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BEFORE JIMI

Born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, WA Jimmy Hendrix

1st guitar- acoustic at 15 for $5

JIMI HENDRIX 1962

At 17 he joined the US Army but in 1963 he
got an honorable discharge due to breaking his ankle.

After the Army he began working as a session guitarist

Throughout later 1965- Jimmy played rounds of
under the name Jimmy James. By the end of 1965 he had
smaller venues, caught the interest of the Animals
played with several acts- Sam Cooke, Tina Turner, and
bassist, Chas Chandler, who had recently left to
Little Richard.
Jimmy soon parted ways with become a manager.

Little Richard to form his own

Chandler was impressed with Jimmys
band.
performance and then returned in

1966 to sign him to an agreement that

would have him moved to London to

form a band.

LONDON 1966 1967

Jimi had overwhelming success in Britain but
Jimmy went to Jimi- Ft. drummer Mitch
it wasnt until he returned to the US
Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding. Newly
that he ignited the crowd. He played
formed the Jimi Hendrix
at the Monterey Festival-over night
Experience quickly
Jimi Hendrix Experience became
became the talk of London.
the most popular touring acts in the world.

1st single Hey Joe was on the UK chart

#6 for 10 weeks in early 1967 The time I burned my guitar it was like a
sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I
love my guitar -Jimi Hendrix

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One of the most iconic performances of not only Jimi

Hendrix but of the 60s was at Woodstock-a 3 day festival of

music, love, and peace. It was there that Jimi played the

Star Spangled Banner where he incorporated the world in

1969, with Vietnam still raging on. With his guitar he made

the sounds of planes crashing, people screaming, machine

guns, sirens, and bombs exploding.

Jimi died on September 18, 1970 in Germany.

There has been everything from old jams from his days as an R&B

Side man to live recordings from his 1967-1970 prime to previously

Throughout his singing and performance Jimi
unreleased or unfinished studio work - hit the market. There have been
is today acknowledged for the impact he had
an estimated 100 of them.
on the rock music; he moved rock to a higher

In just a few years he expanded the range and Level.

vocabulary of the electric guitar to reach areas that no The Jimi Hendrix Experience got inducted

musician had ever ventured to before. We unearth some into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

of Jimis tales from beyond the grave.

Jimi is described as the greatest

SOME MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ROCK instrumental in history of rock music.
He laid a strong foundation for the rock
Improved the styles that were used to play a guitar music by setting greater standards also

- Jimi was left handed yet he used a right handed guitar. The strings were influenced the way rock music is
performed and artists have discarded
upside down, he restrung the guitar in a unique fashion.
the old fashion and embrace his.
- He also played with his teeth, behind his back & head.
Since Jimis three year reign, he has
Jimi introduced the system in which one person would sing and play the guitar and
inspired many fellow guitarists and
the lead at the same time. musicians to this
Today the Stratocaster has become a very popular musical instrument because it was day, not only with his guitar playing
associated with Jimi. but his imaginative self.

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