PaineMelchor313
Jimi Hendrix Biography and Top ten Songs
The problem with this is, I'm left handed and my dad right handed and so we had to help keep switching the strings about which my dad moaned at. There is no way I possibly could take part in the guitar a lefty like Jimi so I eventually gave up and chose to appreciate the guitar skills in other people and concentrate my energy on other things.
Jimi was created 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 within 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 as well as 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 within the recording studio. Jimi is also well-known for his flamboyant dress sense and stage performances.
Jimi was discovered dead within the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel in London (I went to see personally on a visit) and also the reason for death was considered he had 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 also the details change from report to report.
Jimi was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds a number of other achievements such as Melody Maker' pop musician of the year 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines # 1 of the 100 Greatest Guitarists Ever, and also has his star around 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 has also released several live albums (Gang of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart for starters). A number of Jimi's most widely used singles were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Across 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 (The Cure - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) and there happen to be also several tribute albums released in his 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
View the full blog for my top music reviews of bands songs and artists and tell me your comments as well as your top songs.
