jimi · jimi hendrix • widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time… a very...
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Jimi Hendrix
• Widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time… a very unique performer
• Only an international superstar for FOUR years • Played guitar upside down or around the back • Influences: Muddy Water
B.B. King Curtis Mayfield
• Used many guitar effects like…?
Early Life
• Born in Seattle in 1942 • Father away with the military • Mother abandoned him when he was 10 • Began teaching himself guitar at age 15
Time in the Army
• Twice busted for riding in stolen vehicles
• Given the choice of jail time or joining the army, he chose the army
• Parachuter! • Discharged for “homosexual
tendencies”
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Guitar Career
• Started playing in mediocre local cover bands • Kicked out of soon for too much ad-libbing • In 1964, began playing with more popular acts
such as Little Richard
Experience with LSD
• Hendrix began trying acid around 1962 • Heavily influenced a change in his life • Noticeably different fashion style, musical
compositions, and lyrics
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• After Chas Chandler heard them at Café Wha?....
• Moved to England in search of popularity • Eventually formed a trio • Hendrix – Guitar • Noel Redding – Bass • Mitch Mitchell – Drums • Sgt. Pepper’s cover
After the Experience
• 1967: Monterey Pop Festival… burned his guitar
• 1969: Woodstock – Rendition of SSB
• 1970: death… Most likely cause was an
overdose of sleeping pills while intoxicated