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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Artist Information
Genres: Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Acid Rock, Album Rock, Psychedelic Soul
Active: 60's, 70's
Born: November 27, 1942 in Seattle, WA
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Biography
In his brief four-year reign as a superstar, Jimi Hendrix expanded the vocabulary of the electric rock guitar more than anyone before or since. Hendrix was a master at coaxing all manner of unforeseen sonics from his instrument, often with innovative amplification experiments that produced astral-quality feedback and roaring distortion. His frequent hurricane blasts of noise and dazzling showmanship -- he could and would play behind his back and with his teeth and set his guitar on fire -- has sometimes obscured his considerable gifts as a songwriter, singer, and master of a gamut of blues, R&B, and rock styles. When Hendrix became an international superstar in 1967, it seemed as if he'd dropped out of a Martian spaceship, but in fact he'd served his apprenticeship the long, mundane way in numerous R&B acts on the chitlin circuit.
Discography
Release: November 21, 2007
Label: Experience, Experience Hendrix
Release: September 18, 2007
Label: MVD Visual