The book explores the Hendrix legend from the perspective of the extraordinary year he spent in England recording a string of hit singles and achieving the fame that had escaped him in his native country. The book contains a wealth of interviews and new material revealing the man behind the legend and exploring why he fitted so well in the swinging London of 1967. An intimate portrait that captures Hendrix as both a performer extrordinaire and as a person. The book begins with the story of how Hendrix was discovered in the US and invited to the UK and ends with his triumphant return to the USA at the Monterey festival.
| ISBN: | 9781905959419 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 2012 |
| Author: | Brian Southall |
| Publisher: | Red Planet Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 242 pages |
| Genres: |
Composers and songwriters |