Self-taught Jimi Hendrix is perhaps the greatest guitar player ever. Although he died when he was only 27 years old (a death he helped cause due to drug addictions), he still made a lasting impact on the rock world. He was born to an Army officer. In fact, he joined the army in 1961. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1962, he started playing guitar. He taught himself, and he started his greatest band he played with, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, in 1966.
The Experience released its first album, Are You Experienced?, in 1967. It included hit singles "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". But it was in this year that Hendrix started a path that no one should follow, addiction to drugs. Yet a great performance was to come in this year. The Experience performed at the Monterey Pop Festival. The performance was amazing and reached its climax when Hendrix set his guitar on fire--literally. Then The Experience released Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland in 1967 and 1968, respectively. Axis was not as good as Electric Ladyland, which included "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "Crosstown Traffic", and a cover (remake) of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". Hendrix quit The Experience and set off on a new venture with Band of Gypsys. It didn't turn out great, as Hendrix's addictions took their toll on his playing. He died in 1970, at the age of 27. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock Hall in 1992, and his legacy lives on.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Jimi Hendrix
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I forgot to talk about Woodstock. The Woodstock Festival, held in 1969, was a great three-day event that promoted peace through music. The event was highlighted by The Experience. The Experience performed an awe-inspiring performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Jimi is amazing. He was so talented and might be the greatest guitar player of all time. He did things with his guitar that people had never thought would be possible. When i first heard his cover of All Along the Watchtower i was blown away. And perhaps one of the most amazing performances of his was his rendition of the star spangled banner at woodstock. He was truly an amaziiiiing artist and person.
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