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Jimi Hendrix
Royal Albert Hall, 18 February 1969
Background information
Birth name
Johnny Allen Hendrix
Born
November 27, 1942(1942-11-27)
Seattle, Washington, USA
Died
September 18, 1970 (aged 27)
London, England
Genre(s)
Hard rock, blues-rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)
Singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer
Years active
1965 – 1970
Label(s)
RSVP
Track
Barclay
Polydor
Reprise
Capitol
MCA
Associated
acts
Curtis Knight and the Squires
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Gypsy Sun and Rainbows
Band of Gypsys
The Isley Brothers
Little Richard
Website
JimiHendrix.com
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Stratocaster
Gibson Flying V
12-string Zemaitis acoustic
Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. After initial success in Europe, he achieved fame in the USA following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Hendrix helped develop the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers, incorporating into his music what was previously an undesirable sound. He built upon the innovations and influences of blues stylists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and Elmore James, and derived style from rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, and Cornell Dupree, as well as from modern jazz. Part of Hendrix's flamboyant stage persona may have been inspired by rock pioneer Little Richard, with whom he toured as part of Richard's back-up band, "The Upsetters".
Hendrix is also widely thought to have been influenced by Pete Townshend of The Who, who performed in London when Hendrix started his career there in 1966. Carlos Santana has also suggested that Hendrix's music may have been influenced by his Native American heritage.
Hendrix strove to combine what he called "earth," a blues, jazz, or funk-driven rhythm accompaniment, with "space," the high-pitched psychedelic sounds created by his guitar improvisations. As a record producer, Hendrix also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas; he was one of the first to experiment with stereophonic and phasing effects during recording.
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