Jimi Hendrix The Electric Man Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27 1942. He was born under the name of Johnny Allen Hendrix but his father had decided to change it to James Marshall Hendrix at the age of four. "Jimi" Hendrix was to become the king of rock guitarists. Hendrix cam...

Jimi Hendrix- Are you Experienced? On his first album in 1967, Jimi Hendrix showed the world what an electric guitar can really do. Taking new and radical elements of the guitar such as feedback and distortion to newer and more radical heights, Hendrix was breaking some serious ground. He discov...

My Favorite Song My favorite artist in the music genre is Jimi Hendrix. Although it is difficult to choose a paricular song by this great musician, one that I feel that I can closely relate to is known as "Like A Rolling Stone". No matter how many times I listen one of the same ve...

My Favorite Song My favorite artist in the music genre is Jimi Hendrix. Although it is difficult to choose a paricular song by this great musician, one that I feel that I can closely relate to is known as "Like A Rolling Stone". No matter how many times I listen one of the same ve...

The Rhetoric of Hope and Despair: A Study of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Jefferson Airplane Lawrence Chenoweth American Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1(spring, 1971), 25-45 In this journal, Lawerence Chenoweth is trying to develop an understanding of a time period in the late 60's ...

I have numerous artistic influences that date back to when I was a child. My mother's family is so creative and crafty; I remember my aunt would always think of little projects for us kids to get our hands messy. My mother always encouraged me in everything that I did and do even if it was th...

Rock music started in the 1950's with various small bands such as the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, and the Beach Boys. These gurus of modern music drew a larger crowd at each show, eventually leading to the most listened to music in the world. Rock and roll started with rock, it ...

Muddy Waters Electric Blues Muddy Waters was the patriarch of the post-World War II Chicago blues. He was a master artist who played slashing slide guitar with an earthy raspy voice who had seen his share of sorrow in life. Muddy was also a compelling songwriter; a storyteller in song. He was a m...