Hello everyone....
Its been a while since any Rock artists has been featured here on Rockonomy...
Well...the artist of the Week is JIMI HENDRIX....actually he should be called artist of the century.....Probably the greatest guitarist in the world of Rock music....wait... he is not just a guitarist..!!..
He is a successful and brilliant songwriter,singer and producer.....
He is considered the most influential guitarist in the genres like Hard Rock..Acid Rock...Blues Rock...Psychedelic Rock....
Born as Johnny Allen Hendrix(27,November 1942-18,September1970) is considered as greatest guitarist by The Rolling Stone Magazine ......
Jimi was born to an army man and his name changed to James Marshall Hendrix in the memory of his dead mother...well very less people know that Jimi has been in Army...but we ain't here to discuss his biography...man that would be too long...
Well...skipping everything and jumping to his musical career...he started off in sometime when he was around 15...after getting an electric guitar later...he started with some local bands and performed in some gigs....well he was not so good with the grades but he could play the guitar with his teeth...unbelievable right??.....
Well his first formal band was The Velevetones...he also jammed with The King Kuslas....His career started with a bang...earlier he was a boy playing a right handed guitar with the left hand...but later he became the heart throb of millions...specially in UK....even the fans of reigning musicians like Eric Clapton....Hendrix attracted a huge fan following...
Then came the Jimi Hendrix Experience...It included plenty of tracks written with Golden ink in the history of Rock Music.....performing with plenty of bands and musicians...He was often requested to play Purple Haze...his most popular number I think.....
Around in 1964...Hendrix joined his first national tour.....and was honored with an award.....in 1965 he joined the band Curtis Knights and Squires...and started touring...He met quite legal disputes because of some contracts and also was unhappy performing in south America.....
Well....looks like if I am gonna tell you his history...I"ll end up with some sleepy readers.....You know what...he has got some interesting turns and twists in his early life...but I am gonna talk about his music only.......
Some of his most popular tracks include......purple haze...can you see me...manic depression...fire...voodo child....machine gun...etc etc.....which were also voted as greatest solos by many guitar magazines.....
Well he was the one who opened the Electric Lady Studios.....Hendrix was quite a fashionable person...really you can check him out in his videos....wearing those flashy clothes and Bob Dylan hairstyle.....
Well when it comes to the styles...I surely wanna mention his unique styles in guitar playing and amplifiers effects.....
You wonder from where wah wah effect came from.... answer is Hendrix ...... Hendrix is known for his different effects and guitar styles....also his association with Fender led to many innovative styles and techniques in guitar playing.....
These were some of the things which made him so so popular and made some of the greatest rock bands to fall in his follower list... some bands like.... The Who and Cream.......
Sadly Hendrix Died in 1970..on 18th September due to some drug intake with some alcohol...his death was definitely a setback to the Rock music...Dying at an early age of 27...Hendrix still gave a lot to Rock......
Well coming to album featured here on Rockonomy... its a collection of some tracks by Hendrix which made him so so popular..... some of his wonderful creations..... these are the songs where you feel the real magic of Rock......
You can download it here for free..... but if your bandwidth restricts you to do so....then you can listen to them here on Rockonomy for FREE!!!!
The Article and album brought to you exclusively by Rockonomy......
p.s:Rockonomy is not done with this legend yet....Rockonomy will return soon with another album and yet more interesting article on this legend Jimi Hendrix......
Till then enjoy the music::::::
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