Biography (Jimi Hendrix)

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; 27th November at Seattle's King County Hospital, 1942 - 18th September 1970) was a U.S. guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Hendrix was not very popular in the U.S.A. at the outset of his musical career, only later gaining recognition after taking a trip to England in 1966 with The Animals' Chas Chandler, where he subsequently formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. While The Experience quickly became popular in England, they remained relatively unrecognised outside the country. It was not until their 1967 performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in the States that The Experience became, quite literally overnight, one of the most popular bands of the era.

Hendrix was mostly self-taught on the guitar. He was ambidextrous but chose to play the guitar upside-down and re-strung for playing left-handed, which...

Album Records (Jimi Hendrix)

All Along the Watchtower Purple Haze Hey Joe The Wind Cries Mary Fire Little Wing Foxy Lady Red House Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Crosstown Traffic Stone Free Angel Manic Depression Castles Made Of Sand Freedom Bold As Love Night Bird Flying Foxey Lady If 6 Was 9 Dolly Dagger

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