Rock music developed from Blues music from Mississipi in America, and one of the prominent guitarists in the early days of his birth is a guitarist Jimi Hendrix
His career is very short, but his name has a very long echo. Even today. He is Jimi Hendrix. He was less than 28 years old, but still adored even though he had been dead for 30 years. Born in King Country Hospital, Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. By the name of Johnny Allen Hendricks. He was the eldest son of Alex Hendricks's Mexican Afro-American and Lucille, a Cherokee Indian. The name was his mother's gift, which was later changed by the father to James Marshall Hendricks at the time when little Hendrix was 4 years old. His parents separated when Jimi was three years old.
Alex, who works as a sweeper, takes care of his family with difficulty. Little Jimi often helps his father sweep, and with that broom he first styled like a guitarist. He often mimics a typical Chuck Berry duckwalk style. The father was often pay attention to the attitude of his son.
In 1952, when Jimi was 10 years old, the mother died. This makes Jimi very devastated and a confused child. Alex as a devout believer, taught him to be steadfast. He often took Jimi to church and participated in the choir. But that was not enough to cheer Jimi up.
Out of pity to see Jimi, who never stopped grieving, his father bought Jimi an acoustic guitar as a 12th birthday present. The guitar was bought from a friend of his father for 5 dollars. The guitar was then reversed by Jimi's left-handed strings, so he could play his guitar with his left hand strumming the strings, while the right one danced on the fretboard.
By playing guitar, Jimi began to forget the pain left behind his mother. Especially three months later, Jimi bought again an electric guitar Supro Ozark 160S by Alex. His musical exploration became wider with the guitar and Jimi formed his first band Velvetone.
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