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Jimi HendrixAnnie TalajkowskiNick BjugstadSarah KohoutRaquel RoschenWimmerGroup #4http://thegrowingarts.com/jimi-hendrix-quote/
Overview Background Biography of Hendrix Musical Style Musical Influences Other Music of the -20101202
Background Our group chose Hendrix because he isrecognized as one of the most creative andinfluential musicians of the 20th century.We are interested in learning more abouthis personal life as well as how his musicwas initially received.Hendrix is a fun artist to research due to hiseccentric lifestyle and tremendous musicaltalent.
Biography- Childhood Jimi Hendrix, born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November27, 1942, at Seattle's King County Hospital, was laterrenamed James Marshall by his father, James "Al"Hendrix.Young Jimmy took an interest in music, drawinginfluence from virtually every major artist at the time:o B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly,and Robert Johnson.o Entirely self-taught, Jimmy's inability to read musicmade him concentrate even harder on the music heheard.
Jimi's Youth n 1961, Jimmy left home to enlist in the United StatesArmy. While stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky,Jimmy formed The King Casuals with bassist Billy Cox.After being discharged due to an injury, Jimmy beganworking as a session guitarist under the name JimmyJames.By the end of 1965, Jimmy had played with severalmarquee acts,o "including Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers, andLittle Richard. Jimmy parted ways with Little Richard to form his ownband, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, shedding the role of backline guitarist for the spotlight of lead guitar."
Timeline Cont. October 15th 1965 Hendrix signs deal withEd ChalpinMay 12th 1967 releases "Are YouExperienced"December 1st 1967 releases "Axis: Bold AsLove"September 16th 1968 releases om/monday-blues-jimihendrix-red-house/
Woodstock Woodstock Music &Art Fair in August1969, Jimi joinedforces with an eclecticensemble calledGypsy Sun &Rainbows featuringJimi Hendrix, MitchMitchell, Billy Cox,Juma Sultan, andJerry -Hendrix-179652551
Jimi's Death Early on September 18, 1970,Jimi Hendrix died in Londonunder circumstances whichhave never been fullyexplained.He had been out partyingthat night1970 Love releases mi-hendrix/
Early Musical Style In Hendrix's early days of band hopping, heplayed with mostly R&B and soul-stylegroups (Unterberger, n.d.)Without the ability to showcase his musicaltalents, he started seeking his own workHis first album, "Are You Experienced",combined musical style elements of poprock, soul, R&B, electric guitar rock, andeven some hints of Bob Dylan.
Musical Style Hendrix's overall style fallsinto a wide array of rockcategories (Marano, 2013)o Electric guitar helpedestablished his musical , hard-rock, psychedelic,acid rock, soul rock, garage,and psychedelic soul rockHendrix could create bizarreand unexpected sounds fromhis guitar, manipulating it inimpressive and never-beforeseen ways
Notable Elements toHendrix's Style Hendrix had a wide array of talents he utilizedin making his music (Unterberger, n.d.)o He was a master of the guitar, and used a smorgasbord ofdevices such as buzzing feedback solos, distorted riffs, andwah-wah pedalsHe was a wonderfully creative songwriter,forming images with his lyrics while alsocreating a catchy 'hook'His voice was also engaging, albeit gruff and alittle 'rough around the edges'oIt's commonly thought that his vocals are not nearly as greatof an asset as his skills with instruments
Musical Style "Hendrix's innovative style of combiningfuzz, feedback and controlled distortioncreated a new musical form" (James Marshall Hendrix, n.d.)"The music of Jimi Hendrix embraced theinfluences of blues, ballads, rock, R&B, andjazz, a collection of styles that continue tomake Hendrix one of the most popularfigures in the history of rock music"(James Marshall Hendrix, n.d.)
Hendrix's 'Flair' Hendrix was more than just amusician; he put on aspectacular show for theaudienceHis acts included crazy anticssuch as playing his guitarbehind his back and with histeeth, or lighting the guitar onfire (Unterberger, n.d.)oThe first flaming guitar endedup burning Hendrix, but thisdidn't stop him from continuingto try (Selwyn-Holmes, hendrix-burns-his-guitarjim-marshall/
Attire On Stage i-hendrix-1968-03-26-cleveland.html His clothes have beendescribed as "pure hippieLatin Americanbandido" (Wild, Wooly &Wicked,1968).As an example, at a concertin Cleveland his outfitconsisted of a Navajo vest,purple gaucho hat, blackboots, and denims with asilver beltHendrix's attire added to hiseccentric stage presence
Musical Influences-TheBeatles-He acknowledged their album-Bob Dylan- Huge Bob Dylan fan, would record twocover versions of Dylans song-Muddy Waters--"The first guitarist I was aware ofwas Muddy Waters. I heard one of his records when Iwas a little boy and it scared me to death because Iheard all of these sounds. Wow! What is that all about?It was great." - Jimi Hendrix- Used to play one of Muddy Waters' songs called"Mannish Boy" (McMurry & Parker, 2012)
Musical Influences-The Free Spirits--Jazz fusion band thatJimi played at the same venues with-Cream--Jammed with Eric Clapton, who wasone of the best guitarists in Britain, andCream-LittleRichard --part of his backing band-Elmore James-- Jammed with him inLondon, he was part of the British Bluesscene. (McMurry & Parker, 2012)
Who Hendrix Influenced-Almost any guitarist after Jimi Hendrix havebeen influenced in some way (O'Connor,2010)-But many guitarists still play or did playstrongly in Jimi's spirit including:-Lenny Kravitz-Robin Trower-Eddie Van Halen-Frank Marino-John Frusciante-Stevie Ray Vaughan-Richard Lloyd-Leigh Stephens-Prince-Eddie Hazel
Stevie Ray Vaughan- One of the many guitarplayers influenced by Jimi.- In the 1980's he coveredJimi Hendrix's "VoodooChild (Slight Return)."- This made Stevie RayVaughan noticeablebecause people noticed hecould play the guitar reallywell. (O'Connor, -vaughan-dean-russo.html
Leigh Stephens-Leigh could make itsound like it was"raining bombs" likeHendrix-Both used fuzzboxesand wah-wah pedalsfrequently whenmaking magicalnoises.(O'Connor, 1/Los-100-mejoresguitarristas.html
Eddie Hazel-Very intense guitarplayer like JimiHendrix.-Jimi Hendrix paved theway for Eddie Hazelwith his style with theguitar.-It is said that if you lovedJimi's music, you wouldalso love Eddies.(O'Connor, fore 20
Other Music-In Hendrix's time, there were many otherartists that were popular that fed off of hisstyle-A few artists that performed with him atWoodstock were:-Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and theWho
Janis /2/Janis Joplin by artco-1943-1970-known as thegroundbreaker forwomen in rock- also had a four yearcareer like Hendrix- performances leftaudiences "stunned andspeechless"
Grateful oad/10/103/GratefulDead.jpg- The group wasinfluenced by jazz,which lead to theirimprovisational style-also heavily influencedby folk music and Rhythm & Blues- Never had a Top 40 single
The 2/the-who-logo.png?w 300&h 300- Originally The Detours- In 1965, "My Generation"reaches Number 2 on the UK charts- Their performances at concerts such asWoodstock, with Hendrix, helped to increasetheir fame and marketability- Combined original rock style withpsychedelic elements.
Political events from 1963-19701963- Martin Luther King, Jr. I have a dream.- President Kennedy assasinated1964- Beatles become popular- Civil Rights passed1968- Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated1969- Apollo 11 landed on the moon
Song: Purple Hazehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v qPQ9vmwK1U
Purple Haze: Musical ElementsInstrumentation:intro notable for its use of adistinctive dissonant tritone interval, known for it's"Hendrix Chord" (first chord after intro); electric andbass guitar are prominent, as well as drums.Meter: simple quadruple 4/4 (duple meter)Beat subdivision: duple subdivisionTexture: Homophonic melody & accompanimentForm: strophic AAAStructure: intro, verse 1, verse 2, guitar solo, verse 3,guitar solo.
Purple HazeAccording to Hendrix, this piece wasinspired by a dream he had where he wasunderwater going for a stroll (Purple HazeMeaning, 2008)o This may explain the 'floating', hazy sound his voicetakes on throughout the songThe effects used in the piece create a lot offeedback and distortion from the guitarMany link the song to being inspired by a'drug trip'oHowever, Hendrix had not tried LSD at this point inhis musical career
Hendrix ChordThe 'Hendrix Chord' was something used inrock before Hendrix came around : The Beatles in 'Taxman'Hendrix made the chord well-recognizedNoted for his use of it in 'Purple Haze'Many artists in a varying array of musicalstyles began to utilize the 'Hendrix Chord'Consists of an E7#9 chordal structureoIncludes a 'blue note' at the sharp ninthHas a 'bluesy' feel to it
Hendrix's Role in Rock & Roll Hendrix's style was unique compared toanything seen before in rock and roll,greatly due to his boldness with the electricguitarHendrix is still known today as one of thebest guitarists that have ever livedArtists today still are influenced by hisunique style
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Jimi's Youth In 1961, Jimmy left home to enlist in the United States Army. While stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Jimmy formed The King Casuals with bassist Billy Cox. After being discharged due to an injury, Jimmy began
