interesting facts about jimi hendrix

the best guitarist of all times? maybe, he did history? obviously.
unfortunately he left us early, here is some facts about his life and his career

jimi hendrix psychedelic

jimi hendrix

he was born as Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942 in Seattle USA
The Rolling Stone magazine named him the top guitarrist of the 100 best guitarrist all-time
He was inducted in the US Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1992
In the UK Hall of fame was introduced in 2005
He was part Cherokee, afro-american and european descendant
His father changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix in memory of his late brother
He acquired his first guitar at 15 for 5 bucks
In 1961 he was forced to join the army because he had stolen two cars
In 1969 he was arrested in canada because he had heroin and hashish in his possesion

jimi playing his black fender stratocaster

His last years was living in london in 23 Brook Street
The building was right next door to a house once occupied by 18th-century composer George Frideric Handel
There is two blue plaques about this coincidence in the brook street
He was left-handed but used to play with a right-handed guitar (with the string in the inverse order) because he said it have as a result an unique sound
he is member in the 27 club, with janis joplin, brian jones, jim morrison and kurt cobain
Jimi's grave is located in Greenwood Memorial Park and Cemetery (just outside of Seattle) in Renton, Washington
Hendrix greatly admired Bob Dylan

jimi hendrix statue

The statue of Jimi in Seattle

There is three statues of him, one in seattle,one outside dimbola lodge and a bust in Kielce, Polland
he was part of the upsetter, the little richard's support band
frank zappa learned him to play with the wah-wah effect
his manager was the bassist of the animals, chas chandler
the famous scene of the burning guitar was in the international monterrey pop festival at june '67
in the album axis: blod as love, jimi lost the original tape
in the back of a taxi.
For this reason they had to remix all the side A in one single night
In August 1969 Jimi Hendrix was the main act at
the Woodstock festival
Jimi died in 1970 after he choked on his own vomit. He had taken 9 pills of the barbiturate vesperax.

jimi hendrix band

The jimi hendrix experience

jimi hendrix burning his guitar

burning his guitar in the international monterrey pop festival

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