Biography of Jimi Hendrix

& Top 10 Songs

Andy Jackson

Source: HotPopRock

I listened to Jimi Hendrix since I can remember and that was probably the first person who always wanted to be when I was a child. I love the guitar, but I can play as much as I can walk on the moon. When I was much younger he tried to taking guitar lessons, but I had my own guitar and had to use my parents. The problem with that is that I am left handed and my father's right hand and we had to be changing strings on which my father complained in. There was no way he could play guitar left handed like Jimi so I finally gave up and decided to appreciate the skill with the guitar in others and focus my energy on other things.

27a Jimi was born in November 1942 in Seattle, Washington, and is remembered as one of the best guitarists of all time (the biggest for me). Jimi first became famous in the U.S. (your country) and ended his career in London, England. Jimi made success in the U.S. when he performed at the Monteray Pop Festival in 1967, who later headed the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Jimi had many influences to his music, including Muddy Waters, BB King, Curtis Mayfield and even Pete Townshend (The Who) and was also influenced by his American Indian heritage.

During Jimi years helped revolutionize music by developing several guitar techniques (saturation amplifiers to produce guitar feedback), and was one of the first artists to use stereophonic and phasing effects in the recording studio. Jimi is also known for his flamboyant fashion sense and theatrical performances.

Jimi was found dead in the basement of the Samarkand Hotel in London (I went to see for myself during a visit) and the cause of death was said who had drowned in his own vomit after drinking red wine and sleeping pills more. The circumstances leading upto death of Jimi, remain a mystery and some details vary from report to report.

Jimi was inducted into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and has many other accomplishments as a pop singer Melody Maker 'for the years 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines number 1 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Jimi released several studio albums (some of the remarkable Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Rainbow Bridge and Electric Ladyland) and also has released several live albums (Band Of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart to name a few). Some of the most popular singles were Jimi: 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, in recent years (The Cure - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) and there have also released several albums of tribute in his 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

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