Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix waited for my father to come home after a long night of drinking. Heres how the ceremony worked: 1. I would lie awake all night and listen for the sounds of my fathers pickup. 2. When i heard my father's pickup, i would run upstairs and throw Jimi’s tape into the stereo. 3. Jimi would bend his guitar into the first note of “The Star-Spangled Banner” just as my father walked inside. 4. My father would weep, attempt to hum along with Jimi, and then pass out with…

Years have passed and different cultures have been created, different types of music and the way of dressing have changed. Definitely one of the most important changes that not only U.S. had have, is in the 1960s where the people off all ages wanted a change. At the same time the Vietnam War was happening, also in that decade the Civil Rights Movement made people to be more equal. The counterculture of the late 1960s was a great youth movement for the society. Everything changed from clothing…

Classic rock films emerged in the mid 20th century are a form of documentary which depict a certain (or multiple) musicians and artists. The subject of ‘rock stars’ have remained a frequent subject of films whether the film depicts their life as exciting and decadent or rather average and mundane. Films such as “Monterey Pop Festival” (1968) and “Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind” (2005) depict artists from different perspectives of their lives, thus altering how the respective artists are…

Jimi Hendrix’s cover of Bob Dylan’s, “All Along the Watchtower,” was a greater success than the original begging the question: since the songs are lyrically identical, which musical techniques boosted Hendrix’s cover to the top charts? Among these techniques are choice of instrument and tonal variations between the two songs. Hendrix preserves and arguably adds on to the original meaning behind the song through these variations in musical technique. Hendrix faced the risk of appearing…

“The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive,” writes Robert A. Heinlein, a writer. As many know, irony doesn't turn out how the reader expects it. In “Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ At Woodstock.” The father leaves, which would be similar if he was dead, because the kid won't see him again or ever get to talk to him again. Next, in “A Good Man Is Hard To Find.” Death arises for the whole family.…

impact on society and have also had to go through criticism. Although critics generate thought, which in turn induces new ideas. Every individual should have the right to think and speak as they wish. Which is why James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, and Jimi Hendrix have broken all the rules in trying to express themselves through their art. Although that amount of freedom didn’t come easily, that did not stop these artists from perusing their goal. For instance, Modernism was the most influential…

guitar solos, and screaming vocals. People don’t usually think of slow, smooth, bluesy guitar playing when they think of rock music, but what most people don’t realize is that without the blues, musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and even AC/DC would not exist. Blues music has had a dramatic influence the way rock music has, and is currently played, heard, and thought of in today's scope of music. For instance, when listening to rock music nowadays,…

Many musicians have written patriotic pop songs to express their political feelings and general pride for the United States. From tales of the working class and the search for the “American Dream” to celebrating the country and its values, many of these songs have taken on nationalistic meanings beyond their original intentions. Here is a list detailing eight of the top patriotic pop songs ever released. Number Eight: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ by Bruce Springsteen Generally seen as a patriotic song,…

Guitars are one of the most commonly played instruments, and everyone has a song they love because of its distinct guitar part. Guitars are played in many different ways from classical to heavy metal. In every way a guitar is played, different things can affect the tone and ability of it to play that certain style of music. Through history the talent of the guitar player is the ultimate way to create a style of music to a high level but the way it is built, the types of pickups used on it, and…

Gibbon’s full name William Frederick Billy Gibbons is an active actor, producer and American Musician. He was the guitarist of ZZ Top, an American rock band. He started his career in Moving Sidewalks and he recorded Flash. He opened four dates with Jimi Hendrix Experience. Billy Gibbons is a vegetarian and he got married in 2005 to his girlfriend of long period Gilligan Stillwater. He does not have records of marriages or divorces, only that he was once boyfriend of Connie Hamzy. Billy Gibbons…