Jimi Hendrix

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Term Paper Title	Jimi Hendrix
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Jimi Hendrix

                    Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitarist in rock history, revolutionized the sound of rock. In
                    1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience rocked the nation with their first album, Are You
                    Experienced?. Hendrix's life was cut short by the tragedy of drugs in 1970, when he
                    was only twenty seven years old. In these three years the sound of rock changed
                    greatly, and Hendrix's guitar playing was a major influence.

                    Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. As a young boy,
                    whenever the chance came, Jimi would try to play along with his R & B records.
                    However, music was not his life long dream. At first, the army was. In the late
                    1950's, Hendrix enlisted in the 101st Airborne Division. After sustaining a back injury
                    during a jump, he received a medical discharge. After his army career came to an
                    abrupt end, he decided to go into the music field. By this time he had become an
                    accomplished guitarist, and was soon to become known as the greatest guitarist ever
                    (Stambler, pg. 290).

                    However, he did not start out at the top. Jimi started out playing as part of the back-up
                    for small time R & B groups. It did not take long before his work was in demand with
                    some of the best known artists in the field, such as B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner,
                    Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Littler Richard, Wilson Pickett, and King Curtis
                    (Clifford, pg. 181). Using the name Jimmy James, he toured with a bunch of R & B
                    shows, including six months as a member of James Brown's Famous Flames
                    (Stambler, pg. 290).

                    At the Cafe Wha! in New York, in 1966, Hendrix decided to try singing. Jimi lucked
                    out when a man by the name of Charles "Chas" Chandler from Eric Burdon's
                    Animals heard him at the club and thought he was sensational. When Chas heard him
                    again later that year, he talked Jimi into moving to England where he would really get
                    the chance to start his career (Stambler, pg. 290). Along with Chas, Hendrix
                    auditioned some musicians to complete the new Hendrix group....

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