Becoming Jimi Hendrix From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius

by Roby, Steven; Schreiber, Brad

• ISBN13: 9780306819100
• ISBN10: 0306819104
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-31
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Before he was famous, by 1966, Jimi Hendrix had performed with Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, and the Isley Brothers. He'd won the Apollo Theater's famous Amateur Night competition. Blues legends B.B. King and Albert King had tutored him.Becoming Jimi Hendrixis about the man who was consumed by his passion for music, practicing day and night, but who endured harsh criticism and frequent rejection by band leaders intolerant of guitar feedback from a shy yet cocky kid trying to steal their spotlight.From 1962 to 1966, Hendrix learned to please a crowd, dress like a star, and survive some of showbiz's shadier characters. This is the formative journey of one of the world's greatest guitar players--before fame, before London.

Author Biography

Steven Roby wrote Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix. He lives in San Rafael, California.

Brad Schreiber is an award-winning journalist and author who lives in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction: Seattle-The Childhood That Never Was	p. 1
The Case Against Private Hendrix (January-June 1962)	p. 13
I Can Hear the Blues Callin' My Name (July-December 1962)	p. 27
I'd Rather Starve (January-June 1963)	p. 41
Nothing But Someone's Coat on His Back (July-December 1963)	p. 53
From One Family to the Next (January-June 1964)	p. 71
An All-Consuming Fire (July-December 1964)	p. 85
Life and Near Death on the Road (January-June 1965)	p. 99
How Would You Feel? (July-December 1965)	p. 117
Next Planet, Please (January-June 1966)	p. 135
Downtown and Underground (July-September 1966)	p. 155
Epilogue	p. 175
Bibliography	p. 187
Recommended Listening	p. 197
Sessionography/Discography and Television Appearances, 1962-1966	p. 199
Chronology of Tours and Events, 1962-1966	p. 217
Index	p. 261
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