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Jimi Hendrix Biography and Top ten Songs
The problem with that is, I'm left handed and my dad right handed and thus we'd to keep switching the strings about which my father moaned at. There was no way I could take part in the guitar a lefty like Jimi so I eventually gave up and decided to appreciate your guitar skills in others and concentrate my energy on other activities.
Jimi was created on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington and it is remembered as one of the greatest guitarists ever (the greatest in my experience). Jimi first became famous inside the USA (his home country) and ended his career in London, England. Jimi made success in the US as he performed in 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 create guitar feedback), and was one of the first performers to use stereophonic and phasing effects in 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 the cause of death was said to be he had died by drowning on his own vomit after drinking dark wine and taking several sleep aids. Situations leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mystery and also 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 such as Melody Maker' pop musician of the season 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 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 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 Along The Watchtower 02. Hey Joe 03. Purple Haze 04. Voodoo Child 05. Crosstown Traffic 06. Little Wing 07. Stepping-stone 08. Look Over Yonder 09. Izabella 10. Spanish Castle Magic
See the full blog for my top music reviews of bands songs and artists and tell me your comments and your top songs.
