The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Author : Jerry Hopkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781628738636

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience by Jerry Hopkins Pdf

It’s been over forty years since the tragic death of Jimi Hendrix, yet his popularity is undiminished and his place as the preeminent electric guitarist of the ages is still unrivaled. In The Jimi Hendrix Experience, bestselling author and rock aficionado Jerry Hopkins delves into the legendary life and career of the greatest man to ever pick up a guitar. With a consistent mix of greatness and madness, learn why the man who only released three studio albums during his life could forever transform not only music, but also a generation. While he’ll always be remembered for his incredible performance at Woodstock in 1969, Hopkins shows the true side of Hendrix: from his early childhood and the beginning of his career to his early death and the controversial battle of control over his estate that still wages on. With incredible photographs depicting Hendrix’s rise to the top, The Jimi Hendrix Experience is the ultimate biography of the “Voodoo Chile.” Hendrix’s legacy and music will live on for generations to be enjoyed by and to live on with fans of all ages. And now, thanks to Hopkins, his life can be relived through this incredible biography.

Author : Noel Redding,Carol Appleby
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0306806819

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Are You Experienced? by Noel Redding,Carol Appleby Pdf

The Jimi Hendrix Experience had one of the most dazzling and sensational careers of any band. Their roller-coaster ride through a schedule of sell-out tours and frantic recording sessions left them crazed with sex, drugs, stardom, and exhaustion; but at the same time they produced some of the most explosive, inventive, and inspired music ever heard. Now, for the first time, Experience bassist Noel Redding tells the whole story. He lucidly and wittily describes the making of the band's startlingly innovative music; how their phenomenal stage act, featuring Hendrix playing with his teeth and setting his guitar on fire, engendered a state of mass hysteria in the audience; and the scarring aftermath of legal hassles and corporate duplicity. Frank, funny, rich in anecdotes, and full of insights into Hendrix, his genius, and the way it has been exploited, Are You Experienced? is a no-holds-barred account of an unforgettable band and a musical legend.

Author : Jimi Hendrix
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781458457806

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Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix (Songbook) by Jimi Hendrix Pdf

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). All the hits you'd expect from this seminal guitarist, including his legendary take on the "Star Spangled Banner." Also includes: All Along the Watchtower * Angel * Bold as Love * Castles Made of Sand * Foxey Lady * Hey Joe * Purple Haze * Red House * Voodoo Child (Slight Return) * The Wind Cries Mary * and more.

Author : Sean Egan
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Rock musicians
ISBN : UOM:49015002795400

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Jimi Hendrix and the Making of Are You Experienced by Sean Egan Pdf

Sean Egan tells the story of the making of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's classic 1967 debut. His interviews with key figures and access to diary entries help create the definitive study of one of the most important, groundbreaking and exciting albums ever made.

Author : Frank Moriarty
Publisher : Metro Books
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Music
ISBN : 1567993850

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Bold as Love by Frank Moriarty Pdf

Bold As Love is an insightful look at the lite and music of one of rock's most important innovators.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Castle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Photography
ISBN : 078583088X

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The Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Mason's Yard by Anonim Pdf

Hendrix was taking London by storm, beginning the journey that would establish him as one of the most influential and charismatic rock stars of all time. Considered by many to be the finest studio portraits ever taken of Hendrix and the Experience, these extraordinary images capture the acclaimed musician at a defining moment in his brief but spectacular career. Since the early 1990s, select photographs from Mankowitz's sessions with Hendrix have been widely used as covers for Hendrix re-issue albums, and are now iconic in their own right. The Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Mason's Yard showcases these famous images while reproducing Mankowitz's entire Hendrix portfolio, including his contemporary color reinterpretations of the archive. In an accompanying essay, rock critic and Hendrix historian Richie Unterberger discusses the significance of Mankowitz's photos to the Hendrix legacy and puts the Mason's Yard sessions in the context of Hendrix's explosive rise to fame in 1967. A brief encounter with Jimi when he was enjoying the spotlight for the first time, this is a candid record of a legend.

Author : Mitch Mitchell,John Platt
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 0306808188

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The Hendrix Experience by Mitch Mitchell,John Platt Pdf

The short life of Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970)—guitarist extraordinaire, charismatic performer, symbol of a generation—has already become the stuff of legend. Now, in an attempt to set the record straight, Jimi's friend and collaborator Mitch Mitchell, who was the Jimi Hendrix Experience's drummer, tells his story. No one knew Jimi through the whole period—from day one of the Experience to Hendrix's death—better than Mitch. Here he conjures up a lost era, with all its frustrations and breakthroughs, humor and tragedies—from the tiny clubs of London's Soho to the legendary festivals of Monterey and Woodstock. It's an incredible saga, filled with outrageous stories and unlikely characters. Containing over 200 illustrations, including several photographs taken by Mitch himself, along with set lists and rare memorabilia from the author's archives, this is an indispensable book for both the committed fan and for anyone interested in the inside story of Jimi Hendrix.

Author : Charles R. Cross
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781401382810

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Room Full of Mirrors by Charles R. Cross Pdf

It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still very much alive for his fans everywhere. 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. Using never-before-seen documents and private letters, and based on hundreds of interviews with those who knew Hendrix--many of whom had never before agreed to be interviewed--Room Full of Mirrors unlocks the vast mystery of one of music's most enduring legends.

Author : Johnny Black
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1560252405

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Jimi Hendrix by Johnny Black Pdf

Presents a collection of quotes and interviews that chronicle the life of Jimi Hendrix, from his childhood to his untimely death at the age of twenty-seven

Author : Jimi Hendrix
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781408842164

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Starting At Zero by Jimi Hendrix Pdf

It didn't take long after Jimi Hendrix's death for the artist to become a myth of music. He has been surrounded by a shroud of intrigue since he first came into the public eye, and the mystery has only grown with time. Much has been written and said about him by experts and fans and critics, some of it true and some of it not; Starting at Zero will set the record straight. This is Hendrix in his own words. The lyricism and rhythm of Jimi Hendrix's writing will be of no surprise to his fans. Hendrix wrote prolifically throughout his life and he left behind a trove of scribbled-on hotel stationary, napkins and cigarette cartons. Starting at Zero weaves the scraps and bits together fluidly with interviews and lyrics revealing for the first time a continuous narrative of the artist's life, from birth through to the final four years of his life. The result is a beautifully poetic, charming and passionate memoir as smooth and memorable as Hendrix's finest songs. The pieces of Starting at Zero came together in large part because of the inspiration of Alan Douglas. Douglas first met Jimi Hendrix backstage at Woodstock, and soon after became Hendrix's producer and close friend. In creating the book he joined forces with Peter Neal, who edited Hendrix's writing with the reverence and light touch it deserved.

Author : Peter Doggett
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857127105

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Jimi Hendrix: The Complete Guide to His Music by Peter Doggett Pdf

The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Jimi Hendrix, now widely acclaimed as the most gifted instrumentalist in the history of rock.An album by album, track by track, run-down of all music recorded and released by Hendrix, from his earliest American Recordings through the Jimi Hendrix Experience to the many posthumous releases. Features include...An album by album, track by track analysis of Hendrix's best workInformation on when and where the music was recordedA rundown on expoitative recordings that are best avoidedA track index for easy referenceSixteen page colour section

Author : Jimi HENDRIX
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:772789901

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Experience Hendrix by Jimi HENDRIX Pdf

Author : Neil Cossar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 1783055103

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This Day in Music by Neil Cossar Pdf

Births, deaths and marriages, No1 singles, drug busts and arrests, famous gigs and awards... all these and much more appear in this fascinating 50 year almanac.Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.This Day in Music is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, cuttings and album covers, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.

Author : Theodore G. Ammon
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812699753

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Jimi Hendrix and Philosophy by Theodore G. Ammon Pdf

In his brief career Jimi Hendrix transformed rock music, established himself as the greatest guitarist of all time, and left a rich legacy of original songs and dazzling recordings. In Jimi Hendrix and Philosophy, philosophers come to terms with the experience and the phenomenon of Hendrix, uncovering some surprising implications of Hendrix’s life and work. Much of this book is concerned with the restless polarities and dualities that reveal themselves through Hendrix. His compositions display a preoccupation with the tragic nature of life, moving between the polarities of Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Idea and and Platonic philosophy. Jimi’s “guitar-being” has surprising implications for the philosophical relation between mind and body. There is in Hendrix a duality between innovation and tradition—innovation in psychedelic sonic adventures and tradition in the form of the blues. Hendrix exemplifies the interaction of technology and art, as seen in his use of feedback, varieties of noise, and backwards reel-to-reel playing. How much of the Hendrix phenomenon can be explained by the technological situation and how much by his own unique genius? Everyone knows about Hendrix’s use of feedback in the narrow sense, but feedback can also be viewed as a general phenomenon that arises in complex dynamical systems and emerges at the border of chaos and order. Although critics associate Hendrix’s lifestyle and early death with self-destructive patterns of the Sixties, his actual thoughts as revealed in his songs and writings show a more positive and constructive concern with authentic freedom. What did Hendrix mean when he spoke of “the realities” of conflict conveyed in “Machine Gun”? What is a “Voodoo Chile”? When does noise become music? These and other questions are addressed in Jimi Hendrix and Philosophy. Hendrix’s undying popularity following his death in 1970 has led to the release over the years of a large body of material which Hendrix would never have chosen to make public, raising serious questions about what we owe to the dead and how we view the construction of the artist’s public persona.

Author : Mitch Mitchell,John A. Platt
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Rock groups
ISBN : 051757716X

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Jimi Hendrix by Mitch Mitchell,John A. Platt Pdf

The drummer of Hendrix's band recounts the years of the rock legend's creativity, the London club scene where he honed his craft, and the San Francisco hippie scene where he found his following