Johnny Allen Hendrix (Jimi) the wild savage of music, half Afro and half Indian Cherokee, was the greatest guitarist of all time for critics and insiders, a record also recognized by the prestigious Rolling Stone magazine in 2001. Despite the poverty, he suffered during his childhood and his miserable social and economic condition he managed to cultivate his great passion for music (as a child he built himself a guitar with a cigar box and a rubber band).
Jimi Hendrix was unique, even in the world of rock music madness; before becoming a famous singer had been a marine. He debuted in 1961 and gained prominence between 67' and 70', with three studio albums and two live recordings with his band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. With these albums, with new psychedelic sounds and seasoned with an experimental rock never heard before, came success. The powerful sound of his electric guitar gave this instrument new potential, setting new standards. His performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, during which he performed the provocatively distorted American anthem, remains memorable.
He used the guitar in the most eccentric ways; in his hands, the instrument became a symbol. He played it with his teeth, smashed it and set it on fire. He played and screamed louder than any other musician. The Daughters of the American Revolution, a conservative women's organization, had banned him because they judged his obscene appearances obscene, but the music world adored him in recognition of his grandiosity: among his greatest admirers were the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Jimmy, with his ruffled hair and extravagant clothes, was the sexiest of all pop musicians. He was the first black man to harmoniously blend the blues with white pop music under Bob Dylan's influence. In 1967, British fans voted him the best musician in the world. He was very rich: in four years he had made a fortune with his music. On stage, he was a savage, but in private life, they described him as shy and modest. He died prematurely and tragically in Kensington in 1970. In 1992, fifty years after his birth, he was awarded by heart with a "star" in the Rock and roll Hall of fame (the most important rock museum in the world) in Cleveland.
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