Jimi Hendrix

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art. - Jimi Hendrix

10 Facts about Johnny Allen Hendrix

- Jimi Hendrix got his frist Guitar when he was 14.

- In 1965 he performed with Little Richard.

- He won his american fans over at the Monteray Pop Festival (1967) by ending his performance by lighting his guitar on fire.

- He created his band The Hendrix Experience in 1967 and came out with their first single "Hey Joe", which was a hit in Britain.

- Audiences loved his outrageous gutiar skills and his experimantal sound.

- He was also an accomplished songwriter and musical experimenter (he played the guitar with his teeth)

- He came out with two more albums Axis: Bold as Love (1968) and Electric Ladyland (1968).

- He was arrested in 1968 by Stockholm Police for trashing his hotel room in a drunken rage.

- Hendrix attemped to make another album called First Rays of The New Rising Sun.

- Jimi died when he was only 27 on Septemeber 18, 1970 because of drug related complications.



Jimi playing with his teeth.

Song List

1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) - Jimi Hendrix
51st Anniversary - Jimi Hendrix
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Angel - Jimi Hendrix
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
Bleeding Heart - Jimi Hendrix
Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
Burning Of The Midnight Lamp - Jimi Hendrix
Castles Made Of Sand - Jimi Hendrix
Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix
Dolly Dagger - Jimi Hendrix
Drifting - Jimi Hendrix
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
Gypsy Eyes - Jimi Hendrix
Hear My Train a Comin' - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Highway Chile - Jimi Hendrix
House Burning Down - Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Lover Man - Jimi Hendrix
Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix
Mr. Bad Luck - Jimi Hendrix
One Rainy Wish - Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Red House - Jimi Hendrix
She's So Fine - Jimi Hendrix
Ships Passing In The Night - Jimi Hendrix
Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix
Stepping Stone - Jimi Hendrix
Still Raining, Still Dreaming - Jimi Hendrix
Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
Third Stone From The Sun - Jimi Hendrix
Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix


     Jimi is one of the best guitarist of all time, his constant used his wah-wah pedal and octavia pedal set him apart from other musicians. He also used uni-vibe, speaker cabinet's and fuzz box's to create his song's sounds. Jimi Played and did what he wanted, he played from his head and lived for music. Hendrix changed how someone is to play the guitar forever and Rock n' Roll completely.


Sources Cited

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1879578/jimi_hendrixs_contribution_to_rock_pg2.html?cat=37
http://www.songfacts.com/artist:jimi_hendrix.php

http://www.guitarhype.com/blog/?m=200903&paged=2

http://www.biography.com/articles/Jimi-Hendrix-9334756?part=1

By: Robin Hendriks, Jamie-Lee Chisholm and Jenna Pentland