Jimi Hendrix Thread

@JimiHendrix

"In the weeks leading up to Woodstock, #JimiHendrix rented a home in the tiny upstate #NewYork town of Boiceville for a #Summer retreat. Joined by Billy Cox, Larry Lee and others the group used this time to relax and prepare for the upcoming #Woodstock appearance in August 1969."

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@JimiHendrix

"The new documentary film -- ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS: A JIMI HENDRIX VISION -- premiering August 9 at The Quad in New York, chronicles the creation of Jimi Hendrix's groundbreaking New York recording studio.
Experience more at
https://ajimihendrixvision.com

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"On July 31, 1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed to a sold out crowd (3200 people) at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Following the concert Jimi and some of the road crew visited a small Blues club."

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Eddie Kramer talks about working at Electric Lady Studios with Jimi - "Night Bird Flying" was the first track that Hendrix and Eddie Kramer worked on from scratch at Electric Lady Studios. Eddie explores the various parts of the song. "it's amazing!"

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@JimiHendrix

"On August 4, 1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas with show openers The Soft Machine."

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@JimiHendrix

"OTD in 1965, Jimi Hendrix and Larry Lee are photographed as session musicians at Atlantic Studios in New York recording alongside The Isley Brothers.

Frank Seay / MoPOP / Authentic Hendrix, LLCThe Isley Brothers Museum of Pop Culture"


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@JimiHendrix

"This morning New York City unveiled JIMI HENDRIX WAY. Named in recognition of Jimi Hendrix's legacy, the new temporary name for the Greenwich Village block including 52 W 8th Street, (home to Electric Lady Studios) was introduced by Janie Hendrix and Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Pat Swinney Kaufman. Also in attendance to celebrate the unveiling was Eddie Kramer, Steven van Zandt, and Colette Harron."

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@JimiHendrix

"On August 11, 1967, the single "How Would You Feel" b/w "You Don't Want Me" was released in the UK. The single was based on studio recordings made in October 1965 when Jimi worked with Curtis Knight's backing band, The Squires."


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Rolling Stone magazine - Greatest guitarists of all time (2023)

1 - Jimi Hendrix
2 - Chuck Berry
6 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
7 - Nile Rodgers
8 - B.B. King
16 - Robert Johnson
36 - Elizabeth Cotten


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@JimiHendrix

"The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed for five consecutive nights -- August 9-13, 1967 -- at the Ambassador Theater in Washington, DC. While staying at the Shoreham Hotel, Jimi writes the lyrics to "Bold As Love."

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@uncutmagazine

"1/5 Have you ever been? The new issue of Uncut tells the amazing story of @JimiHendrix's final revolution – and it comes with an incredible FREE @BigStarBand CD, featuring 10 tracks of power-pop perfection"


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@JimiHendrix

"On August 19, 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, California along with Moby Grape, Tim Buckley and Captain Speed. This marked the second performance at the Showgrounds that summer."

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@JimiHendrix

"In making their first of two appearances on the #BBC in the week, on August 22, 1967 The #JimiHendrix Experience appeared on the BBC TV's "Dee Time" to promote "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp." The group mimed the performance over a pre-recorded backing track."


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@JimiHendrix

"On August 23, 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience's debut album ARE YOU EXPERIENCED was released in North America and is widely regarded as one of the single most influential debut albums of all time."

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@JimiHendrix

"The Jimi Hendrix Experience headlined the Singer Bowl in Queens, New York on August 23, 1968 performance was part of the summer-long concert series: The New York Rock Festival."

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