- 06/11/2012
- Posted by: essay
- Category: Research Topic Guides
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
This RESEARCH TOPIC GUIDE is intended to help the library user find information and materials on a particular topic in many sources throughout the library. Resources on this topic are not limited to those described and availability will depend upon the individual library. Feel free to ask a librarian for assistance.
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