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.
Hoochie Coochie Man
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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Before I was born
I got a boy child's comin'
He's gonna be a son of a gun
He gonna make pretty women's
Jump and shout
Then the world want to know
What this all about
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
I got a black cat bone
I got a mojo too
I got the Johnny Concheroo
I'm gonna mess with you
I'm gonna make you girls
Lead me by my hand
Then the world will know
The hoochie coochie man
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Oh you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
On the seventh hours
On the seventh day
On the seventh month
The seven doctors say
He was born for good luck
And that you'll see
I got seven hundred dollars
Don't you mess with me
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him...
Jimi Hendrix's "Hoochie Coochie Man" is a song that tells the story of a man who is said to be born for good luck. The lyrics mention a gypsy woman who predicted that the singer would be a "son of a gun," who would make pretty women jump and shout. He is known as the "hoochie coochie man," a figure who has long been associated with magic and voodoo in African American culture. The singer possesses several powerful objects, including a black cat bone, a mojo, and the Johnny Concheroo. He promises to use them to make girls lead him by the hand. The lyrics suggest that everyone knows who he is, implying a sort of legendary status.
The song has interesting imagery that is rich in symbolism. The black cat bone, for instance, is said to have magical powers and is used in hoodoo practice to ward off evil spirits. The mojo is a sort of talisman that is believed to bring good luck and protect its wearer from harm. The Johnny Concheroo is a chant that is believed to summon supernatural power. The singer is portrayed as a powerful figure, invoking these mystical objects to achieve his desires.
The song's backstory is also fascinating. It was originally written and recorded by Willie Dixon, a blues musician who wrote many songs that became hits for other artists, including "Little Red Rooster" and "Wang Dang Doodle." Hendrix's version of "Hoochie Coochie Man" was recorded during a session for his 1968 album "Electric Ladyland" and features a powerful guitar riff that has become iconic.
Line by Line Meaning
The gypsy woman told my mother
Before I was born, a gypsy woman prophesied to my mother.
Before I was born I got a boy child's comin'
The prophecy was that a baby boy was coming to my mother.
He's gonna be a son of a gun
The baby was going to be a troublemaker or someone who does dangerous things.
He gonna make pretty women's jump and shout
The boy would make attractive women dance and scream in excitement.
Then the world want to know what this all about
People would wonder and ask questions about the boy and his abilities.
But you know I'm him
I am that boy that was prophesied, I am extraordinary.
Everybody knows I'm him
Everyone is aware of who I am and what I can do.
I got a black cat bone, I got a mojo too, I got the Johnny Concheroo
I possess powerful amulets to bring me good fortune and protect me from bad luck.
I'm gonna mess with you
I am going to fool around with you or play games with you.
I'm gonna make you girls lead me by my hand
I will make the girls follow me and do what I want.
Then the world will know the hoochie coochie man
My reputation as the hoochie coochie man will spread worldwide.
On the seventh hours, on the seventh day, on the seventh month, the seven doctors say
My birth was marked by the doctors who said I was born on a special date, the 7th hour, day and month.
He was born for good luck and that you'll see
My birth brought good luck and people will notice that about me.
I got seven hundred dollars, don't you mess with me
I have a lot of money and you must not offend or try to challenge me.
Oh you know I'm the hoochie coochie man, everybody knows I'm him
My reputation as the hoochie coochie man precedes me and is common knowledge to all.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Iricom US Ltd
Written by: Willie Dixon
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louka donz
Catfish blues
Well, I wish I was a Catfish
Swiming in, Lord, the deep blue sea
I have all your pretty woman
Fishin' after me, ?????, oh well
Hoochie coochie man
A gypsy woman told my mother
Before I was born
She said you got a boy child's comin'
He's gonna be a son of a gun
He gonna make little girls
Jump and shout
Then the world, the world wanna know
What this all about
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Gypsy woman told my mother
Before I was born
You got a boy child's comin'
He's gonna be a son of a gun
He gonna make pretty womens
Jump and shout
Then the world wanna know
What this all about
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
I got a black cat bone
I got a mojo too
I got the Johnny Concheroo
I'm gonna mess with you
I'm gonna make you girls
Lead me by my hand
Then the world will know
That I'm the hoochie coochie man
You know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Oh you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
On the seventh hour
On the seventh day
On the seventh month
The seven doctors say
"He was born for good luck
And that you'll see
I got seven hundred dollars
Don't you mess with me"
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
The whole wide world knows him
mark robinson
Some of the BBC sessions were better recorded than his first album. The BBC version of Foxy Lady from Feb 67 is fantastic.
CountryHouseGent
"I wish . . . I was . . . a Catfish."
Timeless. :)
KLANGGNOM VIDEO--SOUND---PROJECTS == h.grubmüller
he is the best guitarplayer forever hellyeah
Tattyshoes Shigure
The Loose Ends version of Hoochie Coochie Man is my favourite... "what time is it?...we'd better stop"...."ok....just let me do this thing..."
angel cat
That s an amazing Brilliant version!! Buddy n Billy were with Jimi on that version n Whoa!! James Marshall Hendrix!! ❤❤
Beto Ruiz
Wise words my friend.
The Village Barber
Esta cancion me llena
mark brown
Jimi would have united us and saved our world! stupid human's weren't ready! glad we're finally waking up again! let's stop the hate and share the love and bring our world back to the unity and balance and universal harmony meant to be! "forever eternal"
Joerg Grossmann
Einfach einer der besten .......
Charles F.
lay side by side while electric love penetrates the sky