Black Music Month originated in 1979. President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.
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Jasmine Simpkins and HipHollywood take a behind the scenes look at the Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast’s Andre 3000. “Jimi: All Is By My Side,” written and…
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Rolling Stone magazine has named Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitar player of all time. Hendrix was picked by Rolling Stone editors and prominent guitarists. Blues musician BB King was also on the list of Rolling Stone’s Top 10 greatest guitarists. Reuters reports: “Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated […]
Outkast Singer/Rapper Andre 3000’s big screen dreams have disappeared. The visionary hip-hop artist was ready to play legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix in an independent biopic, but Hendrix’s estate killed the project by restricting access to his music, according to the Boom Box. Reportedly Janie Hendrix, the CEO of Experience Hendrix and the guitarist’s sister, is […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Woodstock Festival White Lake, NY When: August 18, 1969 What: On Monday morning, August 18, 1969, the last day of the Woodstock Festival, headliner Jimi Hendrix closed his two hour set by performing a searing rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” on his electric guitar. The performance […]
