The Greatest Of All TIme

When it comes to the guitar, especially the el-guitar, it is only one we can refer to as the greatest, Jimi Hendrix. And now with the opportunity as of having a "rock blog" I will tell you some about him.

He is known for his amazing guitar style and for his originality on stage, and is the best electric guitar player the world has ever seen.
He was born into poverty,and did not have a very easy life growing up. His parents divorced when he was young and his mother died when he was in his teens. At about the age of fourteen, Hendrix was able to pick up a one-string acoustic guitar, which inspired him to play like Muddy Waters and Lightnin’ Hopkins. And at some point his father finally bought him an electric guitar and he learned to play by ear from listening and practicing to Chuck Berry.

After a short period in the military, he was discharged for being an incompetent soldier because all he wanted to do was play his guitar.After leaving the Army, he moved to Nashville where he tried to get a band that could keep up with his playing style. He was able to make just enough money for a living by playing in black clubs. So, he moved to New York City. In Greenwich Village he was discovered by a producer that saw him on a flight to London. Once he got there he made a recording of a song named Hey Joe, just a single, which soon went to the top of the lists. He then released two other songs he had written and they too went number one.
In London at the age of 27, Hendrix was found dead in his apartment after an apparent sleeping pill and alcohol overdose.



R.I.P.