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Jimi Hendrix Biography and Top ten Songs
The issue with that is, I'm left handed and my father right handed and so we'd to keep switching the strings about which my dad moaned at. There is not a way I possibly could take part in the guitar a lefty like Jimi and so i eventually gave up and decided to appreciate your guitar skills in others and concentrate my energy on other activities.
Jimi was born on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington and is remembered as one of the greatest guitarists ever (the greatest to me). Jimi first became famous within the USA (his home country) and ended his career working in london, England. Jimi made success in america as he performed at the Monteray Pop Festival in 1967, he later headlined at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Jimi had many influences to his music, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Curtis Mayfield as well as Pete Townshend (The Who) and seemed to be influenced by his Native American heritage.
Through the years Jimi helped to revolutionize music by developing several guitar techniques (using overdriven amplifiers to produce guitar feedback), and was one of the first performers to use stereophonic and phasing effects within the recording studio. Jimi is also well-known for his flamboyant dress sense and stage performances.
Jimi was found dead in the basement flat from the Samarkand Hotel in London (I visited see for myself on the visit) and also the reason for death was said to be he had died by drowning on his own vomit after drinking dark wine and taking several sleep aids. The circumstances leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mysterious and the details vary from are accountable to report.
Jimi was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds a number of other achievements such as Melody Maker' pop musician of the year 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines number 1 of their 100 Greatest Guitarists Ever, and also has his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Jimi released several studio albums (some notable ones being Are you currently Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Rainbow Bridge and Electric Ladyland) and has also released several live albums (Band Of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart to name a few). A number of Jimi's most widely used singles were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child and Little Wing.
There have been many artists and bands who've covered Jimi's songs over the years (Solution - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) and there happen to be also several tribute albums released in the honor.
My Top ten Jimi Hendrix Songs are:
01. All Across the Watchtower 02. Hey Joe 03. Purple Haze 04. Voodoo Child 05. Crosstown Traffic 06. Little Wing 07. Stepping Stone 08. Go over Yonder 09. Izabella 10. Spanish Castle Magic
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