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Originally Posted by justrick
hendrix took the blues and electrified it, he's everyone's influence, in my opinion if he hadn't come along you would not recognize rock as it is today... he was an excellent song writer in spirit and technicality, he pushed the envelopes of technology and presentation... that's how i feel about it...
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Hendrix was not the first to electrify the blues but he certainly was a huge influence on modern rock guitar playing.
I have to say this it's arguable that Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly were a bigger influence on the British Invasion artists than Elvis. Once the Beatles hit it big and then Dylan going electric Elvis influence on rock and roll really started to diminish.