Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division; he was granted an honorable discharge the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after being discovered by Linda Keith, who in turn interested bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals in becoming his first manager. Within months, Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the U.S. after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968 his third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the U.S.; it was Hendrix's most commercially successful release and his first and only number one album. The world's highest-paid performer, he headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, before his accidental death from barbiturate-related asphyxia on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.
Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues. He favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain, and was instrumental in utilizing the previously undesirable sounds caused by guitar amplifier feedback. He helped to popularize the use of a wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and was the first artist to use stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix pioneered the use of the instrument as an electronic sound source. Players before him had experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, fluid vocabulary every bit as personal as the blues with which he began."
Hendrix was the recipient of several music awards during his lifetime and posthumously. In 1967, readers of Melody Maker voted him the Pop Musician of the Year, and in 1968, Rolling Stone declared him the Performer of the Year. Disc and Music Echo honored him with the World Top Musician of 1969 and in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked the band's three studio albums, Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, among the 100 greatest albums of all time, and they ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time.
10-Foxy Lady
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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You know you're a cute little heart breaker, ha
Foxey, yeah
And you know you're a sweet little love maker, ha
Foxey
I want to take you home, haha yeah
I won't do you no harm no, ha
Ooh foxey lady, yeah
Foxey, foxey
Now-a I see you come down on the scene
Oh foxey
You make me want to get up and a scream
Foxey, oh baby listen now
I've made up my mind
Yeah, I'm tired of wasting all my precious time
You got to be all mine, all mine
Foxey lady
Here I come
Foxey
Yeah
I'm gonna take you home
I won't do you no harm no
You got to be all mine, all mine
Foxey lady
Here I come baby, I'm commin' to get ya
Ooh foxey lady yeah yeah
You look so good foxey
Oh yeah foxey
Yeah give us some foxey
Foxey foxey lady
Foxey lady
The lyrics of Jimi Hendrix Experience's song Foxy Lady exude a vibrant energy and an unabashed appreciation for feminine beauty. The song is a tribute to a woman who is described as a cute little heartbreaker and a sweet little love maker. The singer expresses his desire to take her home and make her all his, acknowledging that he is tired of wasting his precious time. The repeated "foxey, foxey" adds to the sensuous and flirtatious tone of the song.
The lyrics can be interpreted as a celebration of the power of the female form and an affirmation of sexual desire. The song is a blend of rock, blues and psychedelic music and Jimi Hendrix's guitar skills are on full display. The guitar riff is hauntingly catchy and the solos are electrifying. The song's overall effect is one of exhilaration and a call to let loose and have fun.
Line by Line Meaning
Foxey, foxey
Addressing a cute and alluring lady.
You know you're a cute little heart breaker, ha
Acknowledging the lady's irresistible charms.
Foxey, yeah
Reaffirming the lady's appeal.
And you know you're a sweet little love maker, ha
Complimenting the lady's seductive qualities.
I want to take you home, haha yeah
Expressing desire to be with the lady.
I won't do you no harm no, ha
Reassuring the lady of good intentions.
You got to be all mine, all mine
Making a possessive claim on the lady.
Ooh foxey lady, yeah
Another admiring address to the lady.
Now-a I see you come down on the scene
Noting the lady's arrival on the scene.
Oh foxey
Another expression of admiration.
You make me want to get up and a scream
Implying that the lady inspires passionate feelings.
Foxey, oh baby listen now
Appealing to the lady's attention.
I've made up my mind
Claiming to have arrived at a decision regarding the lady.
Yeah, I'm tired of wasting all my precious time
Expressing frustration with the status quo.
Foxey lady
Addressing the lady again.
Here I come
Declaring action to be taken.
Yeah
Exclamation of enthusiasm.
I'm gonna take you home
Reiterating the desire to be with the lady.
Foxey lady
Invoking the lady's name again.
Here I come baby, I'm commin' to get ya
Announcing intent to pursue the lady.
Ooh foxey lady yeah yeah
Another expression of admiration for the lady.
You look so good foxey
Complimenting the lady's appearance.
Oh yeah foxey
Reiterating how alluring the lady is.
Yeah give us some foxey
Requesting the lady's attention again.
Foxey foxey lady
Final invocation of the lady's name.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JIMI HENDRIX
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@christophermondoux8408
At first glance, everyone is bored. Then you realize everyone is stoned, and probably having their mind blown at the same time.
@ad-xf8bb
Just like me, right now.
@IsabellaHale
of course.. that was then,, when people could have a good time without being hassled. :)
@IsabellaHale
Charles Manson will burn in hell where he belongs.
@Orieus
lol, i agree, they are so stoned and getting their minds blown its amazing lol
@IsabellaHale
Where did you get that idea? reading a history book or UTUBE? Pop Festivals were completely different venues than Concerts where some actually had NO seating like Janis Joplin which I saw.. and the ones in stadiums where seating was stadium style but as I recall it.. everyone stood up the whole time even three hour festivals. I lived it. When you are 19 standing up and dancing for 6 hours straight or whatever was not problem. Anyone who actually attended "music" in those days.. well attest to that. but anyway.. have a good day.
@cforssi
I was at this concert. I was 17 years old and somewhere in the audience. People were sitting around because this was an all day festival with lots of bands. Very hot also.
@enaepriscila
What a f... envy I have of you!
@felipeguzman7834
Lucky bastard
@richardbetts7088
You are a very lucky man indeed, when you watch Jimi play that guitar you realise nobody is going to that good, you will always be second.
I sold the guitar and raced bikes instead 😂