtually groundbreaking

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