Preview: Jimi Hendrix 40th Anniversary Tribute @ The Tabernacle

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jimi h.jpg Jimi Hendrix was once quoted as saying: “When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild, and freak out an’ do anything they wanna do.” Well, in celebration of Jimi’s life and music, that’s exactly what an eclectic bunch of up and coming London bands intend to do.

With the performers covering the Hendrix classics in their own styles, this tribute night to the Guitar God is being held, fittingly, at the venue that was to be the setting of his last ever gig – 40 years to the day of his accidental and untimely death, at The Tabernacle in Notting Hill.

The line-up consists of Hogg, Cosmic Charlies, Alex Vargas, The Ryan O’Reilly Band , ONE, Hey Laura, Oli Wennink and The Ashbies,

A visit to Hendrix In Britain exhibition on the way there may be the perfect aperitif to the evening?

Saturday 18th September 2010. The Tabernacle, Talbot Road, Notting Hill. Doors: 7pm. Nearest Tube: Notting Hill Gate. Tickets £10 + booking fee

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    On the fortieth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death, a new book explores how London loved him, lionized him, and then killed him.

    In September 1966, Jimmy James arrived in London from New York with $40 and a guitar stolen from the Rolling Stones. Four years later, having astonished the world with his music, he died in London under the name of Jimi Hendrix.

    Swinging London was the epicenter of a revolution in music and fashion, sex and drugs, but it had never seen or heard anyone like Jimi. And Jimi had never felt so at home.

    In Jimi Hendrix: London, journalist and poet William Saunders retraces Jimi’s London odyssey, weaving the story of his public and private life around the studios and clubs, hotels and apartments, back streets and concert halls where he lived and played. Drawing on interviews with some of Jimi’s friends, and presenting an unforgettable cast of characters (including a Who’s Who of aixties’ rock and pop icons), Saunders explores how the city and the guitarist transformed each other.

    Jimi Hendrix: London, by William Saunders (Roaring Forties Press, 2010), is available online and at bookstores. Visit http://www.roaringfortiespress.com to get a taste of the book.

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