Backbeat Books
Jimi Hendrix
Musician
Many Books About Hendrix Concentrate On Showmanship And Rock And Roll Excess, But Keith Shadwick's Jimi Hendrix: Musician Brings To Hendrix's Musical Legacy As A Guitarist, Singer, And Composer A Depth Of Analysis Missing From Other Accounts Of His Career, Placing Hendrix's Work In The Broadest Possible Musical Context, Encompassing Rock, Pop, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Fusion, And A Range Of Classical Disciplines. The Bookwas First Published In 2003; Sadly, Shadwick Died From Cancer In 2008 A T The Age Of 57. This New Edition In A Compact Format Is Published As A Tribute To Shadwick, Who Was Described In His Obituary In The Uk Newspaper The Independent As &Ldquo;An Authority On Classical Music Who Also Wrote In Depth Biographies Of Led Zeppelin And Jimi Hendrix. He Wasa Jazzer Who Rocked And Championed GÓRecki.&Rdquo;
