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October 27, 2022
Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix author Frank Moriarty

Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix author Frank Moriarty recreates the 2022 Delaware Chautauqua experience.

I was recently invited to speak at a State of Delaware cultural event, and what better culture topic could there be than the music of Jimi Hendrix? The event took place on September 11, 2022, in Historic New Castle. It began with conversation about Jimi’s music and Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix through an interview segment conducted by Joseph Gervasi of the loudfastphilly project. The program then moved on to explore Jimi’s sounds via that universal tool, the electric guitar. I would never pretend that I can match the talent of Jimi, but what I did want to communicate was an appreciation for his creative approaches to composition and his unique chord selections. I took this challenge on through one song from each of the three studio albums released while Jimi Hendrix still walked Planet Earth: “The Wind Cries Mary” from Are You Experienced, “Little Wing” from Axis: Bold as Love, and “1983 A Merman I Should Turn to Be” from Electric Ladyland.

If you can spare a few minutes to tune in I hope you’ll enjoy this video, beginning with an introduction followed by the three portions of sounds…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qfAwKOw2s

Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix author Frank Moriarty

Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix author Frank Moriarty recreating the 2022 Chautauqua experience.

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