Jams, Dr. Tom. "Jimi Hendrix Taught How to Change the World Together." . Dr. Tom Jams, 2008. Web. 2 Jun 2012. <http://hiphappy.me/2008/07/16/jimi-hendrix/>.
Sharon McKay's List: Jimi Hendrix
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Rolling Stone Magazine- Print
-"The Seattle-born guitarist had already revolutionized the blues roots, amplified fury and orchestral future of the electric guitar on three worldwide-hit albums."
-Electric Lady, the first major commercial studio in New York, created by Jimi Hendrix and his manager, was a historic enterprise. For Hendrix, it was also a refuge from all the chaos. "Forty years later, Electric lady is still open for business, at the same location."
-died in London in his sleep. official cause of death was "inhalation of vomit due to barbiturate intoxication."
- Jimi Hendrix said, "I want a big band full of competent musicians that I can conduct and write for. And with the music we will paint pictures of Earth and space, so that the listener can be taken somewhere."
-"Hendrix left behind a wealth of music that continues to astonish; pivotal and exciting, previously unheard recordings are still being unearthed four decades later."
-"He managed to build a bridge between true blues guitar... and modern sounds."
-All of Hendrix's albums became top five in America, Electric Lady land was number one.
-Jimi Hendrix recorded tracks which have never been issued, thus in the next years, the tracks will be released, still affecting people today.
Fricke, David. "Jimi's Last Ride." Rolling Stone 1 April 2010: 50-57. Print. -
Chart Toppers- Print
-He was born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle. He was originally called Johnny Allen Hendrix, but his father renamed him James Marshall Hendrix when he was three years old.
Brunning, Bob, and James Pickering. Chart toppers : the great performers of popular music over the last 50 years. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, 2009. Print.
-His dad bought him his first guitar at the age of thirteen
-The left-handed guitar player could play the guitar upside down. He was initially influenced by the blues but overtime developed his own style of music.
-His first single "Hey Joe" was released in December 1966, and was soon in UK's top charts. (number six).
-"In 1967 Hendrix played the U.S. for the first time at the Monterey Pop Festival, burning his guitar at the end of his act to the stunned amazement of the audience."
-Jimi Hendrix experimented with his guitar like no one had, he used the amplifier, phaser, wah wah and chorus pedals to enhance his performance. -
History of Rock and Roll- Print
-He could play the guitar with his teeth or behind his head, sometimes smashed the guitar at the end of a show and then light it on fire.
-"He created a roaring, furious guitar style that was simultaneously rhythm and lead, both deafeningly loud and imaginatively melodic."
-Hendrix was in the band "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" but left it to a more blues-influenced ensemble- "Band of Gypsies"
-Most successful moment was in 1969 when he played live at Woodstock, the most memorable song being "The Star-Spangled Banner". "The three-day event brought more than 300,000 rock-and-roll fans peacefully together on a small farm outside of Woodstock, New York."
-Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27, from an overdose of pills.
-"During the late 1960s, most rock and roll fans believed that music could be used to fight racism and injustice, to stop the Vietnam War, and to help young people build a vital new community in which friendship, love, and free expression were more important that money, power, and war."
Shirley, David. The history of rock and roll. New York: F. Watts, 1997. Print. -
The Book of Rockstars- Print
-Taught himself how to play guitar with a broom whilst imitating other famous rockstars.
-Practiced every spare minute when he was in the army.
-The Jimi Hendrix Experience released "Are You Experienced?" in 1967. - great success.
-Could play just as well with the guitar behind his back, or by using his teeth on the strings. During a show he would set his guitar on fire for the finale.
-In 1969 he played "The Star-Spangled Banner" live at Woodstock. "With the Vietnam War raging, people read deep meanings into his blistering interpretation."
-Died at the 27 due to drug related problems.
-"Few disagree that, during his short reign as a superstar, Hendrix was the most influential rock guitarist ever."
Krull, Kathleen. The book of rock stars : 24 musical icons that shine through history. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. Print. -
Print Sources
Brunning, Bob, and James Pickering. Chart toppers : the great performers of popular music over the last 50 years. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, 2009. Print.
Fricke, David. "Jimi's Last Ride." Rolling Stone 1 April 2010: 50-57. Print.
Krull, Kathleen. The book of rock stars : 24 musical icons that shine through history. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. Print.
Shirley, David. The history of rock and roll. New York: F. Watts, 1997. Print. -
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He was a fearless spiritual adventurer – boldly going where no man had yet gone
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For many of us, Jimi Hendrix was truly the “High Priest of Rock and Roll.” He also was the first multi-ethnic person to become famous.
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About midway through his two-hour set, he launched into a medley of tunes including “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The national anthem had long been part of the Hendrix repertoire; he played it nearly 50 times in his career, but never as long and with as much riding on it as at Woodstock.
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His performance, filled with blasts of feedback that mimicked the sound of fighter jets, which had become familiar from news coverage of the Vietnam War,
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Before acquiring his first real instrument, he "played" guitar on a broom and on a one-stringed ukulele.
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At last Al got his son a guitar, and the twelve-year-old Jimi began to teach himself to play. Jimi restrung the guitar upside down—as a left-hander, he was forced to turn the instrument in the opposite direction from how it is usually played, which left the strings at the bottom unless he rearranged them.
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. "The Legacy of Jimi Hendrix." students.cis.uab.edu. N.p., 2008. Web. 2 Jun 2012. <http://students.cis.uab.edu/archived/opiepaul/proposal.html>.
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lemaire, claude. "soundevaluations: Jimi Hendrix- Valleys of Neptune." . N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jun 2012.
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Fields Tanya, . "The influence of Jimi Hendrix." . N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jun 2012.
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