( ) Inducted in 1992 Born in Seattle, Washington A virtuosic guitar player who created a style that drew upon R&B, psychedelic rock, jazz, and funk Revolutionized the controlled use of feedback and distortion One of the most prominent artists in the counterculture movement of the late 1960’s, performing at Woodstock and the Monterey Pop Festival Jimi Hendrix

Hendrix as a Virtuoso Jimi Hendrix’s skill and creativity as a guitarist and musician can be heard throughout his recordings, on both live and studio performances. Notably, Jimi Hendrix manipulated feedback and used various pedals and effects, including using the instrument to emulate the sound of a machine gun towards the beginning of the recording. Especially during live performances, Jimi Hendrix is known for his long and often improvised guitar solos, playing with his groups in a style known as “jamming.”

Band of Gypsys Hendrix, Miles, and Cox created a live album of extended jams, drawing on a variety of musical traditions, including R&B, free jazz, rock, and funk. The unique and boundary-pushing style heard on the album highly influenced funk rock in the 1970’s and beyond.

“Machine Gun” and Anti-Violence “I'd like to dedicate this one to the dragging scene that's going on, all the soldiers that are fighting In Chicago, in Milwaukee and New York... oh yes, and all the soldiers fighting in Vietnam.” In the opening to “Machine Gun”, Hendrix makes a political statement, lamenting the violence taking place, both in Vietnam and the race riots in northern US cities in the late 1960’s. Though Jimi Hendrix was never explicitly anti- Vietnam, the mood put forth by the music and lyrics of “Machine Gun” are clearly anti- violence, in all forms. “That’s what we don’t want to hear any more of… No bullets”