Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) Research Paper

BACKGROUND

In his relatively short life Jimi Hendrix became a rock-and-roll icon, playing electric guitar and composing for his rock group, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. After his drug-related death in 1970, he became a legend and his influence and charisma endure.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

Biography section under Hendrix, Jimi

787.87

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Hendrix, Jimi

Jimi Hendrix Experience

Rock musicians—United States—Biography

Musicians—Biography—Dictionaries

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Clarke, Donald, ed. The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 1989.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes, eds. Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 8, 1988.

Hitchcock, H. Wiley, and Stanley Sadie, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music, 1986.

LeBlance, Michael L. Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, 1994.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Biography Index

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet

Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Hendrix, Jimi

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Jimi Hendrix. Warner Home Video, 1989.

Woodstock. Warner Home Video, 1989.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Jimi Hendrix Information Management Institute, P.O. Box 374, Des Plains, IL 60016.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Analyze the lyrics and poetry in the works of Hendrix.

Comment on the influence of Hendrix on rock music.

Describe the Jimi Hendrix Exhibition (traveling multimedia art show).

Discuss the Jimi Hendrix Experience and their contribution to rock music.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Bob Dylan

Rolling Stones

Van Morrison

Woodstock (Musical) Festival

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