Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story - Rilegato

Hendrix, Leon

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ISBN 10: 0312668813 ISBN 13: 9780312668815

Casa editrice: Thomas Dunne Books, 2012

Riassunto

More than forty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix-recently named the greatest guitarist of all time byRolling Stone magazine-continues to inspire fans of rock music. Many have written about Hendrix's life and music, butJimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story provides a revealing and unprecedented look at this visionary icon: an intimate biography written by Jimi's younger brother, Leon.

Leon Hendrix takes us back to the days before Jimi's amazing rise to fame in the 1960s, beginning with their tough childhood in Seattle, when their fascination with science fiction and UFOs helped them escape a difficult family life. (Jimi insisted his family call him "Buster," after Flash Gordon actor Buster Crabbe.) The author reveals Jimi's early fascination with sound, from his experiments with plucking wires attached to bedposts to the time when he got in trouble for taking apart the family radio ("I was looking for the music," he explained) to Jimi's purchasing his first guitar-a Sears, Roebuck and Co. acoustic, from a neighbor.

Leon recounts Jimi's early days performing on the "Chitlin' Circuit," when Jimi would call from the road to play early versions of tracks for the classic albumAre You Experienced, and illuminates the biographical roots of Jimi's most well-known rock & roll songs. Readers learn about the heady days of sex and drugs that came with Jimi's skyrocketing fame in the sixties and how Leon felt Jimi's management isolated him from the rest of the family. The author speaks of his own heartbreak, learning of his brother's sudden death while incarcerated in Washington State's Monroe Reformatory.

Commemorating what would have been Jimi's seventieth birthday, Leon Hendrix's poignant and captivating account sheds new light on a music legend.

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Recensione:

"His little brother Leon gives us 'Buster, ' the Jimi Hendrix only his family knew. Keeping it real all the way, Leon Hendrix gives us an entirely new, life-size portrait of Jimi." --Joel Selvin, author of the classic "Summer of Love" and co-author of Sammy Hagar's "New York Times" #1 bestseller "Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock"

L'autore:

LEON HENDRIX lives in Los Angeles and is pursuing his art and music full-time in the Leon Hendrix Band. In addition to touring across North America and Europe, he is also the owner of Rockin Artwork LLC, a company that licenses Jimi Hendrix's likeness and image.

ADAM MITCHELL is also the author of Street Player: My Chicago Story with legendary drummer Danny Seraphine. He lives in Los Angeles.

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• Editore: Thomas Dunne Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0312668813
• ISBN 13: 9780312668815
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 276