Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Experience [Paperback]

Johnny Black (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1999

A chronological story of the life of Jimi Hendrix using quotes, original interviews, and 32 pages of color photographs, Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Experience takes readers from his childhood to his first Top 10 hit, "Hey Joe," to the chart-topping double album Electric Ladyland to his final public appearance at Ronnie Scott's in London. Using all-new interviews plus quotes collected from newspapers, magazines, books, television and radio documentaries, and Internet sites, Johnny Black has woven the testimony of those who were there into a complete exploration of Hendrix's extraordinary life. With over 100 color and black-and-white photographs and the words of those who watched Jimi Hendrix's life unfold - Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton among them - Black has created a genuine eyewitness account that captures the chaos and excitement of Hendrix's career.

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About the Author

Johnny Black, a regular Q and Mojo contributor, is reviews editor of the U.K. magazine Hi Fi News. He lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (October 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560252405
• ISBN-13: 978-1560252405
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My experience with The Ultimate Experience., December 24, 1999

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Tim McSmythurs (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Experience (Paperback)

This unique day-by-day account of Jimi Hendrix's life succeeds in driving home the relentless pressures of being a rock star. Drawn from a variety of sources, the book manages a feat rarer than a Hendrix guitar without teethmarks...a coherent recollection of the sixties music scene! An excellent read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars noone to trust, September 26, 2000

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Carol Hayden (Laguna Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Experience (Paperback)

This book opens the wounds of Jimi's death anew. The author pieces together, as best he can, with recollections from family, band mates, and contemporaries the crushing price fame held for Jimi Hendrix. One can feel the pain, and I actually felt rage against all who seemed out to destroy him. True, he had his own demons, but there seemed noone who was really there to care about the "person" Jimi, only what they could get out of him. Of all books out, this one seemed most objective, if that is possible.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Provides a well-rounded view of the man and his career, February 13, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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This book on legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix takes an unusual turn, gathering eyewitness recollections of his life through the words of his admirers, friends and close observers. From his childhood experiences through adulthood, this uses quotes from documentaries, books, newspapers, TV and Internet sites as well as new interviews to provide a well-rounded view of the man and his career.