The Jimi Hendrix Experience

this time and her music reflected that, which in turn helped fuel the counterculture movement along with other musicians such as Janis Joplin and Jimi…

use the data solely as a comparison to fandom-as-religion literature and to develop alternative explanations. In my three chosen case studies, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Cash, I aim for diversification, but there are not too many cases to make this study unmanageable. I use inductive reasoning to observe specific cases (Lennon, Hendrix, and Cash) assumed to be relevant to this analysis. I explore cases through in-depth data collection, namely participant observation and…

Beatles ruled the outlines and impelled on the British Incursion that described a significant part of the decade. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Simon and Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Temptations characterized the sixties as far as their style, structure, and…

LSD causes an animated sensory experience of senses, emotions, memories, time, and awareness for 6 to 14 hours, depending on dosage and tolerance. Generally beginning within 30 to 90 minutes after ingestion, the user may experience anything from subtle changes in perception to overwhelming cognitive shifts. Changes in auditory and visual perception are typical. Visual effects include…

at this general age are unusually common. Although death is recurrent at all ages, “There is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27,” writes Cobain and Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross. However, though the sampled musicians faced an increased death rate in their 20s and 30s, there is no actual factor which…

It became known as “The Church of Rock and Roll.” Rock and roll shows had never received the kind of attention to detail that Graham brought to the Fillmores. Notable acts to play the Fillmore East include Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Led Zeppelin. During this time, he also moved to the Carousel Ballroom. The original Fillmore Auditorium was starting to fall apart so he bought a new…

Jimi Hendrix, the legendary guitarist once said “Music is my religion”. It is a statement that can best describe the strong sense of belonging I have had towards music ever since I picked up my first instrument while in school. After completing my engineering, I spent a couple of years trying to be a full time musician. It was here that I realized that Income generation for an independent musician can be very elusive; I had to make a decision to apply for a corporate job. The reasons for this…

majority of the short stories have a somber setting. For example, in the short story “Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”, Alexie shows Victor’s experience in a hostile household. Victor’s father was a heavy drinker, and when he came home, his father would listen to a Jimi Hendrix tape and drink until he passed out on the kitchen table. Victor would then fall asleep under the kitchen table with his father, so he…

Rachel Lee Rubin’s book Well Met chronicles the history of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, a cultural wellspring in 1960s Los Angeles, and subsequent events modeled after it. Through her research, Rubin shows the reader how the “Faire” has affected American culture and our lives today. The Faire is set in Shakespearean times. One early attendee drew her own connection to the Faire’s setting and the time of its development: “The Faire… had an intellectual focus on the history of an era of…

Twyla meets Roberta who gets all dolled up to watch Jimi Hendrix’s performance with her friends. Contrary to Twyla’s expectations of friendly greeting, Roberta ignores her and leaves with a reason that she does not know Hendrix. After they leave Howard Johnson, Roberta greets Twyla warmly as they encounter again in Food Emporium, unlike last time. The question that Twyla asks her why she…