Speak/Sing Native™ Artist Archive
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
Cherokee ancestry
“Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix’s innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form. Because he was unable to read or write music, it is nothing short of remarkable that Jimi Hendrix’s meteoric rise in music took place in just four short years. His musical language continues to influence a host of modern musicians, from George Clinton to Miles Davis, and Steve Vai to Jonny Lang.
“From demo recordings to finished masters, Jimi Hendrix generated an amazing collection of songs over the course of his short career. The music of Jimi Hendrix embraced the influences of blues, ballads, rock, R&B, and jazz a collection of styles that continue to make Hendrix one of the most popular figures in the history of rock music.” (Source: Artist’s website)”
AllMusic lists 3,363 recordings on which he is credited. The vast majority are posthumous covers of his songs by other artists.(Jimi Hendrix | Credits | AllMusic).
Professional Information
Music Albums Archive - The Official Jimi Hendrix Site
Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture, National Museum of the American Indian
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (with Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding), Band of Gypsies (with Billy Cox & Buddy Miles), Isley Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, Slim Harpo, Wilson Pickett, Jackie Wilson, Chas Chandler and many others.
Rock, blues, funk, experimental
Musician, songwriter, bandleader
Guitar, Vocals
Video
- Jimi Hendrix
Hear My Train A-Comin’ - Jimi Hendrix
Venue:
Format: Live
Duration: 6:43
Videos of Jimi playing acoustic guitar are very rare.
- JImi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding
Red House - JImi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding
Venue: Stockholm
Format: Live
Duration: 11:18
- Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Venue:
Format: Official
Duration: 2:26
Official audio
- Jimi Hendrix
Angel - Jimi Hendrix
Venue:
Format: Official
Duration: 4:35
Official audio
- Jimi Hendrix
Third Stone From The Sun - Jimi Hendrix
Venue:
Format: Official
Duration: 6:44
Official audio
- Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox
Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox
Venue: Maui, Hawaii
Format: Official
Duration: 6:14
Tribal Information
Cherokee Nation
also known as "Cherokee"
Traditional lands and Reservation
When first contacted by Europeans, “the Nation held dominion over a sprawling territory comprised of much or most of the modern states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.” A forced removal, the “Trail of Tears” relocated them to what is now a 14-county reservation in Oklahoma, with many At Large tribal members located all over the world.
Languages
Tsalagi (Cherokee) is the traditional language of the Cherokee Nation. Fluent speakers are dwindling and the tribe is making massive efforts to ensure that the next generations will be able to speak the language that expresses so much in a way that English does not capture.
Tsalagi has a written form that is based on a syllabary rather than an alphabet. Each spoken syllable in the language is represented by one of 85 distinct characters.
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution (the Supremacy Clause)
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”