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The latest Jimi Hendrix stories from around the globe. Links to external websites are identified with
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer -
April 23, 2008 4:45:00 PM PT
With more than 8,000 Jimi Hendrix artifacts in its collection, the Experience Music Project could devote acres of gallery space to the Seattle guitar legend ...
Insight News -
March 10, 2008 3:00:00 PM PT
George Allen Miles, Jr. (right) next to Jimi Hendrix known as Buddy Miles, was a rock and funk drummer, most known as a member of ...
Star Telegram -
March 04, 2008 4:24:00 AM PT
Ben Broussard says everyone should experience Jimi Hendrix.
Rangers first baseman Ben Broussard learned how to play the guitar as a teenager in Beaumont when ...
Charleston City Paper -
February 29, 2008 6:00:00 PM PT
R.I.P. Drummer/Singer Buddy Miles
It was sad news this weekend to hear of passing of legendary funk/rock drummer Buddy Miles, who died in Texas at ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution -
February 29, 2008 4:24:00 AM PT
Buddy Miles, the drummer in Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys and a hitmaker under his own name with the song "Them Changes," died on Tuesday ...
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We, Experience Hendrix, the family company of Jimi Hendrix are aware of the release of the adult videotape
which alleges to contain illicit footage of Jimi Hendrix. We strongly dispute the claimed authenticity
and affirmatively state that Experience Hendrix is neither involved in, nor have we authorized the distribution
of this film. Further, we deplore this obvious exploitation of Jimi Hendrix. We view the release as
nothing more than a callous attempt to trade on the image and reputation of a deceased artist who is unable to
defend himself against such an outrageous and baseless assertion. We are highly offended by the disgraceful
portrayal.
While we do not wish to call undue attention to this desecration, we reserve all rights and remedies under
the law to protect the character and legacy of Jimi Hendrix with which we have been charged and legally possess.
[ original press release ]
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Join host Gary Moore as he revisits The Jimi Hendrix Experience's incendiary American debut at the
Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Forty years ago Jimi Hendrix returned to his native
country and, in one fell swoop changed the musical landscape for all time. It was the galvanizing,
US debut performance of The Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Monterey International Pop Festival that
propelled Hendrix and his band mates, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, to the top ranks of international
rock royalty. The American Landing Radio Show is presented by Experience Hendrix, Media
Mechanics and Universal Music, this 52-minute radio documentary takes the listener behind the music
on one of the most historic live concerts in Rock history.
[ listen now ]
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Buddy Miles—legendary drummer, vocalist and close friend of Jimi Hendrix passed away on
February 26, 2008 in Austin, TX. He was 60.
Born George A. Miles on September 5, 1947 in
Omaha, Nebraska, Buddy started playing the drum at age nine and joined his first band—The Bebops,
a jazz band lead by his father. Buddy Miles is perhaps best known for his work with Jimi Hendrix and
the Band Of Gypsys. In addition to his work with Hendrix, Miles also received critical acclaim for
his work with The Electric Flag, the Buddy Miles Express, and as the voice of the famed
California Raisins.
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On Friday, April 25th, Seattle's Experience Music Project (EMP|SFM) hosted a special preview night to celebrate the unveiling of their newest exhibition, Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound.
Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound is the third Jimi Hendrix exhibition to be hosted by EMP|SFM since the museum opened its doors in June 2000. The newest incarnation celebrates Jimi Hendrix's creative legacy, while focusing its attention on Hendrix's musical evolution from his early days in Seattle, to his time as a journeyman musician touring the southern "chitlin' circuit" and in New York City, to his explosion on the popular music scene in London and beyond.
"The exhibition weaves together the various musical styles and cultures that Hendrix soaked up throughout his all-too-short journey," explains Jacob McMurray, senior curator at EMP|SFM.
"Jimi was a musical innovator of unparalleled breadth. EMP|SFMs Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound exhibition underscores the fact that his influence on today's music is as great, if not greater, than it was on music during his own lifetime," said Janie L. Hendrix, president & CEO of Experience Hendrix. "We're delighted that EMP|SFM is keeping his musical legacy alive and making it relevant for this generation and generations to come."
Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound runs April 26, 2008 through April 11, 2010.
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[ Visit EMP|SFM for more information ]
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