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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his main career lasted only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music and one of the most famous musicians of the 20th century. He is described in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."

Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. 1961 He joined the U.S. Army but was fired the following year. Shortly afterwards, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing concerts on the chitlin track, securing a spot on the Isley Brothers selection group, and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work until mid-1965. He then played with the Curtis Knight and Squires before leaving for England in late 1966, when he was led by bassist Chas Chandler of Animals. Within a few months, Hendrix had earned three of the best UK hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hey Joe, Purple Haze and The Wind Cries Mary. He achieved fame in the United States after appearing at the Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968. His third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the United States. The double LP was Hendrix's most commercially successful release and his first and only album number one. The World's Best Paid Performer The Woodlines Festival 1969 And the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. Before the accidental death in London from barbiturate-induced asphyxia in 1970. September 18

Hendrix was inspired by American rock and roll and electric blues. He preferred higher-powered and high-power amplifiers with a large motor and helped popularize previously unwanted sounds caused by guitar amp feedback. He was also one of the first guitarists to make extensive use of tonal-changing effect units in main rock, such as Fuzz Distortions, Octavia, Wah-wah, and Uni-Vibe. He was the first musician to use stereophonic phase effects in his recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix began using the instrument as an electronic sound source. Before that, players experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, smooth dictionary that was a bit personal. Like blues. from which he began.

Ancestry and childhood 1941-51 (1942)

Ancestry and childhood 1941-51 Creative Commons Hendrix's paternal grandparents, Ross and Nora Hendrix, pre-1912

Jimi Hendrix’s mixed genealogy had ancestors of African Americans, Irish, and Cherokee. His grandfather on the father’s side, Zenora Nora Rose Moore, was an African-American and a quarter-cherok. Hendrix's father, Bertran Philander, Ross Hendrix (b. 1866), was born out of wedlock. named Fanny and a grain merchant from Urbana, Ohio or Illinois, one of the richest men in the area at the time. After Hendrix and Moore moved to Vancouver, in 1919. June 10 They had a son named James Allen Hendrix; the family called it “Al”.

In 1941, after moving to Seattle, Al met Lucille Jeter in dance (1925–1958); they married in 1942. March 31 [11] Lucille's father (Jimi's maternal grandfather) was Preston Jeter (b. 1875), whose mother was born in circumstances similar to Bertran Philander's Ross Hendrix. Lucille’s mother, born Clarice Lawson, had African American and Cherokee ancestors. The cave, which the U.S. Army was called up to serve in World War II, left to begin its basic training three days after the wedding. Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in 1942. November 27 Seattle; he was the first of Lucille's five children. 1946 Johnny’s parents changed their name to James Marshall Hendrix in honor of Al and his late brother Leon Marshall.

At the time of Hendrix's birth, Al, formerly of Alabama, could not use the standard military service assigned to the birth of soldiers; his manager placed him in a warehouse to prevent AWOL from seeing his baby in Seattle. He spent two months closed without trial and received a telegram while in the warehouse announcing the birth of his son. For three years, Ali Lucille struggled to raise his son. When Al was away, Hendrix was mostly cared for by family members and friends, especially Lucille’s sister Delores Hall and her girlfriend Dorothy Harding. 1945 September 1 Al received an honorable U.S. Army release. Two months after finding Lucille, Al went to Berkeley, California, to the home of a family friend named Ms. Champ, who cared and tried. adopt Hendrix; here Alas first saw his son.

Upon his return from service, Alas reunited with Lucille, but his family became impoverished due to his inability to find a permanent job. They both struggled with alcohol and often struggled while intoxicated. Violence sometimes led Hendrix to retreat and hide in her home closet. His relationship with his brother Leon (b. 1948) was close but unstable; with Leon in foster care and without care, they lived almost constantly under threat of fraternal separation. In addition to Leon, Hendrix had three younger brothers: Joseph, born in 1949, Kathy in 1950, and Pamela, born in 1951, Al and Lucille relinquished custody and adoption. The family often moved to stay in cheap hotels and apartments around Seattle. Sometimes family members took Hendrix to Vancouver to stay with her grandmother. A shy and sensitive boy, he was greatly influenced by life experiences. In later years, he believed the girl to be a victim of sexual abuse by a uniformed man. 1951 On December 17, when Hendrix was nine years old, his parents divorced; the court placed Alu in custody of him and Leon

First instruments (1950)

First instruments Creative Commons JIMI HENDRIX experience

At Horace Mann Elementary School in Seattle during the mid-1950s, Hendrix's habit of carrying a broom with him to emulate a guitar gained the attention of the school's social worker. After more than a year of his clinging to a broom like a security blanket, she wrote a letter requesting school funding intended for underprivileged children, insisting that leaving him without a guitar might result in psychological damage. [28] Her efforts failed, and Al refused to buy him a guitar.

Hendrix helping his father work a side job (1957)

Hendrix helping his father work a side job Public Domain Jimi Hendrix & his father Al - Seattle Washington.

In 1957, helping her father work a side job, Hendrix found a ukulele among the trash they had taken out of an older woman’s house. She told him he could hold an instrument with only one string. Learning to hear, he played individual notes, following Elvis Presley's songs, especially Hound Dog. Hillerix's mother, Lucille, developed liver cirrhosis by the age of 33, and February 2 She died when her spleen ruptured. Alas refused to accept James and Leon to attend their mother’s funeral; he gave them whiskey shots and instructed how men should deal with losses. 1958 Hendrix graduated from Washington Junior High School and began attending but did not graduate from Garfield High School.

Hendrix formed his first band (1959)

Hendrix formed his first band Creative Commons Hear Hendrix's Stunning First Band of Gypsys Performance

Shortly after acquiring the acoustic guitar, Hendrix formed his first band, Velvetones. Without the electric guitar, it was hardly heard during the band’s sound. About three months later, he realized he needed an electric guitar. 1959 In the middle, his father landed and bought him a white Supro Ozark.

Military service (1961)

Military service Creative Commons Hendrix in the US Army, 1961

Jimi Hendrix joined the army in 1961 for 19 years. And served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division in Kentucky. He joined after police were twice apprehended for car theft, and he was given the opportunity to join the army and enter prison.

Career (1963)

Career Creative Commons The Experience in 1968 image

1963 In September, when Cox was discharged from the army, he and Hendrix moved about 32 miles (32 km) across the state line from Campbell Fort to Clarksville, Tennessee, forming the band King Kasuals. Seattle Hendrix saw Butch Snipes play with his teeth, and now Kasual's second guitarist, Alphons' Baby Boo Young, has performed the guitar trick. Not to be disappointed, Hendrix also learned to play. He later explained, “The idea to do that came to me ... in Tennessee.

Hendrix First recording (1964)

Hendrix First recording Creative Commons Jimi Hendrix's Record Collection

Lines 64 · Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was an American musician who recorded over 170 different songs during his career from 1966 to 1970. Hendrix, often considered one of the most accomplished and influential electric guitarists, wrote most of his own material. style.

1965 Hendrix first appeared on television (1965)

1965 Hendrix first appeared on television Creative Commons Jimi Hendrix – TV Experience

JIMI HENDRIX - first TV show, 1965 (Color)

The video is the soul duo Buddy and Stacey covering Junior Walker's Rifle in 1965. A great performance, but it has historical significance that goes beyond that, as it also features young Jimi Hendrix guitar, who first appeared on television.

I zoomed in and out on the original film.

Recorded in 1965. For the Night Train episode, Jimi appears in the back line, between the drummer and another guitarist, in front of his Fender amp.

"While Jimi is a pure supporter at this point in his career, you can hear and feel he's fine, Jimi Hendrix, starting at about 1:29 when he riffs back and forth with the saxophone. It's obvious. He's dying to take off his musician's mouth. and go crazy, ”Jordan Runtagh wrote for RollingStone magazine.

Little Richard passed through Nashville in 1965. In July, giving Hendrix the opportunity to appear earlier on television on the local music program Night Train, broadcast by CBS branch WLAC.

Richard himself didn't show up, staying at his hotel again, focusing on Buddy Travis and Stacey Johnson to perform a cover of Junior Walker & All Stars' latest hit, Shotgun.

Hendrix is ​​immediately visible in the background as one of the "Crown Jewels", easily and audaciously presenting an inverted Fender, who will soon become famous.

Hendrix nightclub in London, with Clapton (1966)

Hendrix nightclub in London, with Clapton Creative Commons Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton together at nightclub in London

1966 In the end, Jimi Hendrix recorded three best-selling studio albums and 13 singles with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The team's Experience album and half of the live album recorded at the Monterrey Pop Festival were also released before his death. After the break-up of the Experience in 1969. In the middle, songs from his live performances were included on Woodstock: music from Original Soundtrack and More, and Band of Gypsys. The studio single with Band of Gypsys was also released.

Hendrix's albums and singles with Experience were originally released by Track Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. Track also released the band Band of Gypsys, but it was released by Capitol Records in the United States to resolve the American contract dispute. The Woodstock soundtrack album was released by Atlantic Records and its US subsidiary Cotillion Records. Over the years, the Hendrix catalog has been managed by a variety of record companies, including Track's successor, Polydor Records in Europe and the UK and MCA Records. 2010 Sony Legacy Recordings has become the exclusive distributor of recordings managed by the family company Experience Hendrix. His original albums were reissued, sometimes using new album art, mixes, and additional material.

The work of Hendrix’s accompanist is featured on several different labels. As he became popular, Hendrix contributed to the recordings of several different artists. In addition to legitimate singles and albums released before his death, two albums were released worth Curtis Knight, recorded with a misleading cover and titles that Hendrix publicly condemned. Many such albums appeared after his death.

Jimi Hendrix died in London (1970)

Jimi Hendrix died in London Creative Commons Jimi Hendrix Death - 60s Folks in Their 60s

1970 On September 18, at the age of 27,Jimi Hendrix died in London. One of the most influential guitarists of the 1960s was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in rock history. music.''

A few days before his death, Hendrix was in poor health, due in part to fatigue caused by fatigue, chronic lack of sleep, and suspected flu-related illness. Unbelief in his personal relationship as well as frustration in the music industry also contributed to his frustration. Although the last hours and details of the death have been disputed, Hendrix has spent many of her last days alive with Monika Dannemann. On the morning of Sept. 18, Dannemann found Hendrix unresponsive in his apartment at the Samarkand Hotel, 22 in the Lansdown Crescent, Notting Hill. She called the ambulance at 11:18 a.m., and Hendrix was taken to St. Mary Abbot Hospital, where an attempt was made to revive him. He was declared dead at 12.45 p.m.

A post-mortem study concluded that Hendrix aspired to vomiting and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates. In the course of the investigation, the coroner, finding no evidence of suicide and not having sufficient evidence of the circumstances, recorded an open verdict. Dannemann said Hendrix had taken nine Vesparax sleeping pills for her, 18 times the recommended dose.

1970 October 1 Hendrix was left at Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, Washington. 1992 His ex-girlfriend Kathy Etchingham has asked the British authorities to reopen the investigation into Hendrix's death. Subsequent investigation by Scotland Yard proved unconvincing, and in 1993 They decided not to pursue the investigation further.

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