we had a fun experience last year when we bought a new guitar for our elder son in augsburg. the storekeeper (a musician himself) told us his story having met jimi in the 60ies in munich, where he was a young employee in a musicshop. jimi (not famous yet) came in a vw-bus, stepped in, looked around and wanted to buy a Fender Stratocaster guitar – but as a left-hander he needed it turned upside down and re-strung. of course this young clerk was willing to take this challenge and satisfy jimi! and he is still excitedly and proudly telling it 40 years later…

so famous though his time in the public was really short. he achieved worldwide fame in 1967 and died tragically way too early in 1970 at the age of twenty-seven.

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Hendrix number one on their list of the “100 greatest guitarists of all time”.

YES, i agree:))

musician
singer
songwriter
guitarist
…
a cultural icon

the album easter (1978) was her most commercially successful record, containing the hit single “Because the Night”

patti smith brought a feminist and intellectual take to punk music and became one of rock and roll’s most influential female musicians

grace slick -what a powerful voice!
she wrote “white rabbit”, one of my favorite songs:)

american psychedelic rock…
again: a band present at the “milestones” monterey and woodstock…

he was an excellent composer and guitarist, but died way too early in 1993…

political
subversive
provocative
satirical
versatile
progressive
…
a genius!