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James Marshall Hendrix (November 27,1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, innovator and guitarist. Widely hailed by music fans and critics alike as the greatest electric guitarist of all time, there is no disputing that he remains one of the most influential rock guitarists (and songwriters). Jimi was not very popular in America at the outset of his musical career... |
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News in english
about Jimi Hendrix
(August / 2009)
VIDEO: I'm the Queen of Air Guitar! Date: 01 Aug 2009
EveningTimes Online -
JIMI HENDRIX may be one of the world's ultimate rock gods but I reckon I could give him a run for his money on Guitar Hero on Xbox. So when I heard that Glasgow was hosting an official air guitar championship for the first time, I thought I would go for it.
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Woodstock roll call: Who rocked the farm Date: 02 Aug 2009
The Buffalo News -
Even by today's standards, when the biggest bands in the world routinely share billing at festivals like Bonaroo and Coachella, the original Woodstock lineup was impressive. Granting the three-day roster “all killer, no filler” status, though, would be going too far. After all, Sha Na Na did perform just prior to Jimi Hendrix on Day Three. Still, any bill boasting the likes of Santana, the Who, ...
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Hendrix legacy lives in musicians’ hands Date: 04 Aug 2009
Red Deer Advocate -
Every year Jimi Hendrix continues to sell millions of CDs as a new generation discovers his music. We’re approaching the 40th anniversary of his death, yet he’s more popular than ever.
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Jacksonville guitarist to play at Woodstock Date: 05 Aug 2009
The Florida Times-Union -
Jacksonville teenage guitarist Conrad Oberg learned how to play the electric guitar by listening to a recording of Jimi Hendrix playing at Woodstock in 1969. Now Oberg, 15, is headed to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on the original site of Max Yasgur's farm for the Woodstock 40th anniversary show on Aug. 15. Oberg will open the Woodstock anniversary show with his rendition of Hendrix playing ...
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Hendrix Road Rage Date: 05 Aug 2009
antiMUSIC -
Legendary Santana/Journey vocalist/keyboardist Gregg Rolie had a strange near encounter with Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock Festival
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Hamilton 15s eye a trip to World Series Date: 05 Aug 2009
The Trentonian -
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — In August 1969, up-and-coming rock stars like Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin showed up in this Catskills Mountain town for a rock concert that made history when a half million fans came.
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Students tested on knowledge of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin Date: 05 Aug 2009
Red Deer Advocate -
Want to experience a little Jimi? Hear somebody ramble on about Led Zeppelin?
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40 years after Woodstock Date: 06 Aug 2009
The State News -
What started off as a musical festival 40 years ago on farmland near Bethel, N.Y., ultimately became a symbol of an enormous movement within America’s youth culture. Woodstock, a four-day series of musical performances in August 1969 that attracted about 500,000 people to watch performers such as Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and the Grateful Dead, was a pivotal point in American history that marked ...
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