Hear My Train A Comin’ - The Songs of Jimi Hendrix - Kevin Le Gendre

Hear My Train A Comin’ - The Songs of Jimi Hendrix - Kevin Le Gendre

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Hear My Train A Comin’ - The Songs of Jimi Hendrix - Kevin Le Gendre

Kevin Le Gendre [+-]
Journalist and Broadcaster
Kevin Le Gendre is a journalist and broadcaster with a special interest in black music, literature and culture. Since the 1990s he has written about soul, funk, jazz and hip-hop, as well as African and Caribbean authors, for many publications including Echoes, Jazzwise, The Independent On Sunday, Qwest TV (France) and Times Literary Supplement Online. He contributes to BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and also presents Radio 3’s J To Z. He is the author of Don’t Stop The Carnival: Black Music in Britain Vol.1 (Peepal Tree Press, 2018) and Soul Unsung: Reflections on the Band in Black Popular Music (Equinox Publishing, 2012).

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A relatively short statement on the artist Jimi Hendrix in order to pinpoint the pivotal importance he has in modern music and popular culture. The text is not a cradle to grave biography, but instead aims to highlight the innovative nature of his oeuvre.

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Le Gendre, Kevin . Introduction. Hear My Train A Comin’ - The Songs of Jimi Hendrix. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 1-7 Nov 2020. ISBN 9781800500136. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=41196. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.41196. Nov 2020

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