Rock and Roll - Jimi Hendrix

One of the most notable and influential rock and roll musicians in history is Jimi Hendrix. You might even classify him as a progressive rock musician. He definitely set the stage for many musicians to follow and expand on.
He possesses most of the elements that you would use to classify rock and roll music. The elements include the prominent use of electric guitar which you can see in his performance in 1969 Woodstock. You can hear his improvisation in the video for the American national anthem but you begin to see some his actual guitar work about 1:26 into the video.


In some of his other songs, which they are plentiful, he has a major emphasis on singing. Almost any musician would be able to recognize Jimi Hendrix because of his detrimental role in the progressive movement and other rock and roll genres.
Nearly every song by Jimi Hendrix evokes some type of emotional response, because he always put what he felt into the song or improvisation. These powerful styles of music that he performed help set the stage for many more musicians in the future.