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| − | Jimi Hendrix Biography and Top 10 Songs
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| − | The problem with this is, I'm left handed and my dad right handed and thus we'd to keep switching the strings about which my father moaned at. There was no way I possibly could play the guitar left handed like Jimi so I eventually gave up and decided to appreciate the guitar skills in others and focus my energy on other things.
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| − | Jimi was created on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington and is remembered among the greatest guitarists of all time (the best in my experience). Jimi first became famous inside the USA (his home country) and ended his career in London, England. Jimi made success in the US as he performed at the Monteray Pop Festival in 1967, he later headlined in the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Jimi had many influences to his music, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Curtis Mayfield and even Pete Townshend (The Who) and seemed to be influenced by his Native American heritage.
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| − | Over the years Jimi helped to revolutionize music by developing several guitar techniques (using overdriven amplifiers to create guitar feedback), and was one of the first performers to make use of stereophonic and phasing effects within the recording studio. Jimi can also be well known for his flamboyant dress sense and stage performances.
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| − | Jimi was found dead in the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel working in london (I went to see for myself on a visit) and also the cause of death was said to be he'd died by drowning by himself vomit after drinking dark wine and taking several sleep aids. The circumstances leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mysterious and the details vary from are accountable to report.
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| − | Jimi was awarded with a Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds a number of other achievements such as Melody Maker' pop musician of the season 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines number 1 of the 100 Greatest Guitarists Ever, and also has his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
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| − | Jimi released several studio albums (some notable ones being Are you currently Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Rainbow Bridge and Electric Ladyland) and it has also released several live albums (Band Of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart to name a few). Some of Jimi's most widely used singles were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child and Little Wing.
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| − | There have been many artists and bands who have covered Jimi's songs over the years (The Cure - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) there have been also several tribute albums released in the honor.
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| − | My Top 10 Jimi Hendrix Songs are:
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| − | 01. All Across the Watchtower
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| − | 02. Hey Joe
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| − | 03. Purple Haze
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| − | 04. Voodoo Child
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| − | 05. Crosstown Traffic
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| − | 06. Little Wing
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| − | 07. Stepping Stone
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| − | 08. Look Over Yonder
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| − | 09. Izabella
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| − | 10. Spanish Castle Magic
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| − | View the full blog for my top music reviews of bands songs and artists and tell me your comments as well as your top songs.
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