Room Full of Mirrors A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

by Cross, Charles R.

• ISBN13: 9781401300289
• ISBN10: 1401300286
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-03
• Publisher: Da Capo

Summary

Think of Jimi Hendrix and most people conjure up a larger-than-life, almost other-worldly image-a man who was destined to be a star; a man who set fire to guitars, women's hearts, and the status " a man who strutted across stages with the plumage of a peacock. In this illuminating, groundbreaking, uniquely indepth account of Jimi Hendrix's life, best-selling author and music journalist Charles R. Cross paints a far deeper, more compelling portrait of this musical genius. Beyond his legendary sex appeal, his drug use, his onstage presence, and his backstage magnetism, Room Full of Mirrors captures the whole man, from birth to death-a view of Hendrix unlike any revealed before.

Author Biography

Charles R. Cross was editor of The Rocket, the Northwest's highly regarded music and entertainment magazine and the first publication to do a cover story on Nirvana. He is also the author of Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix; Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell; Backstreets: Springsteen, the Man and his Music; Nevermind: The Classic Album; and Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Spy, among many other publications. He lives in Seattle.

Table of Contents

AUTHOR'S NOTE	XI
PROLOGUE: ROOM FULL OF MIRRORS	1	(7)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
April 9, 1967
CHAPTER 1: BETTER THAN BEFORE	8	(8)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
January 1875—November 1942
CHAPTER 2: BUCKET OF BLOOD	16	(10)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
1875-1941
CHAPTER 3: OVER AVERAGE IN SMARTNESS	26	(13)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
September 1945—June 1952
CHAPTER 4: THE BLACK KNIGHT	39	(10)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
July 1952—March 1955
CHAPTER 5: JOHNNY GUITAR	49	(12)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
March 1955—March 1958
CHAPTER 6: TALL COOL ONE	61	(14)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
March 1958—October 1960
CHAPTER 7: SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC	75	(9)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
November 1960—May 1961
CHAPTER 8: BROTHER WILD	84	(12)
FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA
May 1961—September 1962
CHAPTER 9: HEADHUNTER	96	(12)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
October 1962—December 1963
CHAPTER 10: HARLEM WORLD	108	(10)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
January 1964—July 1965
CHAPTER 11: DREAM IN TECHNICOLOR	118	(12)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
July 1965—May 1966
CHAPTER 12: MY PROBLEM CHILD	130	(12)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
May 1966—July 1966
CHAPTER 13: DYLAN BLACK	142	(12)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
July 1966—September 1966
CHAPTER 14: WILD MAN OF BORNEO	154	(15)
LONDON, ENGLAND
September 1966—November 1966
CHAPTER 15: FREE FEELING	169	(16)
LONDON, ENGLAND
December 1966—May 1967
CHAPTER 16: RUMOR TO LEGEND	185	(14)
LONDON, ENGLAND
June 1967—July 1967
CHAPTER 17: BLACK NOISE	199	(14)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
August 1967—February 1968
CHAPTER 18: NEW MUSIC SPACEQUAKE	213	(14)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
February 1968—May 1968
CHAPTER 19: THE MOON FIRST	227	(14)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
July 1968—December 1968
CHAPTER 20: ELECTRIC CHURCH MUSIC	241	(12)
LONDON, ENGLAND
January 1969 May 1969
CHAPTER 21: HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS	253	(14)
TORONTO, CANADA
May 1969—August 1969
CHAPTER 22: GYPSY, SUN, AND RAINBOWS	267	(13)
BETHEL, NEW YORK
August 1969—November 1969
CHAPTER 23: KING IN THE GARDEN	280	(14)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
December 1969—April 1970
CHAPTER 24: MAGIC BOY	294	(12)
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
May 1970—July 1970
CHAPTER 25: WILD BLUE ANGEL	306	(13)
MAUI, HAWAII
July 1970—August 1970
CHAPTER 26: THE STORY OF LIFE	319	(15)
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
August 1970—September 1970
CHAPTER 27: MY TRAIN COMING	334	(19)
LONDON, ENGLAND
September 1970—April 2004
EPILOGUE: LONG BLACK CADILLAC	353	(4)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
April 2002—April 2005
SOURCE NOTES	357	(8)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	365	(4)
INDEX	369