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Jimi Hendrix
April 8, 2022 | 1 Comment
When it comes to discussing people that are the greatest, there is usually a debate that follows a statement like this. Sports and bands are a prime examples, but when it comes to the question of who the greatest guitarist of all time is, it seems that most people share a common answer.
Cue awesome Hendrix music (if you’re reading this please go on your music streaming service and play Manic Depression.)
Jimi Hendrix was born in 1942, in Seattle Washington. At the age of 15 he would pick up his first guitar, and the rest would become history. He would start playing professionally in the year 1963 as part of the Velvetones. It was 3 month stint as Hendrix would leave to pursue his own sound. For about 2 years Hendrix was making a name of himself as a studio guitarist. Then in 1966 Jimi Hendrix got together with Mitch Mitchell, and Noel Redding to form a band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The band started playing some small shows in London and it wouldn’t take long for Hendrix to be the talk of the town. He would soon rise fame and gain recognition from other great musicians at the time. The Beatles, and Eric Clapton were all big fans of Hendrix. There was a show Jimi Hendrix was playing live on a Saturday, and he did a cover of The Beatles song “Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Not only did he perform this cover to The Beatles in that crowd, but that song was released 3 days prior to his show. In 1967 the Band would release its first success “Are you Experienced.” The album was very successful in the Uk and showed promise in the US. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was touted as the must see show in Europe and that noise eventually made it to the United states. The bands first live performance in the USA was at the Monterey Music Festival, and what a performance it was, if you don’t have a time machine like I do, you can watch his performance on HBO max. The Experience would relate its second album Axis Bold as Love that seem year. The album peaked at number 5 in the Uk and 3 in the USA. Hendrix last album “Electric Ladyland” would be released in 1968, this would be praised as Hendrix masterpiece album. 2 years later Jimi Hendrix would be found dead, of an apparent drug overdose, at the age of 27.
Jimi Hendrix career was way too short but it will be one thats always remembered as he has changed the way the electric guitar will be looked at forever.
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I’m such a big Jimi Hendrix fan, I’m definitely going to have to check out the HBO special on him. He was so talented, and it’s a shame his career was cut so short.