Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall Hendrix a Rock Star, guitarist, singer songwriter. Many regard Hendrix as the greatest guitarist of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock."
Born as Johnny Allen Hendrix in Seattle, Washington in 1942, Hendrix began playing guitar at an early age of 15. Given a choice between prison, for car theft, or joining the Army, he chose the latter and enlisted in the US Army in 1961, but was discharged a year later.
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He and friends formed a band the King Kasuals which didn't get too far. He later played with the Isley Brothers' backing band and with Little Richard, with whom he worked till 1965.
"Purple Haze", "Hey Joe", and "The Wind Cries Mary" were among his hits in this era. He rose to prominence in the US after a performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. He made his final studio album in 1968, Electric Ladyland, which reached number one on the US Billboard. He headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 before dying in London from an apparent overdose.
Details of his death are disputed, however an autopsy concluded that he aspirated on his own vomit while high on barbiturates. Results from the autopsy revealed that he took 18 times the recommended dosage of a prescribed sleeping pill.
List of songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix
Sixty songs were issued during Hendrix's lifetime, principally on the first three studio albums, a compilation, and a split live album under the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Are You Experienced (1967)
Axis: Bold as Love (1967)
Smash Hits (1968)
Electric Ladyland (1968)
Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival (1970)
Additional songs recorded live were issued on Band of Gypsys (1970) and the various artists release Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (1970). Two songs recorded with the Band of Gypsys lineup were issued as a single in 1970. - Wikipedia
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Charles R. Cross vividly recounts the life of Hendrix, from his difficult childhood and adolescence in Seattle through his incredible rise to celebrity in London's swinging sixties. It is the story of an outrageous life--with legendary tales of sex, drugs, and excess--while it also reveals a man who struggled to accept his role as idol and who privately craved the kind of normal family life he never had.
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