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Jimi’s Women

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Sure you know a lot about Hendrix’s playing style from watching hours of old shows on your http://www.satellitetv-hq.com/satellite-tv-se music channels but did you know he was quite a lady’s man? Here are a few of the most interesting facts about Hendrix’s love for women:
He had a longtime girlfriend: Kathy Ethchingham, a British songwriter, was Hendrix’s most stable female companion if there was such a thing. They relationship was long and rocky and Hendrix was more than once sited for domestic violence during fits of jealousy.
He was promiscuous: It’s a well-known fact Jimi loved female companionship and he was known to request the company of any number of groupies after a show. He appeared to have no qualms cavorting with casual relationships while also engaged in more serious relationships on the side.
A woman turned him on to drugs: It’s been reported that Hendrix never took psychopropic drugs until the night he met Linda Keith. In later life, Hendrix’s love for drugs and alcohol would ultimately be his undoing and many historians have traced this back to Ms. Keith.

The Hendrix Influence On Rock and Roll

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

To say that Jimi Hendrix had a tremendous influence on the genre of rock and roll would be an understatement of epic proportions. Hendrix was a mesmerizing and innovative guitar player like no one had seen before. Arguably, you could make the case that no one ever to rise to his level since his untimely premature passing.

Hendrix had a means of playing the guitar that was loud and passionate but also controlled. He was able to truly hit every component of virtuoso guitar playing.Want more? Click here/tag In other words, he showed there was a different way to hit notes on the guitar that were radical departures from what was traditionally accepted.

Hendrix also had a very wild stage presence. Theatrics such as lighting his guitar on fire were quite novel and shocking for the time period. Such theatrics were certainly copied over the years and many modern musicians can point to Hendrix-s stage presence as a great influence on their own performances. Ironically, some modern musicians may not even have heard of Hendrix but his influence is so institutionalized in the way the guitar is played, they are influenced by him whether they know it or not. Either way, the influence is there and it is powerful.

The Early Career of Jimi Hendrix

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

After Jimi Hendrix was discharged from the Army in 1961, he teamed up with a friend he met while he was in the service, Billy Cox. The two moved relocated to Clarksville, Tennessee. The two, had cultivated the musical interests, while they were in the service. They put together a small band, and started playing small gigs at very unknown small venues in and around Tennessee. When Hendrix felt that playing those gigs in Tennessee had run their course, he moved to New York City in 1962 to try his luck there. In 1964, Jimi Hendrix was invited to armature night at the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. He won that night, and was feeling hopeful. His first huge success’s in the music industry came shortly after his win at the Apollo. He was hired as a guitarist with the band the ‘Isley Brothers’. The first recording that Hendrix did was as an official member of the Isley Brothers, he recorded the album, ‘Testify’ in 1964. He had a falling out with the band, and left soon after the first album he did. He soon found ‘Little Richard’, and started performing and recording with him but not for long.

The ‘J’ Curse: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Jimi Hendrix was an American guitar player and song-writer. Today, he is still regarded as one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. His career ended tragically right before his 28th birthday when he died of a drug overdose.

Janis Joplin was an American singer, painter and dancer. During her relatively short time alive, she had a very prolific career. During the height of Joplin’s career, she was referred to as the Queen of Rock and Roll. She died at the age of 27 from an overdose on heroin.

Jim Morrison was the lead singer of the popular band, “The Doors”. He also became famous for his poetry. His career ended at the age of 27. The cause of his death still remains undetermined because there was no autopsy performed.

Conspiracy theorists say that there is a “J curse” on Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. One has to admit that the deaths of the similarities of the deaths of these three singers are quite eerie. Their name all start with J and they all died at the age of 27. Additionally, they were all at the height of their career when they died. That is nothing short of shocking.

The ‘J- Curse: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Best Album By The Jimi Hendrix Experience

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a band that was formed in October 1966. The band has received serious recognition for helping in the development of the heavy metal and hard rock music we hear today. This band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
During the band’s four years together they released three albums. The debut album, Are You Experienced, released in May 1967 was well received. This album reached number two on the U.K. charts and reached number five in the U.S. It stayed on the Billboard charts for two years. Axis: Bold as Love was released in December of 1967 and was also well received reaching number three in the U.S. and number five in the UK. Their final studio recorded album, Electric Ladyland, released in October of 1968 and reached number one the U.S. charts and remained there for two weeks. This album reached number six on the UK charts.
Are You Experienced has been listed by the Rolling Stone as the 15th out of the 500 greatest albums of all time and the fifth greatest album of all time by VH1. This album is clearly widely known as the best album.