Tag: songwriters
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix had already become legendary and passed on (in 1970) just before I was old enough to know about him. But I was a teenager in the early 70’s and I became a big fan. His influence on the world’s music scene was a game-changer and he accomplished this within a very short career…
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Psychedelic Janis Joplin
I was a little young to appreciate Janis Joplin’s powerful music before she died of a drug overdose on October 4, 1970. However, in the mid-70s I became a big fan of her powerhouse voice and lyrics, and her electrifying stage performances. Watching recordings of her performing at the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock, who…