Jimi Hendrix

Final Report

Jimi Hendrix

WOODSTOCK

I know this is a music appreciation class and I value that the goal is to research the musical aspects of both Hendrix performance and Woodstock influence on society during the sixties, but in my opinion in order to do so we must know the historic context in which these events occurred to really appreciate their true musical impact. Just like playing the piano: the left hand companions the right hand throughout out the whole song. Well music has a similar function within history and this is the case of Jimi Hendrix and the 60's, and Woodstock 69 without Jimi Hendrix would have not been the same nor have the same significance.

The social-political context in which Woodstock took place was marked by all the uncertainty most involved cold war countries where going through, specifically the United States of America. Which's community had recently suffered the assassination of their president J.F Kennedy and on the long road was still present at the Vietnam war.

Tragedy had taken over the main headlines of the media outlets and masses had nowhere to neither disengage nor express their discontent and sorrow. In spite of the "peace" revolt that was going on it wasn't enough, there was too much "negative vibrations and noise" disturbing everyone's atmosphere.

But then the biggest and most epic musical event of the planet would arrive to New York, and peace would take over, for three exciting memorable days. From being a venue event 3 days before opening they decided to make it free attendance cutting down the fences. The city collapsed, the county where the concert was held was declared in emergency. With the participation of great young iconic artists flying from all around the world such as Carlos Santana, the Beatles, Bob Dylan , The Rolling Stones and not but not least the legendary eccentric guitarist Jimi Hendrix.

The event of 69 had great influential impact on the fans, Woodstock was the place where they could set free their grieve, impotence towards war, express any emotion from sadness to rage in harmony with the music. Until now, in tune with the idealistic hopes of the 1960s, Woodstock pleased most attendees. There was a great common sense of social harmony, which, with the excellence of music, and the vast mass of people, many fair bohemian clothing, conduct, and attitudes contributed to make Woodstock that year one of the most enduring events of the 20th century.

But it was until the onset of Hendrix's astonishing performance that would truly deeply hypnotize everyone's attention and would give the true meaning of what Woodstock represented that year and how that memory would transcend and is understood now a days.

First of all Jimi Hendrix made a late appearance at the show playing

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