jimi hendrix

Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix born
November27, 1942–september18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. After initial success in England, he achieved worldwide fame following his 1967 performance at the Monterey pop festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969woodstock festival.
Jimi Hendrix helped pioneer the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers, incorporating into his music what was previously an undesirable sound. He built upon the innovations and influences of blues stylists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, King, and T-Bone Walker, and derived style from rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield, Steve copper, and Cornell Dupree, as well as from traditional jazz. Part of Hendrix's flamboyant stage persona may have been inspired by rock pioneer Little Richard, with whom he toured as part of Richard's back-up band, "The Up setters." Hendrix is also widely thought to be influenced by Pete Townshend of The Who, who performed in London when Hendrix started his career there in 1966. Carlos Santana has also suggested that Hendrix's music may have been influenced by his Native American heritage.
Hendrix strove to combine what he called "earth", a blue, jazz, or funk driven rhythm accompaniment, with "space", the high-pitched physcadelic sounds created by his guitar improvisations. As a record producer, Hendrix also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas; he was one of the first to experiment with stereophonic and phasing effects during recording.
Hendrix was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 1992 and the UK music hall of fame in 2005. His star on the Hollywood Walk of fame (at 6627 Hollywood Blvd.) was dedicated in 1994. In 2006, his debut album, Are You Experienced, was inducted into the United States National Recording Preservation Board's National Recording institution Rolling Stone named Hendrix number 1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.
In the morning of September18, 1970 he was found dead in the basement Samarkand Hotel at 22 Lansdowne Crescent in London. The last person that saw him was his German girlfriend Monika Dannemann. Researchers say he first died in bed after drinking wine and taking nine sleeping pills, and then he choked on his own vomit.
By ayleen Nunez, Giovanna Munoz, and Rosie Dobbins