Birth Name: Johnny Allen Hendrix
(His father subsequently changed his son's name to James Marshall Hendrix.)
Birthdate: November, 27, 1942
Born in Seattle, Washington, USA
Died on September 18, 1970
in London, England.
Self-taught (and with the burden of being left-handed with a right-handed guitar)
A Previous Band of Jimi's was called
Jimmy James And The Blue Flames.
In 1966, he formed a new group, dubbed
the Jimi Hendrix Experience,
made its debut in France.
His trademarks were his Fender Stratocaster and Marshall Amplifier. He played his instrument behind his back, between his legs or, in simulated sexual ecstasy, on the floor,
playing the guitar with his teeth, and then burning the instrument with lighter fuel.
The Experience played its final concert on June 29th, 1969; Hendrix subsequently formed Gypsies Sons And Rainbows.
This short-lived unit closed the Woodstock Festival, during which Hendrix performed his famed rendition of the "The Star-Spangled Banner". Perceived by some critics as a political statement.
Later in October he formed an all-black group, Band Of Gypsies. The trio band made its debut on December 31st, 1969.
On 18 September 1970, his girlfriend, Monika Dannemann, became alarmed when she was unable to rouse him from sleep. An ambulance was called, but Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. The inquest recorded an open verdict, with death caused by suffocation due to inhalation of vomit.
Eric Burdon claimed at the time to possess a suicide note, but this has never been confirmed.
The Jimi Hendrix Museum,
will be located in Seattle. (1997) |
