Hendrix and Hippie community

Posted by - Abhisek Roy

Dept.- Music

                                     The man who revolutionized the guitar (and fashion sense) during the 1960s had a huge role to play to play in the communion of the Hippies. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about the very-talented Jimi Hendrix, the man who is worshipped like a god by his followers 4 decades after his death. 

                                    

                                     Jimi Hendrix, in more than one ways, was the most exemplar of all the Acid-stoned Hippies. He dressed unconventionally, behaved unconventionally and yes, played his weapon of choice (the white Fender Stratocaster) very unconventionally. He, as I believe, really conglomerated all that was part of the Summer of Love phenomenon. This is why among all of his co-performers, his performance is the most iconic one in the Woodstock Festival of 1969, a haloed gathering among the Hippie community.

                                      Even artists like Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Jim Morrison and even, Bob Dylan have pledged their admiration for this man. Jimi Hendrix stands as the most towering figure of the Psychedelic area, and will continue to do so for generations to come.