Jimi Hendrix. That name is literally music to my ears. Ahead of his time, and taken away young, He was a spectacle during his lifetime. At one point while ending a show, he lit his guitar on fire onstage. One of the most inventive guitarists of his time, and a leader of the pack into what became the rock and roll of today. He is known for his smooth yet in your face riffs, such as the intro to purple haze exemplifies. The music he made was memorable to all who heard it. His style of playing isnt for everyone however. Some consider it too be a bit showy, which it can be if your ignoring what is being played. Shredding is a term that he might have been the founder of, as that is quite literally what he does in some of his songs. As a fellow guitarist, his riffs make up a good part of what I like to play, and are always a challenge to learn. He dances up and down the neck of his guitar, leaving no combination of notes untouched. How the music comes together is a carefully orchestrated spectacle of rock and roll. His music is a must for all classic rockers out there.
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James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)was an American guitarist,singer and songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music by other musicians and commentators in the industry,and one of the most important and influential musicians of his era across a range of genres. After initial success in Europe, he achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at theMonterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. He was the first person inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame. Hendrix was of European, African, Cherokee andMexican descent and lived for some time with his Cherokee grandmother.
Hendrix often favored raw overdriven amplifiers with high gain and treble and helped develop the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier feedback. Hendrix, along with bands such as Cream, was one of the musicians who popularized the wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock which he often used to deliver an exaggerated pitch in his solos, particularly with high bends and use of legato based around the pentatonic scale. He was influenced by blues artists such as B. B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, and Elmore James, rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, as well as by some modern jazz. In 1966, Hendrix, who played and recorded...