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'''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/]
[[Category:Music|Hendrix, Jimi]]
==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]]
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