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NELSON GEORGE: HOW JIMI HENDRIX MUSIC CHANGED MY LIFE

December 4, 2019
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Each of us has felt like an outsider at some point in our lives. In the animated video Band of Gypsys: Music That Changed Lives, the Black culture critic and music historian, Nelson George discusses how his journey as an outsider began when he listened to Jimi Hendrix as a youth in a 1970s Brownsville (Brooklyn) where rock-guitar music was not considered Black at all.

The video’s narrative is adapted from George’s liner notes for the recently released Hendrix box-set, Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts, which documents the New Year’s Eve 1969-70 shows at which the guitarist introduced his new band, Band of Gypsys.  Nelson shares how in the early ’70s — when even other “alternative” artists such as Sly and the Family Stone achieved a popularity in the Black community — Jimi Hendrix, his style and musicality, was still considered an alien. He describes Jimi as a “gateway drug to other forms of musical addiction” that would transform the listener forever.
And as a Black womxn whose journey to proud outsider status began by rocking bands like Pantera and Crossfade at Spinal Tap volume (“11″), from the 19th floor of a building in the Uptown projects, I can wholly relate.

Now On Vinyl: SONGS FOR GROOVY CHILDREN: THE FILLMORE EAST CONCERTS

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Hendrix and the Band of Gypsys
Hendrix and the Band of Gypsys
On New Year’s Eve 1969 and New Year’s Day 1970, Hendrix took the stage at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East in New York for four sets with a new band—his old friend Billy Cox on bass and Electric Flag cofounder Buddy Miles on drums—and a new set of tunes meant to make listeners forget “Purple Haze” or “Foxey Lady.” Songs For Groovy Children presents songs from the four Fillmore East sets, remixed from the original master tapes by Hendrix’s engineer Eddie Kramer and mastered by Bernie Grundman.

The first 300 fans to pre-order their 8-LP super deluxe box set of SONGS FOR GROOVY CHILDREN: THE FILLMORE EAST CONCERTS from the Official Hendrix Store will get their hands on low numbered editions. Limited availability.
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NELSON GEORGE: HOW JIMI HENDRIX MUSIC CHANGED MY LIFE
NELSON GEORGE: HOW JIMI HENDRIX MUSIC CHANGED MY LIFE
Watch this great video with narrative adapted from George's liner notes from the recently released Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts.
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The Baggy’s Rehearsal Sessions
BAND OF GYPSYS REHEARSALS
In the weeks leading up to the historic Fillmore East concerts in 1969; Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox and Buddy Miles assembled at New York's Baggy's Studios to prepare for their debut concert as the Band Of Gypsys. 12-songs recorded during these sessions have been released as part of the official bootleg series Dagger Records. JIMI HENDRIX: THE BAGGY'S REHEARSAL SESSIONS documents the evolution of the Band Of Gypsys triumphant start. Available exclusively on CD from Dagger Records.
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