Why Jimi Hendrix is the electric guitar G.O.A.T.

His sound is unmistakable: Jimi Hendrix wrote rock history, revolutionized the electric guitar and changed music forever. The Hendrix story is the stuff of legend: Discovered in New York, he was brought to London in 1966 and became an overnight sensation. Over the next 4 years he reached the pinnacle of success and became the world’s highest-paid rock musician. His performances, including at Woodstock, are legendary and his songs (‘Hey Joe’, ‘Purple Haze’, ‘Voodoo Chile’) timeless classics. He died tragically at the age of just 27 in 1970.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says Hendrix is "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music’. As the music world celebrates what would have been his 80th birthday, on this episode of Arts Unveiled, we investigate ‘Why Hendrix is the G.O.A.T.’ (Greatest Of All Time).

Along the way we’ll meet Hendrix fan and The Strokes producer Gordon Raphael, sound engineer Roger Mayer, friend of Hendrix and creator of the Octavia effects pedal, young guitarists and YouTubers ‪@mikecole4489‬ and ‪@jasminestarmusic‬ and guitarist Randy Hansen who has dedicated his life to keeping the music of Hendrix alive on stage. Nina Hagen Band guitarist Warner Poland shows us how to create the Hendrix sound.

00:00 Intro

00:58 Jimi plays with teeth on German TV

01:39 The Hendrix Sound

02:50 The Passion Hendrix Inspires

06:23 Improvisation & Spontaneity

06:54 Right Time, Right Place

07:53 Roger Mayer, Friend of Hendrix / Creator, Octavia Effects Pedal

09:37 Politics & Counterculture

10:55 Showmanship

11:51 Tragic Early Death

13:35 Legendary performance on German TV 1967

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