| Jimi's Impact |
| When Jimi Hendrix decided to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966, he changed the direction of all music and our civilization. Never before had the world seen such a magnificant guitarist. If you would have asked Jimi, he would probably have pointed out Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, or any number of Delta Blues men. But unfortunately, those fine blues legends were unable to play thier sweet sounds to the world as a whole. They were often forced to remain in obscurity by a disinterest of blues to popular radio producers and the underlying rasicsm of the nation. |
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| But Jimi was able to send his vibration to the entire world, thus changing music forever. A peaceful, loving man, Hendrix had an appeal to music fans that few could match. He had been creating music nearly his whole life, but when the world heard his music, Jimi lit a fire within his listeners. Jimi's arrival to the pop music scene marked a shift in the way people lived. Democracy was finally showing its beauty, as the youthful counter-culture joined together at huge musical festivals such as Woodstock and the Isle of Wight (both of which Hendrix was extraordinarily present). |
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| In the years after his passing, more and more of his music began surfacing in countless bootlegs and home recordings. With only four years living in the public's consciousness, Jimi helped (and continues to help) many who feel left out in the world of increasing technology and decreasing civil rights. With songs such as 'Machine Gun' and 'Freedom' Jimi challenged the concept of war, and showed that his guitar ("I'm gonna pick up my axe and fight like a farmer") was just as much a weapon as any gun. And proved it more powerful than a gun, as millions of listeners continue to hear the waves he created every single day. |
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