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.
O' My Soul
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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Baby baby, baby baby, baby
Don't you know my love is true?
Honey honey, honey honey, honey
Get up off of that money
Love love, love love, love
Baby baby, baby baby, baby
Don't you know my love is true ooo
Honey honey, honey honey, honey
Get off of that money
Kiss kiss, kiss kiss, kiss
Ooh! My soul
Baby baby, baby baby, baby
Don't you know my love for you ooo
Honey honey, honey honey, honey
Get up off of that money
Love love, love love, love
Ooh! My soul
Hey, baby baby, baby baby, baby
Don't you know my love for you ooo
Honey honey, honey honey, honey
Get up off of that money
Love love, love love, love
Ooh! My soul
Baby baby, baby baby, baby
Don't you know my love is true ooo
Honey honey, honey honey, honey
Get up off of that money
Kiss kiss, kiss kiss, kiss
Ooh! My soul
Gimme gimme, gimme gimme, gimme
Gimme all the love you got ooo
Gimme gimme, gimme gimme, gimme
You got the best of lovin' now
Love love, love love, love
Ooh! My soul
The lyrics to Jimi Hendrix's song "O' My Soul" are a plea to a woman that he truly loves. He tries to convince her of the sincerity of his love and asks her to believe him. He also urges her to forget about money, as his love is more important than material possessions. The repetitive use of words like baby, honey, love, and kiss add to the overall feeling of intimacy and longing.
The lyrics give the impression that the woman in question is putting too much emphasis on money and possessions, and Hendrix urges her to prioritize their love instead. The chorus, "love, love, love ooh! my soul," is a reflection of the intensity of Hendrix's emotions and his deep yearning for this woman. He is willing to offer everything he has to win her love and is asking for the same in return.
Overall, the song is a passionate plea for love and connection over materialism and a reflection of Hendrix's romantic and emotional side.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh! My soul
Expressing the singer's intense emotional state and passion.
Baby baby, baby baby, baby
Addressing a loved one with affection and sweetness.
Don't you know my love is true?
Asking the loved one to recognize the singer's genuine feelings.
Honey honey, honey honey, honey
Continuing to address the loved one with sweet endearments.
Get up off of that money
Encouraging the loved one to reject materialistic concerns and prioritize love.
Love love, love love, love
Reiterating the importance of love in the singer's life.
Kiss kiss, kiss kiss, kiss
Expressing a desire for physical affection and intimacy with the loved one.
Hey, baby baby, baby baby, baby
Repeating the affectionate address to the loved one.
Don't you know my love for you ooo
Affirming the depth and intensity of the singer's love.
Gimme gimme, gimme gimme, gimme
Expressing a strong desire and need for the loved one's love and affection.
Gimme all the love you got ooo
Requesting the loved one to give the full extent of their love.
You got the best of lovin' now
Affirming that the loved one has the singer's utmost love and devotion.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GARLAND JEFFREYS
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@tromallmarks1192
This man passed away over 50 years ago and is still light years ahead of anybody else that ever played the guitar 🎸! Go 'head Jimi!
@totc6196
They are still chasing his tail 🔥🔥🔥
@ruledtrendy5066
It's a bit like cave man drumming. Back then nobody knew any better so if someone did something different it sounded amazing
@drenklaf
If I might ... he was just the best.
@thomaspick4123
So beautiful. Electric church music. Buddy’s and Billy’s rhythm section was so solid. So funky! Powerful.
@iantranby1707
Jimmy knew his time was coming to and end soon BAND OF Gypsy was his sermon and farewell
@kennyblackbird5674
Yep!
@heroinehero69
Jimi kills it in this, but no ones talking about his band mates, they're all on fire
@blueshound611
absolutely amigo
@benzel5659
Billy was the right choice for bas. Together with Mitch on drums, they are the hardest trio ever.