Jimi Hendrix FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the Voodoo Child - Softcover

Gary Jucha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617130958 ISBN 13: 9781617130953

Publisher: Backbeat Books, 2013

Synopsis

Once you're dead, you're made for life, Jimi Hendrix said a few weeks before death, foretelling his posthumous fame. Upon the discovery of his wine-soaked body in an empty London flat, the press made an example his excessive lifestyle and yet underestimated the other body of Jimi Hendrix: a body of work as vital to our understanding of the 20th century as that of Louis Armstrong, the Beatles, and Miles Davis. Hundreds of hours of unreleased studio sessions and concert performances would be his salvation. A modest man but highly competitive musician, Hendrix set the stage for many of the most significant musical movements to emerge between 1970 and 1999, including heavy metal, fusion, glam rock, and rap. Voodoo bluesman ...sonic producer ...the lyricist that out - Dylaned Dylan: these are what snatch our attention 40 years after his death, as does his aw, shucks smile in photos and the raw sexuality of concert performances. It's hard to find the man under all the falsehoods told by friends, family, business associates, and even Jimi himself. "Jimi Hendrix FAQ" attempts to present the facts in a fast-moving, fan-friendly read.

About this title

About the Author

Gary Jucha, a.k.a. Gary Bombardier, was the chief executive editor of Hellbomb, for which he has written memorable pieces on the Clash, Patti Smith, the Butthole Surfers, and more. Jucha is currently wrapping up a book on the Clash, the making of their magnus opus Sandinista!, and the band's legendary Bonds residency in Times Square in 1981.

Edition details

• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617130958
• ISBN 13: 9781617130953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400