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Line 1: − [[Image:HendrixJimi-Woodstock-lrg.jpg|right|thumb|"Jimi Hendrix, seen here performing at [[Woodstock]], was an icon of Hippy counter-culture" − <small>(picture obtained [http://www.flickr.com/photos/basspunk/3844008338/ Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en License agreement])</small>]] − '''Jimi Hendrix''' (1942-1970) was a Seattle-born rock guitarist, who pioneered the modern sound of the [[electric guitar]].[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1/] − − − ==Personal life== − Johnny Allen Hendrix (later renamed James Marshall Hendrix) was born November 27, 1942, [[Seattle]], [[Washington]] was an American [[guitarist]], [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]. − − ==Career== − Jimi Hendrix is recognized as perhaps one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. He is often referred to as a musical genius. After success in [[England]], he achieved notoriety following his 1967 performance at the [[Monterey Pop Festival]].[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19815/m1/] Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]] before his death in 1970, at the age of 27. He was found dead in a [[London]] hotel room in 1970 after [[aspirating]] on his own vomit; he is believed to have been under the influence of [[barbiturates]] at the time. − − ==Influence on Mainstream Music== − He is most famous for his performance at the infamous [[Woodstock]] rock [[festival]] of August 1969, where he performed a psychedelic rendition of the [[National Anthem]] using [[audio feedback]] and other effects to produce the sounds of battle and helicopters, and for his singles "Purple Haze", "Crosstown Traffic", "Foxy Lady", and "All Along the Watchtower" (a cover of a [[Bob Dylan]] song). − − [[Rolling Stone]] Magazine named Hendrix number 1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003. − − ==Quotes== − "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." − − ==Discography== − *Are You Experienced? (1967) − *Axis: Bold as Love (1967) − *Electric Ladyland (1968) − − ==See also== − *[[Hippies]] − − [[Category:Musicians|Hendrix, Jimi]] − [[Category:Hollywood Values]]
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