Chords for Strings of Color: Jimi Hendrix, Ernie Isley, Eddie Hazel

Welcome to our first episode of Strings of Color.
Hi, my name is Sergeant Jonathan Johnson,
and I'm a member of America's First Corps Band
located at JBLM in the beautiful state of Washington. _
Here with me today, I'm also going to have
Sergeant First Class Edra,
who's going to play on some stuff and help us out.
This segment is to commemorate
African-American guitar players throughout the ages.
We're going to first start with three guitar players
that I love, maybe one or two that you know.
_ Jimmy Hendrix, there's Ernie Isley, and Eddie Hazel.
Stay tuned.
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ first up on our list today is my personal favorite,
most popular, Jimmy Hendrix.
James Marshall Hendrix was born here
in the state of Washington in Seattle.
He also was in the Army in the 101st Airborne
and was a paratrooper.
Jimmy is most notably known for his wild guitar experiences,
feedback, wah-wah pedals, _ distortion, _ fuzz,
and really changing the way we play guitar as guitar players.
But not many people know
he was a wonderful rhythm guitar player.
_ Now, Jimmy Hendrix was known as a great rhythm and blues player.
When he was on the chitlin circuit,
he would often play behind such acts as Ike and Tina Turner
and the Isley Brothers, which we'll come into play later.
During that time period, you might have heard
something like this come from Jimmy Hendrix. _ _
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_ _ _ Now, Sergeant First Class Kenneth Edra
is going to play Little Wing
to show you the evolution of the R&B sound
as it grew throughout time. _ _ _ _
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The _ _ _ _ _ _ next _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ up is Ernie Isley.
Now, Ernie Isley is not as known as Jimmy Hendrix,
but he was heavily influenced by Jimmy Hendrix
when Jimmy played in his brother's band,
the Isley Brothers.
Now, the key with the Isley Brothers is
they used the guitar as a trick.
It was the only group that allowed Jimmy
to have his own solo sets.
_ _ Now, Ernie, being the youngest,
pretty much would learn things,
pull Jimmy off to the side,
and have Jimmy teach him things.
This _ _ proved to be one of the greatest inventions
in R&B and funk.
The electric guitar that Ernie Isley used
was Jimmy Hendrix style and sound,
but over a funky groove,
almost like a sample and almost like a synthesizer.
Here to demonstrate that,
I'm going to play an example of Ernie Isley
in the song, [Cm] The Lady.
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_ Now, last, but certainly not least,
Mr.
Eddie Hazel.
Eddie Hazel played in a group called Funkadelic
_ that used the guitar in the same way
that rock groups of the 60s and 70s used it,
but over an even funkier and heavier
and sometimes a little bit of a bizarre groove.
_ _ Now, at that time, Jimmy Hendrix had passed away
in the early 70s,
leaving the guitar gap of the guitar hero wide open,
and Eddie Hazel stepped right in it.
He's not a popular name, but don't forget
Mr.
Eddie Hazel.
And now we will play one of his great compositions.
This one's called Maggot Brain. _ _
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_ Well, once again, thank you,
and this has been our first episode of Strings of Color
where we highlight three notable black guitar players.
And let us know what you think of this.
You can even smash that like button.
My name's Sergeant Jonathan Johnson,
and I'm a member of America's First Corps Band,
and we want to thank you, and have a great day.
Stay safe.
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