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[[Image:HendrixJimi-Woodstock-lrg.jpg|right|thumb|"[[Jimi Hendrix]], seen here performing at [[Woodstock]], was an icon of Hippy counter-culture"]]
[[Image:HendrixJimi-Woodstock-lrg.jpg|right|thumb|"[[Jimi Hendrix]], seen here performing at [[Woodstock]], was an icon of Hippy counter-culture"]]
He was found dead in a [[London]] hotel room in 1970 after choking on his own vomit; he is believed to have been under the influence of [[barbiturates]] at the time.
==Personal Life==
Johnny Allen Hendrix (later re-named James Marshall Hendrix) was born November 27, 1942, [[Seattle, Washington]] – September 18, 1970, [[London]], [[England]]) 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 refered to as a musical genius. After success in [[England]], he achieved notoriety following his 1967 performance at the [[Monterey Pop Festival]]. 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.
==Musical Style==
A self-taught guitarist, Hendrix played a [[Fender]] [[Stratocaster]] guitar turned upside down ("left-handed") and restrung to suit him. Hendrix pioneered the technique of guitar feedback by overdiving his amplifiers, incorporating what was previously undesirable into his music. He built upon the innovations and influences of blues stylists such as [[B.B. King]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Albert King]], and [[T-Bone Walker]], and derived style from rhythm and blues and soul guitarists [[Curtis Mayfield]], [[Steve Cropper]], and [[Cornell Dupree]], as well as from traditional [[jazz]]. Part of Hendrix's flamboyant stage persona was inspired by rock pioneer [[Little Richard]]. He was also one of the first to experiment with [[stereophonic]] and [[phasing]] effects during recording.
==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 [[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" (the cover of a [[Bob Dylan]] song).
[[Rolling Stone Magazine]] named Hendrix number 1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2003.
See: [[Hippies]]
See: [[Hippies]]
[[Category:Musicians|Hendrix, Jimi]]
[[Category:Musicians|Hendrix, Jimi]]