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Jimi Hendrix Biography and Top 10 Songs
The problem with that is, I'm a lefty and my father right handed and thus we had to help keep switching the strings about which my dad moaned at. There is no way I possibly could play the guitar left handed like Jimi and so i eventually gave up and chose to appreciate the guitar skills in other people and focus my energy on other things.
Jimi was created on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington and is remembered among the greatest guitarists ever (the greatest to me). Jimi first became famous inside the USA (his home country) and ended his career in London, England. Jimi made success in america when 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 as well as Pete Townshend (The Who) and was also relying on his Native American heritage.
Over 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 make use of 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 within the basement flat from the Samarkand Hotel working in london (I went to see for myself on a visit) and the reason for death was considered he'd died by drowning on his own vomit after drinking dark wine and taking several sleeping pills. The circumstances leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mystery and the details change from are accountable to report.
Jimi was awarded with a Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds a number of other achievements such as Melody Maker' pop musician of the season 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines # 1 of the 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 (Band Of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart for starters). A number of Jimi's most popular singles were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Across the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child and Little Wing.
There has been many artists and bands who have covered Jimi's songs over the years (The Cure - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) and there have been also several tribute albums released in the honor.
My Top ten 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. Go over Yonder 09. Izabella 10. Spanish Castle Magic
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