Musicians
Jimi Hendrix
Why i picked Jimi
energetic
cool
interesting
Jimi Hendrix
Guitar player
Own style
Smashing his guitar
Family
Johnny Allen Hendrix, 1942 - 1970
James Allen Ross, Lucille jeter, married 1942
James left before Jimi was born
Jimi got named after his father (James)
teenage years and career
first guitar when he was 12
left handed, switched strings
14 years old local orchestra
Military Service (1961-62)
Played with Billy Cox in The King Casuals
1962-64 toured with blues and rock groups (B.B. King, The Isley brothers)
Happy with the Little Richards (I want to play with my guitar as Little Richard sings)
1966 Jimi’s own orchestra (Jimmy James and the blue flames) made the song Hey Joe
1967 they made, Purple haze and The wind cries Mary.
His last year
1970, Århus, didn’t finish the concert, 4 songs in, abstinens (needed cocain)
KB-Hallen, forced to play, very successful concert
Last concert, Fehmern festival, very successful
Diede in London, overdose of sleeping pills
Sources
Wikipedia and english book
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