Jimi Hendrix Accomplishments

Jimi Hendrix was one of the most well known guitarists of the sixties. He was a gifted songwriter with his own unmistakable sound, which is nothing short of a miracle, considering he could not read or write (Blake, 2014). Jimi pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar creating sounds never heard on a guitar. Jimi Hendrix was not born into stardom, nor was it given to him by any means. He strived all throughout his life to be the very best musician. Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to his parents Al and Lucille Hendrix (The famous people, 2017). Jimi was the eldest of five children born to Al and Lucille. Jimi’s parents got a divorce in 1951 after both going through a rough patch. He lost his mom

He enlisted on May 31, 1961 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, where he was stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Hendrix had a rebellious attitude, slept on duty and required constant supervision. According to reports, he was a "habitual offender" when it came to missing midnight bed checks and was unable to "carry on an intelligent conversation"(Famous veterans, 2018). He was not liked by his fellow soldiers because he constantly played guitar and kept them up at night. Although Hendrix signed up for three years of service, Captain Gilbert Batchman had enough after one year, and made the case for Hendrix to be discharged. His problems were judged to not be treatable by "hospitalization or counseling." Jimi didn't spend much time in the military, it is easy to say he was not cut out for it because of his constant shenanigans. Thankfully the military's loss was a gain for the rock music

He met a soldier named Billy Cox who played the bass. Together they formed a band named King Kasulas and performed regularly at a night club in Nashville, Tennessee. As Jimi grew in the industry he was booked for bigger and more popular shows. His performance at Woodstock was one of the greatest moments in pop music history. He was a smaller act in a line up of amazing artists that night yet his fret work was still astonishing for his time. Fringed out and wearing a headband, Jimi blew the audience away at Woodstock with his white Stratocaster (Wolfe, 2015). Jimi had many famous performances some of which included Fillmore East, NJ, and Berkeley College Community Theater. Jimi later took a trip to London, and while he was there he met Michael Jeffery, who helped him create and manage The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The group then performed its first hit single, titled "Hey Joe” in a stage show in London. The first album from The Jimi Hendrix Experience was named Are You Experienced? In 1967, the band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience broke apart due to a contractual dispute between Jimi and his producer Ed Chalpin in