Jimi Hendrix is considered the greatest and most influential guitarist in Rock Music’s history.
He was born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. He learnt to play the guitar when he turned fifteen after buying an acoustic guitar for $5! He played in many bands as a teenager. He was soon sent to the army. But this didn’t stop Jimi Hendrix from perusing his music career; he started a band after meeting a bass guitarist in the army.
After leaving the military Jimi played as back up for different musicans. But after meeting Chas Chandler, who became his manager, he joined up with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell and created The Jimi Hendrix Experience. They Released in 1967 the band's first single, “Hey Joe,” which was soon followed by “Purple Haze” and “The Wind Cried Mary.”
Jimi Hendrix soon won over many fans after his stunning performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967, which ended with Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire. In 1968 The Jimi Experience released another album called “Bold as Love”, which featured the hit “All Along the Watchtower!” The Jimi Experience continued to tour until their split in 1969.
Jimi Hendrix formed another band near the end of 1969, with his army buddy Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles. The band never really took off, so Hendrix became working on a new album tentatively named “First Rays of the New Rising Sun,” with Cox and Mitch Mitchell from the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Sadly Jimi Hendrix died at the age of 27 after drug related complications (sleeping pills), so he wasn’t able to finish the album “First Rays of the New Rising Sun”.
But Jimi Hendrix has still left his mark on the world of Rock, and his music is still loved my many today.
After leaving the military Jimi played as back up for different musicans. But after meeting Chas Chandler, who became his manager, he joined up with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell and created The Jimi Hendrix Experience. They Released in 1967 the band's first single, “Hey Joe,” which was soon followed by “Purple Haze” and “The Wind Cried Mary.”
Jimi Hendrix soon won over many fans after his stunning performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967, which ended with Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire. In 1968 The Jimi Experience released another album called “Bold as Love”, which featured the hit “All Along the Watchtower!” The Jimi Experience continued to tour until their split in 1969.
Jimi Hendrix formed another band near the end of 1969, with his army buddy Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles. The band never really took off, so Hendrix became working on a new album tentatively named “First Rays of the New Rising Sun,” with Cox and Mitch Mitchell from the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Sadly Jimi Hendrix died at the age of 27 after drug related complications (sleeping pills), so he wasn’t able to finish the album “First Rays of the New Rising Sun”.
But Jimi Hendrix has still left his mark on the world of Rock, and his music is still loved my many today.
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