Saturday, September 19, 2009

Jimi Hendrix - 39 Years Later

Jimi Hendrix passed away 39 years ago yesterday at the age of 27. Although he died so young, he recorded an entire career's worth of classic songs in that short span that have withstood the test of time.

No one has, can, or ever will play guitar the way that Hendrix did. He not only played guitar, he used the guitar to get sounds and feeling out of the instrument that everyone else thought were impossible. Jimi once said "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice."

He left everyone in the dust. Eric Clapton was wowed beyong belief. Pete Townshend almost considered giving up electric guitar and turning The Who into an acoustic outing. Jimi is simply the greatest guitar player of all time.
Plenty has been written about what his life, his music, his death and his legacy. So I will just let his music speak for itself. Below are some of my favorite Hendrix moments.

National Anthem At Woodstock


Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

Johnny B. Goode

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