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The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a group that played R&B and soul and combined it with psychedelia. Hendrix would become a legend during the late 60's, for his innovative guitar playing. His innovations expanded the role of the electric guitar, as well as the sounds that could be produced. During the early 60's Jimi Hendrix played guitar for R&B artists such as Little Richard and The Isley Brothers. However, he did not feel that his talents were being used, optimally, and embarked on a solo career. Hendrix was playing in New York, when he was discovered by Animals bassist Chas Chandler, who became his manager and convinced him to move to London.
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In late 1966 and into 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience toured Europe extensively, achieving an immediate reputation and following as an exciting barrage of guitar virtuosity accompanied by a searing rhythm section. From their first gig at the Olympia Club in Paris, the JHE left audiences with their mouths open while at the same time breaking attendance records. Around this time, the JHE signed a recording contract and soon released three successive top ten U.K. hits (Hey Joe, Purple Haze and The Wind Cries Mary). The incredulous tour with The Monkees then followed,but as the first half of 1967 drew to a close, Hendrix found himself famous throughout Europe (especially in the U.K.), but virtually unknown in his native country. That was soon to change with an exhilarating performance that would capture Jimi at the brink of superstardom and one of the most memorable acts of showmanship ever in rock and roll; The Monterey Pop Festival and Jimi sacrificing his guitar.
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This run of Jimi Hendrix concerts at Winterland, with Dino Valenti and then Buddy Miles Express opening, produced some of the most interesting Hendrix sets ever recorded. In mid-1968, just as he was releasing his monumental Electric Ladyland LP, Hendrix began actively and fervently pursuing opportunities to jam with other musicians. He became more conscious of his improvisational abilities than at any other time in his too brief career. These shows capture Hendrix at his most exploratory, expanding the boundaries of his own playing and open to adding other musicians to the mix, in this case with no rehearsals. This new approach would eventually spell the demise of the Jimi Hendrix Experience as a band, but for a brief time opened up inspiring new possibilities for their the music. These Winterland sets give a compelling illustration of this new increasingly improvisational approach that Hendrix was beginning to bring to his music at the time; at the very least, they offer a fascinating glimpse into Hendrix's thought process and the new expressive directions he was beginning to explore in 1968.
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After just a few weeks, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" trio was founded with Noel Redding on bass and John "Mitch" Mitchell playing drums. In the months that followed they played a string on club venues and released their first UK single - "Hey Joe". The blistering "Purple Haze" came next, and eventually the debut album - "Are You Experienced?" was released to rapidly growing fanbase.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience made it's first album in 1967. It was called Are You Experienced?. When the album was officially out, Hendrix traveled around the UK and some of Europe. On June 4, 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their last concert in London before going to America and many famous people came to see Hendrix play such as Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Brian Epstein.
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In related Hendrix news, Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience, from Simon and Schuster's Atria imprint will be available later this fall. Authored by Janie Hendrix and John McDermott, the oversized book features reproductions of drawings from Jimi's childhood, rare handwritten song lyrics, and never-before-seen archival photographs. In addition to 30 interactive features, the book includes a 70-minute audio CD with interviews and commercially unreleased recordings of live concert music and a Record Plant jam session.
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