Ohhhhh, so that's Jimi Hendrix!

Let me tell you this post was inspired by this design using a picture of Jimi Hendrix on the walls. I had always seen pictures and his image was the  main thing that I knew about Jim Hendrix.  I knew he was considered one of the best electric guitarists of our times and he died from drugs, sadly that was about all I knew of him.  So after this design that I love, I decided to do a little research on the man they call Jimi Hendrix. So here's a little history, design and art!

First thing I found out that his born name was   Johnny Allen Hendrix and he used the name James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix. In 1961, he  enlisted in the US Army and that didn't last to long because  he was granted an honorable discharge the following year. Wait until you hear the reason why. On  May 31 1962  Jimi was discharged from the  army -"Behavior problems, required excessive supervision while on duty, little regard for regulations, apprehended masturbating in platoon area while supposed to be detail."

I am open to all types of music but I never really got into Rock-n-Roll and this is where I placed his music. Boy was I surprised to learn that Jimi was a Funk &  Blues guy as well.  Now you and I know that the Isley Brothers are the furthest thing from Rock-n-Roll right? Well early in his career  earned a place in the Isley Brothers' band. He  also worked  with Little Richard, I can definitely see the connection there. I listened to  the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". Still not my cup of tea but I agree that this man was genius with his guitar!

           

Jimi Hendrix's childhood home in Seattle was demolished . 

"The demolition crew has been working at a fast pace, and the tiny, 

900-square-foot house where Jimi Hendrix lived from ages 10 to 13, and

 first showed his love for music, was down to its shell Monday March 29, 2009." HERE

Jimi Hendrix moved in to the top floor apartment of 23 Brook Street, 

located in the Mayfair section of London, in 1968.

Jimi lived in Laurel Canyon during the heyday of his career. 

 Jimi Hendrix at London apartment, 1969

 Barrie Wentzell Photography, courtesy Handel House Museum

Sofa from Jimi's childhood home

Below: Interiors that include Jimi Hendrix

The Jimi Hendrix Experience at London's Cumberland Hotel HERE

 

.....Now here is the Art

               

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New Mural at The Red House Artists Ernest Doty, Max Ehrman, 

and Sean Griffin repainted the mural in anticipation 

of the Summer of Love’s 50th anniversary in 2017

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