Esau Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. In 1946 the parents changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix. After the separation of his parents, in the early fifties, he grew up with his father(Al Hendrix).His father`s collection of blues and jazz records provided his first contact with the type of music that he was later to become symbolic of. He was given his first guitar by his father when he was eleven.James Marshall taught himselfhow to play. A year later it was again his father who presented him with his first electric guitar. In 1961 Hendrix left Seattle to do his miilitary service in the 101. Airborne Division. Due to an injury he got an early dischare after serving fourteen months. For the following two years he through the states as a musician. B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke and Little Richards were among the musicians he played with. Calling himself "Jimmy James" he founded his first stable band " The Blue Flames" in New York`s Greenwich Village, where he gave a show as a singer for the first time. At that Greenwich Village was a motely of jazz, blues and artists` clubs. During one performance at "Cafe Wha?", Chas Chandler (a former bass-player with Eric Burdon & The Animals) was overwhelmed by Hendrix. This very performance was to be the turning point in Hendrix`s life. At Chandler`s urging he was moved to London on September 24, 1996. Chandler was also responsible for Hendrix`s stage name "Jimi", which he felt was impressive due to its exotic spelling. Just two weeks later "The Jimi Hendrix Expirience" was found - Hendrix was the guitarist and singer, Noel Redding was the bass-player and Mitch Mitchell was the drummer- because Johnny Halliday wanted Hendrix for a show at the Olympia in Paris, but only on the condition that he preformed with a band. This was immediately followed by a concert tour all over the Europe. Concerts in Stockholm and Copenhagen were overwhelmingly successful and six consecutive concerts at "Saville Theathre" in London were all played completely full house. At just about the same time Hendrix`s first single "Hey Joe" was recorded. It was released in December 1966 and by February it made No 4 in the charts. Hendrix`s first release also became his first Golden Record. On January 11, 1967 the band recorded the title "Purple Haze". In May 1967 his first album "Are You Experienced" was released. It was probably due to its hectic realisation and shotcomings that the album never became No 1 in the charts. The Beatles "Sergeant Pepper" took first place, whereas "Are You Experienced" maintained 2nd place during the whole summer of 1967. In June of the same year Hendrix' "Experience" played at the legendary "Monterey Pop Festival". Hendrix on stage was an unforgettable experience with him first setting his guitar on fire only to smash it to pieces afterwards. In the same year the recordings for his next album "AXIS: THE BOLD AS LOVE" were made. "Are You Experienced" had sold far more than one million copies in U.S.A. and "AXIS: THE BOLD AS LOVEˇ" immediately reached the top 20. Once again Hendrix stayed mainly in the U.S.A where the major part of the following album "Electric Ladyland" was written, which was released in the same year. The stress and strain of his incredible career had its consequences. The Expiriences disbanded when Chas Chandler no longer was willing to tolerate Hendrix`s increasingly numerous escapades. Hendrix landed in prison for a night for a several reasons after a row with Noel Redding. In August 1969 Hendrix played at Woodstock, probably the last true success of his life. Hendrix maniacal creative activity was interrupted by a short respite. In 1969, however, he returned with his "Band of Gypsies", a band made up exclusively of black musicians. This formation as never able to take over where the success of "The Eperience" left off. Hendrix was becoming more and more frustrated and neurotic. During a concert in New York`s Madison Square Garden he left the stage after the third piece without saying a worg. Towards the end of 1969, the "Band of Gypsies" recordered the album bearing its name, "Band of Gypsies", in Fillmore East. It was released in April 1970. In the summer of 1970 Hendrix played mostly in Europe.In the same year the album "The Cry of Love" was released. In late August of 1970 Hendrix went to London where he gave his last concert on September 12, 1970. On September 17,1970, Hendrix took a relatively large dose of sleeping pills. During the night he lost consciousness and suffocated. Just a few hours earlier he had been working on his song called "The Story of LIfe". Its last lines were: "The story of life is quicker than the wink an eye. The story of love is hello and goodbye. Until we meet again." ((((((((((((((((((Jimi)))))))))))))))))))))))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 other than the Who and the Beatles this was the first muscian that I feel in love with. And the band of gypsies was an awesome album! Roomful of mirrors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMI!! I've always loved Jimi!! He was a big part of my music for about 4 years since the guy I was dating at the time was one of the BIGGEST Jimi fans around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted November 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 quote: "The story of Jesus so easy to explain. After they crucified Him, a woman, she claimed His name. The story of Jesus the whole Bible knows went across the desert and in the middle He found a rose. There should be no questions. There should be no lies. He was married happily ever after to all the tears we cry." - The Story of Life ~J.M.Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon. Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 heres to Jimi!!! He was the heaviest hitter of them all! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 Synchronicity hit me hard for sure- I loved the Police too- now that you mention it- I actually thought that Mrs. Gredenko was Mrs. Kravchenko (well or wished that was what I heard) until I got the album and realized otherwise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B & Z Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 "Once you're dead, you're made for life!" - JIMI HENDRIX See you in the next world! N_n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted November 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 quote: With the power of soul Anything is possible With the power of you Anything you wanna do ~J.M.Hendrix (((((((((((((Jimi)))))))))))) Fly on...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 For those of you with Much More Music, this weekend they will be showing the astoundly cheaply made biopic Hendrix. Bet you didn't know that Jimi's debut performance in London, the Monterey Pop Festival, and Woodstock all took place in the same night club, did you? RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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briguy Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 The Story of life The story of Jesus so easy to explain After they crucified him, a woman, she claimed his name The story of Jesus the whole bible knows went across the desert and in the middle, he found a rose There should be no questions there should be no lies He was married ever happily after All the tears we cry No use in arguing all the use to the man that moans When each man falls in battle, his soul it has to roam Angels of heaven flying saucers to some, made Easter Sunday the name of the rising sun The story is written by so many people who dared, to laydown the truth to so very many who cared to carry the cross of Jesus and beyond We will guide the light this time with a women in our arms We as men can’t explain the reason why the woman’s always mentioned at the moment that we die All we know is God is by our side, and he says the word so easy yet so hard I wish not be alone, so I must respect my other heart Oh, the story of Jesus is the story of you and me No use in feeling lonely, I am you searching to be free The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye The story of love is hello and goodbye Until we meet again. (Jimi’s last song – composed in London, 17 September 1970) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 cheers to jimi quote: Hurrah i awake from yesterday Alive but the war is here to stay So my love catherina and me Decide to take our last walk Through the noise to the sea Not to die but to be re-born Away from a life so battered and torn.... Forever... Oh say can you see its really such a mess Every inch of earth is a fighting nest Giant pencil and lip-stick tube shaped things Continue to rain and cause screaming pain And the arctic stains >From silver blue to bloody red As our feet find the sand And the sea is strait ahead.. Strait ahead..... Well its too bad That our friends Cant be with us today Well thats too bad "The machine That we built Would never save us" That's what they say (That's why they aint coming with us today) And they also said "It's impossible for man To live and breath underwater.. Forever" was their main complaint (Yeah) And they also threw this in my face: They said Anyway You know good well It would be beyond the will of God And the grade of the King (Grace of the King yeah yeah) So my darling and I Make love in the sand To salute the last moment Ever on dry land Our machine has done its work Played its part well Without a scratch on our bodies And we bid it farewell Starfish and giant foams Greet us with a smile Before our heads go under We take a last look At the killing noise Of the out of style... The out of style, out of style whats everyone elses fav. jimi tunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Jimi should be the patron saint of rock. A world of praise to Jimi. I can't say enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B & Z Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Hey Esau - funny that first picture of Jimi is from the next Hendrix show I'm seeding, the Royal Albert Hall '2-18-69, right before(6 days)the more famous epic '2-24-69, arguably the greatest Hendrix concert ever(IMO) This is for more hardcore fans only, it's a rather distant audience tape but CLEAR and good separation between gtr-bs-dms...a little EQ will do wonders... The celebration continues... "I wanna' see and hear EVERYTHING!!!!!" Now, if you'll excuse me,I must be on my way... N_n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 I just want to talk to you I won't uh, do you no harm I just want to know about your different lives On this is here people farm I heard some of you got your families Living in cages tall and cold And some just stay there and dust away Past the age of old. Is this true ? Please let me talk to you. "other than the Who and the Beatles this was the first muscian that I feel in love with." Did we grow up in the same house perhaps? That is just too weird. Although, I could throw in the Police as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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