The Jimi Hendrix companion : three decades of commentary

Book 1996

A "superstar" rock guitarist of the '60s, Jimi Hendrix is revered by many as the master virtuoso of the electric guitar. Undoubtedly the most adventurous and daring guitarist of his generation, Hendrix is regarded by some as rock's single most important instrumentalist and perhaps the most influential guitarist ever. The Jimi Hendrix Companion profiles his life and career through original reviews of Hendrix's music from both the British and Ameri...

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ISBN:

9780028646091
0028646096

Description:

xix, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Discography: pages 211-213
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index

Contents:

"Jimi Hendrix, a fantastic American guitarist ..." / Chris Welch
Hendrix Is Out of This World / Keith Altham
Wild, Man! / Dawn James
Who Says Jimi Hendrix Can't Sing? (He Does!) / Chris Welch
Jimi a Hit in Sweden
Refused Hotel Room / Melody Maker
Bad Shows Bring Jimi Down / Norrie Drummond
Massive U.S. Campaign to Push Hendrix / New Musical Express
The Voice of Experience / Newsweek
"I Felt We Were in Danger of Becoming the U.S. Dave Dee" / Alan Walsh
Hendrix Busted in Toronto / Ritchie Yorke and Ben Fong-Torres
Hendrix' One-Year Retirement Plan / Rolling Stone
"I Don't Want to Be a Clown Any More ..." / Sheila Weller
Jimi Hendrix Blasts the Old Year Out with "Space Rock" / The New York Times
The End of a Beginning Maybe / John Burks
Hendrix Today / Roy Hollingworth
Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970 / Michael Lydon
Hendrix Is Buried in Home Town / John Morthland
Hendrix, Jimi / John Piccarella
Whitenoise? / David Flooke
Jimi Hendrix: Axis: Bold as Love / Jim Miller
Letter to the Editor of Rolling Stone / Paul Caruso
SuperSpade Raises Atlantis / Albert Goldman
Jimi Hendrix in Concert: Paul Sauve Arena [Montreal] / Logos
"What sets Jimi Hendrix apart ..." / Frank Kofsky
Jimi Hendrix at Maple Leaf Gardens [Toronto], May 1969 / Douglas Pringle
I Don't Live Today / P.J. O'Rourke
Hendrix / Rick
Death May Be Your Santa Claus / Mort A. Credit
Hendrix LP Not Essential / Dave Marsh
His Guitar Was His Amulet / Curtis Knight
Jimi's Favorite Guitar Techniques / Don Menn
Jimi and the Monkees / S.L. Duff
The House That Jimi Built / Gene Santoro
Jimi Hendrix: The Jazz Connection / Bill Milkowski
from "The Rock Guitar Solo: From Expression to Simulation" / Ben Goertzel
from "Sounds Authentic: Black Music, Ethnicity, and the Challenge of a Changing Same" / Paul Gilroy
"A Magic Science": Rock Music as a Recording Art / Paul Clarke
From The Power of Black Music / Samuel A. Floyd, Jr.
Progressive Rock and Psychedelic Coding in the Work of Jimi Hendrix / Sheila Whiteley
How the Electric Guitar Became a Way of Music / John Rockwell
Homage to Jimi: A New Music Composition / Henry Gwiazda
If Six Was Nine: La Musica di Jimi Hendrix per Jazz Ensemble / Michael Rosenstein
The Hendrix Project: A Moving Experience / Gary Vargas
Henry Rollins on Jimi / Douglas J. Noble
Electric Lady Studios Alumni List / New York, New York
The Jazz Generation Pays Tribue to Jimi Hendrix / Jon Pareles
Experiencing Jimi Hendrix / Chuck Philips
Why Hendrix Still Matters / Frank Owen and Simon Reynolds
Jimi Hendrix / Tom Nordlie
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Radio One / Ken Richardson
Scary Jimi Essential / Greg Baker
from HeadBangers / Mark Hale
Racial Rehabilitation / Mark Prendergast
Dreamer / The New Yorker
Jimi Hendrix 1942-1995 / Tom Gogola
Still Reigning, Still Dreaming / Andy Ellis
Jimi Hendrix: A Memorial / Bob Hicks

LCCN:

96031526 /MN

Control Number:

62779

Other Authors:

Potash, Chris, 1964-

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