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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 had to help keep switching the strings about which my father 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 chose to appreciate your guitar skills in others and concentrate my energy on other things.
Jimi was born on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington and it is remembered as one of the greatest guitarists of all time (the greatest in my experience). Jimi first became famous inside the USA (his home country) and ended his career working in london, England. Jimi made success in the US when 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 and even Pete Townshend (The Who) and seemed to be relying on 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 among the first performers to use stereophonic and phasing effects within the recording studio. Jimi can also be well-known for his flamboyant dress sense and stage performances.
Jimi was discovered dead in the basement flat from the Samarkand Hotel working in london (I went to see personally on a visit) and also the reason for death was considered he'd died by drowning by himself vomit after drinking red wine and taking several sleep aids. Situations leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mysterious and the details change from report to report.
Jimi was awarded with a Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds many other achievements for example Melody Maker' pop musician of the year 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines number 1 of their 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, and 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 it has also released several live albums (Gang of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart for starters). Some of Jimi's most popular 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 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 the 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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