Not too far back I posted about Jimi Hendrix legendary 1965 Stratocaster that was the first to be burnt onstage. It sold for £280,000, approximately $495,000 U.S. dollars. The guitar was set afire at Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in March 1967. The buy? Collector Daniel Boucher who had this to say about […]
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In an interview with Rollingstone Magazine, Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, who was aparently friends with Jimi Hendrix (Something most people to include myself, had no knowledge of) say that Jimi was killed by the people he surrounded himself with and that they didn’t take care of him as they should have.
“Hendrix was just a sweet guy […]
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If you ever get a chance Gibson.com has a lot of great info and stories. go to Gibson.com and click on “Lifstyle”. One of the features lately was an article on left handed guitarists. I’m right handed so this article has no other inspiration to me other than that it’s a cool article. Check out […]
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In 1967 Jimi Hendrix played a show in London England, where he set a 1965 Fender Stratocaster on fire on stage with some lighter fluid and actually burnt himself in the process. When he was rushed off to the hospital to have his minor burns treated, his press officer, Tony Garland somehow got a hold […]
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No, I’m not talking about the alleged porn tape that no on can confirm that it is or is not Jimi Hendrix. Who cares really. Even if it was Jimi Hendrix, the only reason people want to confirm it is for marketing.
Now, to the subject. If you have been following the news in rock or […]
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Have you seen this show? Kind of like the MythBusters of music. They take these legends, stories and theories and try to prove if they are practical or just urban legend. I only saw one show. The show where they were trying to figure out if it was possible […]
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Accoring to VirginMedia, Gigwise.com held a poll to let voters decide their Ultimate Fantasy Supergroup in celebration of of the release of the online game Rock Band. Not an original name for a rock band game, but here is what the outcome was. Freddy Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, Flea, Keith Moon.
“In a survey carried out by […]
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