Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington he 1942. Hendrix is in the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the UK Music Hall of Fame, the Native American Music Hall of Fame, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It all started at the age of 15 when Hendrix laid down $5 for his first acoustic guitar, which he bought from a friend of his father's. Hendrix's first gig was with an unnamed band in the basement of a synagogue, Seattle's Temple De Hirsch. After too much wild playing and showing off, he was fired between sets (Wikipedia.org).
Hendrix grew up in a poor, unstable family. His father was in the army, and separated from his mother. He even spent time living with his grandmother in Canada, when things were bad. He took what he could get and ended up playing a right-handed guitar lefty... and being one of the greatest musicians ever.
This track is called Red House. It's another another typical Hendrix blues in B-flat, but there are a couple things I really like about it. First, the intro. It's just really good, that's all there is to it. The licks are really simple, but sound great. The second thing I like is that the song his hilarious. You have to listen to it twice, once to laugh, and once to cry about how much better he is than you. If my baby don't love me no more, i know her... sister will!
Here is the video of Hendrix playing Red House at Woodstock. Watch it. It's strange, he plays the intro looking incredibly focused, almost nervous. When the lyrics begin, however, his godlike persona emerges.
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