JIMI HENDRIX
Jimi Hendrix began musical life on the "chitlin' circuit" in the USA in the mid-1960s, where he developed a fluid, funky guitar style, backing the likes of the Isley Brothers on the road. In 1966 Chas Chandler, formerly of The Animals, discovered him playing in Greenwich Village and shrewdly persuaded him to relaunch his career in London. Hendrix enjoyed instant success with hits like "Hey, Joe" and "Purple Haze." His band the Jimi Hendrix Experience included British rhythm section Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. They recorded two of their three classic albums in London. By 1969 Hendrix was the world’s highest paid rock musician and headlined the Woodstock Festival. He died of a barbiturates overdose in Kensington in 1970 at the age of 27.
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David Stubbs took his first writing job for the Melody Maker in 1987 where he wrote the iconic Talk Talk Talk column featuring Mr Agreeable. He subsequently moved to NME and Uncut, and later The Wire magazine. His work now regularly appears in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, When Saturday Comes and The Quietus. His book on the work of Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Child, uncovers the story behind every song in the Hendrix repertoire. |
