Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Jimi Hendrix


























Artist:  Jimi Hendrix
Birth Name:  Johnny Allen Hendrix
Born:  November 27, 1942.  Seattle, Washington, USA
Died:  September 18, 1970 (Aged 27).  Kensington, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Blues
Occupation:  Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Jimi Hendrix was an American Rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter.  He is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarist in the history of popular music and expanded the vocabulary of the Electric Rock Guitar more than anyone before and best known of the Hard Rock Trio Band The Jimi Hendrix Experience.  In 1967, reader of Melody Maker voted him the Pop Musician of the Year, and in 1968, Rolling Stone Magazine declared him The Performer of the Year, Disc and Music Echo honored him with the World Top Musician of 1969, and in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist Of The Year.  He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005.  Rolling Stone ranked him as the Greatest Guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time.














Title:  People, Hell and Angels  (2013)
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Blues
Label:  Sony Music/Legacy
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Earth Blues  (3:35)
 2.  Somewhere  (4:06)
 3.  Hear My Train A Comin'  (5:42)
 4.  Bleeding Heart  (3:59)
 5.  Let Me Move You  (6:51)
 6.  Izabella  (3:44)
 7.  Easy Blues  (5:58)
 8.  Crash Landing  (4:15)
 9,  Inside Out  (5:05)
10. Hey Gypsy Boy  (3:40)
11. Mojo Man  (4:08)
12. Villanova Junction Blues  (1:45)

Personnel:

Jimi Hendrix:  Guitars, Vocals, Bass on Track 9
Billy Cox:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 6-8, 13
Buddy Miles:  Drums on Tracks:  1-5, 10, 13
Mitch Mitchell:  Drums on Tracks:  6, 7, 9, 12
Juma Sultan:  Congas on Tracks:  3, 4, 6, 7, 12

Additional Musicians:

Larry Lee:  Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:  6, 7
Jerry Velez:  Congas on Tracks:  6, 7
Stephen Stills:  Bass on Track 2
Lonnie Youngblood:  Vocals, Saxophone on Track 5
Rocky Isaac:  Drums on Track 8
Al Marks:  Percussion on Track 8
Albert Allen:  Vocals  on Track 11
James Booker:  Piano on Track 11
Gerry Sack:  Triangle, Mime Vocals on Track 6
Hank Anderson:  Bass on Track 5
John Winfield:  Organ on Track 5
Jimmy Mayes:  Drums on Track 5
Chris Grimes:  Percussion on Track 8

People, Hell and Angels is a posthumous compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, was released on March 5, 2013 by Sony Music/Legacy Recordings, contains twelve previously unreleased recordings of tracks he was working on for the planned follow-up to Electric Ladyland, featuring Stephen Stills, Lonnie Youngblood, and many more!.

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