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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history, and one of the most influential musicians of his era despite mainstream exposure limited to just three years. After initial success in Europe with his group The Jimi Hendrix Experience, he achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, he headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. He often favored raw overdriven amplifiers with high gain and treble and helped develop the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier feedback.
Hendrix helped to popularize use of the wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, which he often used to deliver tonal exaggerations in his solos, particularly with high bends, complex guitar playing, and use of legato. As a record producer, he also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas. He was one of the first to experiment with stereophonic phasing effects for rock recording.[citation needed] 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 and Steve Cropper, and the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Hendrix began dressing and wearing a moustache like Little Richard when he performed and recorded in his band from March 1, 1964 through to the spring of 1965. In 1966, he stated, "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice".
Year 22 (XXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Agrippa and Galba (or, less frequently, year 775 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 22 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Announcer:
"lady's and gentlemen, the jimi hendrix experience."
Jimi:
"i see that we meet again hmmm. yeah well, well, well.
dig,
dig, i'd like to get something strait, we ummm we got
tired
of the experience, and every once in a while we're
blowing
our minds too much, so we decided to change everything
around.
and a call it 'gypsy sons and rianbows' for short
nothin' but
a band of gypsies. we have billy cox playin' bass, and
um from
nashville tennessee we have lary lee playin' guitar
over there,
we got juma playin' congos over there, juma, and we
have granny
goose, oh i'm sorry mitch mitchell on drums over there,
and we
got jerry velez on congos too. you got yours truly on
pete whistle,
what me worry? gives us about a minute and a half to
tune up ok.
like we only had about two rehearsals so a we'll only
do a primary
rhythm thing. (someone in the background) i have mine
thank you
i have mine thank you, baby."