The Jimi Hendrix Experience

about “Seeing music”. As the lecture progressed to the topic about sexuality and music, he projected a YouTube video featuring the famous guitarist of the 1970s, Jimi Hendrix. The video was recorded at Miami in 1968, where Hendrix is performed one of his best-known songs “Foxey Lady” to a crowd of audience. This video recording of Hendrix surprised me, and there are several of reasons why. I seldom listen to Rock Music, and didn’t show much interest. Growing up I was more comfortable with…

Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27th, 1942 as Johnny Allen Hendrix at Seattle’s King County Hospital. James Marshal, as he was later renamed by his father, had an early curiosity in music and began drawing influence from the major artists of the time. As a little kid, Jimi would sit on the edge of his bed, listening to music and “strumming” the broom like a guitar. Once James, his father, found out about this behavior, he gave his son an old one string ukulele to strum on instead. By the…

spend most of my free time listening to albums by the artists I will be discussing in this essay. I’m going to first talk about Jimi Hendrix who is one of my personal favorites. Jimi Hendrix was regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in history. He has said that his acid “trips” influenced his ideas for his music, often basing them off of past experiences. He was a wonderful guitarist, and very influential. I love to listen to his music, because it is so beautiful. He has…

intellect. Through this meditation process, I felt more calm, and one with my own individual thought, than I ever have before. While I do not carry on with these practices in my own daily routine the way Fran does, it was an ultimately positive experience that allowed me to understand more clearly why he is so passionate about having an optimistic mindset and a free…

All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked…

On August 15-17 1969 in Bethel, New York, was a 3 day event that was all about peace, love, music. It was a historic event that changed what was known back then as the “hippie movement”. This concert would feature many influential artists that later generations would embrace as a cultural revolution of sorts. Blending a sentiment and mood of what Woodstock would come to represent. People didn’t realize (until later) how historic Woodstock really was. Woodstock was actually supposed to be a…

Coachella and The Hangout festival are two of the most popular music festivals in the United States. The two festivals happen annually in the spring and the immense crowds they draw out are from all over the world. The two festivals have their variances, but overall, they are more similar than one may realize. Despite the two festivals being held in different months and several states apart they remain alike in quite a few ways. Coachella and The Hangout do have some minor variations and this…

Tropicalia and Heavy Metal The Tropicalia movement ignited Brazil leading to the fusion of traditional Brazilian culture with outside influences and to new and exciting ideas in poetry, music and art. Tropicalia came as an anti-establishment movement in Brazil that began the era of cultural opposition through the influence these artistic and musical influences. Heavy metal music was a primary influence of this cultural change that came from the influence of Western culture. The movement has made…

Jimi Hendrix was a prominent cultural figure in the 60’s. He was a gifted guitarist and songwriter. His style and look influenced some of the biggest artist we know today such as Rick James, Prince and Erykah Badu. I enjoyed listening to this piece by Jimi Hendrix. I can remember the melody but I would have to listen to the piece a few times, only because he does a lot of improvisation. The only part I can remember easily is the chorus because I feel as if it stays constant; he does not change…

and white, to grant equality to colored persons in America. It was the last decade of substantial development in the U.S. Throughout this chaotic era, music was a vital element for expressing one’s voice towards these changing times. Artists like Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, and The Beatles sang songs…