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Episode 147: “Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Hendrik Hendrix Jr.

According to many sources, the first recording session ever played on by a guitarist then calling himself movis or possibly maurice james. By late 19 66 that gitavist had reverted to the name by which he was brought up and was calling himself jimmy hendrik hendrix. Both his parents were alcoholic, and al heindrik was frequently convinced that jimmy's mother, lucille, was having affairs, and became abusive about it. Jimmy grew up inteverted and stuttering, and only a couple of things seemed to bring him out of his shell. He always thought that his nickname buster came from buster crab, the star of the flash

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