JIMI HENDRIX’S ‘ARE YOU EXPERIENCED’: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW
Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Are You Experienced’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know What “Purple Haze” was really about, why Mitch Mitchell almost got sacked and other lore related to the guitar god’s landmark debut LP.
Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Are You Experienced’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
(#9) – Are You Experienced was a hit with black listeners as well as white ones. Despite his deep blues and R&B roots, Hendrix received significantly more airplay from underground FM radio (which was primarily geared towards white rock fans) during his lifetime than he did from black radio stations, and he was often frustrated by accusations that he was pandering to a white audience.