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Born: 1942 11 27

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Biography

Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 in the morning on November 27th, 1945 in Seatle, Washington. On September 11th, 1946, Jimis official name changed to James Marshall Hendrix. Jimis parents divorced in the early fifties, afterwards he was raised by his father, Al. Jimi was obsessed by the classic blues and jazz records in his fathers collection. A little later Jimi was consumed by the pure magic of rock n roll and R&B he heard on the local radio stations.

Al recognized his son’s obsession and bought him a cheap guitar when he was 16. Jimi learned to play by playing along with the hot tunes of the day. He joined a band, the Rocking Kings, a year after he got his first guitar. Pretty soon he was playing with a variety of local bands. In May 1961 he quit Seattle to enlist in the army, only to be discharged after an injury the following year. Hendrix returned to music, becoming a side man for any band playing the chitlin circuit: the black touring network of bars, theaters and clubs. He was also a pick-up guitarist for big names like Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, The Isley Brothers, the Impressions, and Sam Cooke.

His musical ambitions were properly focused, however, when he reached New York. Jimi discovered Greenwich Village, where he was exposed to a vast explosion of new music: the influence of English beat groups, for instance John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman and the lyrical possibilities shown by Bob Dylan...

In 1966 Jimi formed a band called Jimmy James and the Blue Flames and elected to sing for the first time. The band had a regular spot in Greenwich Village. One night, while they were playing at Cafe Wha?, Chas Chandler checked out the show. He had been the bass player for the Animals but was trying to form a business. Chandler was overwhelmed by Jimis performance. By the end of the set he invited Hendrix to London. This was the turning point in Jimi’s career. After five years his break had finally come.

On September 24, 1966 Hendrix arrived in London. For the first time the spelling of his first name had been changed from Jimmy to Jimi. However, he hardly needed a name change to make an impression. His effect on London was electrifying as he absorbed the phycedelic movement in music. Chandler introduced him to England. Following an impromptu jam with Cream, Jimi Hendrix was a rising star in London. His first priority was getting a band. After hastily convened auditions he settled on a trio featuring Mitch Michell on drums and bass player Noel Redding.

‘The Jimi Hendrix Experience’ was formed on October 6, 1966. Three weeks later they recorded Hey Joe. It was released December 13th, 1966 and by February it was number four on the singles charts. Jimi Hendrix was officially the hottest new name in Britain. By this time his creative impulse was running on overdrive. On January 11, 1967 the band cut Purple Haze, written the previous month. An album was urgently required. Jimi was immersed in frantic bouts of writing and recording.

“Purple Haze” and the following The Wind Cries Mary were massive hits to say the least. They created maximum anticipation for the album Are You Experienced?, released in May, 1967. It took quality opposition to stop the album from reaching number one: The Beatles Sergeant Pepper took the top place while Are You Experienced? was number two in Britain through the summer of 1967.

The time had come to introduce America to the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In June the band played the Monterey Pop Festival. Hendrix produced one of his finest performances and closed with a trick perfected in London months before. Hendrix torched his guitar and smashed it to pieces. America had been conquered.

On December 1, 1967 the Jimi Hendrix Experience unveiled a new album: Axis: Bold As Love. Jimis sonic experiments had become married with rich vein lyrics, performed with the purest expressive quality of the blues.

The following February the band was back in America. The Album Are you Experienced? had sold well over a million copies in the U.S. and the newly released Axis was rising in the top 20. Hendrix now decided to base himself in New York and start working on his next album: Electric Ladyland. This album included contributions from Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooper, Buddy Miles from Traffic, Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, and Chris Wood.

The next single released was All Along The Watchtower on October 18, 1968. This was a remake of Bob Dylans song but it was considered an epic interstellar performance which came as a prelude to Electric Ladyland released the following week.

The start of 1969 was spent in Europe. The band gave their last European concert on February 24 in Londons Royal Albert Hall. Then came the bands final American tour which ended in Denver that June at a pop festival. After this the band broke up and Jimi went his own way. He then met up with his old friend Billy Cox and met a producer Alan Douglas who had also become a close friend. During 1969 he began to work on musical collective, The Band Of Gypsys.

Jimi Hendrixs new Band, The Band of Gypsys first show was the August festival in upper New York state: Woodstock. This is where he made one of his most memorable shows which included the Star Spangled Banner performance. The band then worked on their first album “The Band of Gypsys; which was released in April 1970.

After Jimis European tour he started a new Band: “Cry of Love Band” with which he went on tour in August of 1970 beginning at the Isle of Wright Festival followed by a week of European dates during which the bass player Billy Cox fell ill. Hendrix brought Cox back to London where he could recover away from the pressures of touring. Jimi was staying in London with a girlfriend, Monika Dannemann. On the night of September 17, 1970, Jimi decided to take some sleeping pills. The idea was to sleep through the next day and leave for America after the weekend. Early the next morning Monika noticed that he had vomited during the night. He seemed to be breathing normally. She felt no reason to panic. Later she tried to wake him but he remained unconscious. This time she was alarmed. She called an ambulance, but it was to late. Jimi Hendrix had died of suffocation...

The night before Jimi had been working on a new song. It was the called The Story of Life. The closing lines were:

The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye.

The story of love is hello and goodbye,

Until we meet again...

After Jimis death, a flood of albums - everything from old jams to live recordings to unreleased work has been released including an attempt on finishing the album that Jimi was working on when he died, First Rays of the New Rising Sun. Everything from tapes, notes, interviews, and songlists were used to help complete the album. Jimi Hendrix is now by far, the artist most successful after death with well over 300 albums released since he passed.

Bio written by: beatles4ever

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Discussion Topic	Creator
Wuts ur favourite Hendrix song? hey, i want to kno wuts everyones faveourite song is from Jimi. mines born under a bad sign.	hendrix

Replys	Listener
it's hard 2 say which one my favorite song is. there's all along the watchtower and voodoo child which i really like.	panther
purple haze	ledzeppy
yah purple haze	twitch1990
WHAT KIND OF STUFF DOES THIS DUDE SING CUZZ I AINT NEVA EVEN HEARD OF HIM I WAS ON TWITCH'S PROFILE AND IT SAID JIMI HENDRIX SO I CLICCED IT, I AINT EVEN EVA HEARD OF HIM! LOL..... IM A NERD I KNOW!	nellys_boo
no no iam the nerd and stay a wAy from my file	twitch1990
OOOO YEA LIKE I WAS DOIN NE THING BAD ON IT, THAS JUSS A QUICCER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO NELLY'S FORUMS TO SEE WHAT THAT GIRL SAYS, I WAS J/W WHAT KINDA MUSIC THIS GUY DID!	nellys_boo
uh well cant hepl u on that one	twitch1990
you arer a fuck up if you've never heard of jimi	AIC4LIFE
ok then i am fucked up thank u 4 noticing	twitch1990
WELL THEN I GUESS IM FUCCED UP CUZZ I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM, BUT THEN YET ALL IM BOUT IS RAP NOT COUNTRY OR W/E KINDA MUSIC HE DOES I ONLY THINCC LOSERS WULD LISTEN TO THAT SHIT SO I AINT FRONTIN!	nellys_boo
i am with u on that one grl	twitch1990
I THINK IT IS DISGRASEFULL THAT YOU DONT KNOW WHO HE IS! RAP MUSIC CAN SIT ON IT AND ROTATE MY FAV SONG IS PROB VOODOO CHILD	doorszepfloyd
well good 4 u	twitch1990
WELL I THINCC ITS FUCCEN DISGRASEFULL THAT U KNOW WHO HE IS! RAP IS THE BEST FUCCEN MUSIC AROUND CANT NO ONE MATCH UP TO RAP ITS JUSS THE BEST THAS ALL THERE IS TO IT AND YA CANT ARGUE UR WAY OUT OF THIS ONE RAP IS JUSS THE BEST!	nellys_boo
dumb fucking bastards...this was for ur favourite songs, not to talk about the nelly faggot	hendrix
nelly iz not a faggot	twitch1990
NELLY IS NOT A FAGGOT UR THE FAGGOT UR JUSS MAD CUZZ NELLY LOOKS BETTER THAN THE JIMI GUY AND U......... NELLY IS FUCCEN HOT SO U CAN JUSS FUCC OFF CUZZ NELLY ISNT A FAGGOT HES SEXY AND CAN GET NE GURL THAT HE WANTS....... SO HOLLA BACC!	nellys_boo
hi r u yellung at me ur tha otha grl	twitch1990
NO TWITCH NOT U THE OTHER CHICC OR GUY WHOEVER THE FUCC IT IS... CALLIN MAH BOO A FAGGOT! LOL...... ~HOLLA BACC~	nellys_boo
really nelly is not a faggot and yes i will admite he iz HOTT but i understand he iz yurs and he is all yurz but can i at least have his hand	twitch1990
I GUESS IF ITS THAT IMPORTANT TO YA! LOL....... HOLLA BACC	nellys_boo
Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist until he died some time in the 60's or 70's I think.	_Destroyer_
WELL FINALLY SUMBODY ANSWERED ME ON WHO IT WAS I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT NOBODY WULD ALL THEY WULD DO WAS YELL AT ME CUZZ I DIDNT KNOW WHO HE WAS LOL..... THANK YOU HOLLA BACC	nellys_boo
sorry i dont know who he is now	twitch1990
ITS IIGHT TWITCH I WASNT TALKING BOUT U I WAS TALKIN BOUT THAT ONE GUY OR GURL WHATEVER IT WAS THAT SAID I WAS RETARDED FOR NOT KNOWIN HOLLA BACC	nellys_boo
<<UR JUSS MAD CUZZ NELLY LOOKS BETTER THAN THE JIMI GUY>> First off...learn how to spell..oh sorry you can't because you listen to rap which compells you into mispronouncing words and spelling stuff wrong..sorry forgot. but anyways..jim was actually pretty hot..lol..he was way before my time and i still know htat he was the God of blues but he was pretty hot..nelly is UGLY!!!lol he's too rap too and mainstream..he sucks	Coheed_and_Cambria
but any ways..Nellyz_boo took me off of subject by saying she didn't know who jimi was but anyways..my favorite osng by him is "purple haze" i'm trying ot learn how to playit. i can't get the distortion quite riight yet...hm.	Coheed_and_Cambria
I hope u werent sayin that i need to learn how to spell, cuzz for one its called slang, not rap u fuccen retard. and u can juss fucc off and stop hatin cuzz u know Nelly is the finest guy out there, so u can juss be wit ur Jimi guy or w/e the fucc he is and let me say mah own shit witout ur dumb ass remarks holla bacc	nellys_boo
hey wud up nellys_boo how was yur day	twitch1990
Hey Twitch sup?? Nada whole lot here jc bbla ya know the usual HOLLA BACC	nellys_boo
hey today is joel and benjis birthday they are now 25 yrs old	twitch1990
who is joel and benji Twitch?? Arent they the member of ummmmmmmm Good Charlotte or w/e its called?? Holla Bacc	nellys_boo
I'd say Voodoo Child,Star Spangeled Banner,All Along The Watchtower,Purple Haze,Fire,Foxy Lady,If 6 was 9 and Hey Joe	L1th1um
yes nellys_boo they are	twitch1990
Oicic I thot so, see I know sum things bout people who sing that kind of music, I'm not exactly sure what kind it is, but ya know thas iight! I'm straight! LOL Holla Bacc	nellys_boo
i am stright to	twitch1990
okay Twitch I will bet ya r! LOL ya know im jm wit ya chicc! Holla Bacc	nellys_boo
yah ok. ne way	twitch1990
i'd have to say that my favorite song is "Little Wing" But I like all of his mellower stuff like "Angel", "Castles Made of Sand", and "Bold As Love." All of that.	Harry_Manbeck
The only songs i like from him are Hey Jo and All along the watchtower. Other than that i dont like. Hes a shitty sionger and not the best guitarist ever. Page is better	AIC4LIFE
I really love little wing, it just creates a great atmosphere. Hendrix is definitely the most influential guitarist ever, above Jimmy Page even though i have a lot of respect for him.	NiandraLades
Manic Depression is my fav. And Bob dylan wrote watchtower, although i like Jimi's version better. And Page is close behind hendrix!	devilweed
Hendrix is better than Page.	BLASTT
in the film of the original woodstock, jimi played an instrumental while they showed clean-up of the place- it was really heart moving. does anyone know the name or how i could get a copy? please no dipshits that does not know jimi,serious answers only please! patrick	600014803
I think it's pretty sad when deaf DUMBSHITS compare anything J.H. has done!!Rappers SUCK!!! PERIOD!!!! People who listen to RAP are STUPID and TONE DEAF!!!!End of discussion!! They can't speak or write legible or even talk to where you can understand them! IT'S ALL BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!	600014803
nellyz_boo, i think you have your capslock turned on , you might want to fix that lol. Ya, i agree that rap sucks. It COMPLETELY ruining modern music. It has stupid, brain-less themes, it sounds all the same, similar lyrics. And it just plain sounds bad! I don't give a fuck if they think they're "ghetto". If have of them showed up in a real ghetto with all their money they;d get mugged/ killed. Rap is uncreated and should be banned because it sucks.	slash_tantrum
uncreative* My favourite song by Hendrix is either voodoo child, purple haze, watchtower, or hey joe.	slash_tantrum
its really hard for my to pick one song. i like crosstown traffic and 51st anniversary a lot	superstrsarah146
Voodoo Child, Purple Haze, Crosstown Traffic and Foxey Lady.	BLASTT
i like if 6 was 9	PigBenis
purple haze, smoke on the water, hey joe, foxy lady. im notgonna yell at you for not knowing who he is, nellys boo but i am suprised youve never even heard of him. he was one of the best guitarists to ever exist. its between hendrix and clapton. if you really wanna know alot about him you can read his bio on the main page.	squidgybeck
My favorites are purple haze, smoke on the water, hey joe.Sad he had to pass on this guy would still be great today I think.	mysticroseforever
Ahh so many: Electrick Lady Land Purple Haze Fire Hey Joe Watchtower (Written by Dylan though) His National Anthem (live at Woodstock) Manic Depression Freedom Stone Free Those Are my favs. Looks like most of us agree!	devilweed
O Wait... I forgot Voodoo Child!	devilweed
I favour Purple Haze and Little Wing. Of course nothing gets me up in the morning like a little Voodoo Chile (d?) or All Along the Watchtower.	Purcell_Tweed
I love all Hendrix. Used to be my lalabye as a little kid, so yeah. I really like his cover of 'Wild Thing' though.	SaintAngst
That is a great one, but sounds great when the Troggs do it. Oh and All Along The Watchtower, was written by Dylan. Who wrote Born Under a Bad Sign? because I heard Cream do it and got confused.	devilweed
PURPLE HAZE fer me Excuse me while i kiss the sky	reptilia
i like all of them but if i had to pick one it would bethe wind cryies mary.	areyouexperience
DUnno i Think the live version of fire at woodstock	NofxRoxWOASD
Ohh, Voodoo Child live at woodstock was also cool.	devilweed
mine is "all along the watchtower"	Fender
all along the watchtower is fucking wicked	PFloyd
the star spangelled banner nah purple haze	RockHippie75037802
my fave song is definitely little wing... love it!	Drea0987
pretty much all of them, i love all the ones you guys named, i couldn't pick just one favourite- he was amazing.	420girl69
nellys_boo is an amazing idiot and should crawl back into whatever hole he emerged from. Best song has gotta be "Hey Joe" or "like a rolling stone"	mirrorinthebathroom
Despite the fact that he did not WRITE EITHER OF THEM! Their good covers though.	devilweed