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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 thus we'd to help keep switching the strings about which my dad moaned at. There is no way I possibly could take part in the guitar a lefty like Jimi and so i eventually gave up and decided to appreciate the guitar skills in other people and concentrate my energy on other things.
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 in the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Jimi had many influences to his music, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Curtis Mayfield and even Pete Townshend (The Who) and seemed to be relying on his Native American heritage.
Over the years Jimi helped to revolutionize music by developing several guitar techniques (using overdriven amplifiers to create guitar feedback), and was among the first performers to make use of stereophonic and phasing effects in the recording studio. Jimi can also be well known for his flamboyant dress sense and stage performances.
Jimi was discovered dead within the basement flat from the Samarkand Hotel working in london (I visited see personally on a visit) and the reason for death was said to be he'd died by drowning by himself vomit after drinking dark wine and taking several sleep aids. Situations leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mysterious and also the details change from report to report.
Jimi was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds a number of other achievements for example Melody Maker' pop musician of the year 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines # 1 of the 100 Greatest Guitarists Ever, and also has his star around 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 for starters). Some of Jimi's most widely used singles were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Across the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child and Little Wing.
There have been many artists and bands who have covered Jimi's songs over the years (Solution - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) there have been also several tribute albums released in his honor.
My Top 10 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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