Friday, March 22, 2013

Jimi Hendrix

It's pretty amazing that every few years comes a new album of Jimi Hendrix music. Which is pretty amazing since he has been dead since 1970. But the music industry thrives off finding unreleased songs or alternate tracks. And so this year we have a brand new album of Hendrix music and two new singles. Not bad for a guy who was 27 when he died. 

Jimi Hendrix created music that continues to inspire and influence musicians today which his influential style of electric guitar, recording in rock and roll and blues, and headlining the famous Woodstock Concert of 1969. His music is unmistakably original and his own; often covered by others, but never imitated. Here are some CD's, books, a DVD, and free downloads of Hendrix music for you to enjoy:






  • Jimi's CD's in the library are plentiful: 

"Are You Experienced" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (his band) contains perhaps one of his best known rock songs Purple Haze on it. 

"Axis Bold as Love" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

"Electric Ladyland" contains my favorite Hendrix song, a cover of Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower.

"Hendrix in the West" was released in 1971 after Hendrix passed on, and includes a version of the song Johnny B. Goode as well as a Sgt. Pepper tune. 


"Valleys of Neptune" is a newer album of songs from Hendrix although it does contain familiar songs.


  • Jimi has books about him! 



"Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Love Story" by Leon Hendrix

"Becoming Jimi Hendrix: from southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London" by Steve Roby

"Jimi Hendrix" by Rebecca Poole

"Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix" by Charles Cross

"Jimi Hendrix Kiss the Sky" by Edward Willett

"Jimi Hendrix: Musician" by Gale Gelfand

"Jimi Hendrix: the man, the magic, the truth" by Sharon Lawrence 

"Jimi Hendrix" by Rita J. Markel


  • And there's a DVD, too!



"How to Play the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Axis Bold as Love" 
  


  • Check out Jimi Hendrix on our free music downloading site, Freegal, too

-William

    
 


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