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Good afternoon, I’ve come here today to present the award for most influential musician to a man who turned the world of music on it’s head, James Marshall Hendrix, or as he is better known Jimi Hendrix. Born November 27, 1942 to James Allen Hendrix and Lucille Jeter began playing guitar at age 15. Drawing influences from blues guitarists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Albert King Hendrix was able to develop his own style of blues guitar playing. His musical career was put on halt when he turned 19 and was forced to enlist in the Army to avoid jail time. After 1 year of service Hendrix was honorably discharged and he was again able to continue his career as a guitarist and songwriter. Hendrix moved to Tennessee and played in several different …show more content…

Chandler convinced Hendrix to move to London where to two of them recruited musicians to form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. During their time in London the Jimi Hendrix Experience was seen performing by members of The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones and Cream as well as many others. These already established musicians were awestruck by the pure talent and stage presence that Hendrix had. By this time Hendrix had developed a cult following, playing sold out night clubs and he soon recorded Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary and Purple Haze, some of his most popular songs. These songs were able to gain top 10 status in the UK and were later featured on the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s first full length album Are You Experienced?. A month after its release The Jimi Hendrix Experience Played its first major US show at the Monterey Pop Festival in California. There were an estimated 200,000 people in who attended the 3 day long festival. When Jimi Hendrix took the stage the American crowd was stunned, this was the first time most of them had seen a performer as flamboyant as Hendrix and who played guitar with his rough and dirty

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