Jimi Hendrix: The original psychedelic Voodoo Child

Imagine yourself at London’s Roundhouse in the late 60s, herbal cigarette in hand. What sensations… what experiences. None more so than the vision of Jimi Hendrix in full flow, converting sound into a multi-coloured mixture of sight, smell and touch...

With his trademark right-handed Stratocaster (re-strung for left-handed playing), Afro hair and an eclectic selection of clothes from Kings Road boutiques and second-hand markets, Hendrix was the personification of 1960s psychedelia.
He died in London on 18 September 1970, aged 27.
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; His visual appearance and musical legacy have influenced thousands worldwide. The young French filmmakers Pirates Pépères Pictures, inspired by The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s appearance on Dutch television, have produced their own tribute to Hendrix: a ‘Voodoo Child’ for the 21st Century.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;table width="540" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#c8c7c3;"&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;font style="font-size:10px;"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Related Links&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The main image is another classic from the famous photographer Gered Mankowitz, a man who knew Hendrix (and so many other stars from the 60s) well. You can pore over more of his seminal work in the book &lt;a data-cke-saved-href="http://bit.ly/11EtENN" href="http://bit.ly/11EtENN" target="_blank"&gt;'The Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Masons Yard'&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/font&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;i&gt;Text: &lt;a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:classiclife@classicdriver.com?subject=Jimi Hendrix: The original psychedelic Voodoo Child" href="mailto:classiclife@classicdriver.com?subject=Jimi Hendrix: The original psychedelic Voodoo Child"&gt;Steve Wakefield&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Photo: Gered Mankowitz&lt;br/&gt; Video: Pirates Pépères Pictures via Vimeo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Jimi Hendrix: The original psychedelic Voodoo Child

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