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'''Jimi Hendrix''' (1942-1970) was a Seattle-born rock guitarist who pioneered the modern sound of the electric guitar. He is most famous for his performance at the infamous [[Woodstock]] rock festival of August 1969, where he performed a rendition of the National Anthem, and for his singles "Purple Haze", "Crosstown Traffic", "Foxey Lady", and "All Along the Watchtower" (a remake of a Bob Dylan song). He died in a London hotel room at age 1970 on drugs, though the specific circumstances of his death are still not clear. | '''Jimi Hendrix''' (1942-1970) was a Seattle-born rock guitarist who pioneered the modern sound of the electric guitar. He is most famous for his performance at the infamous [[Woodstock]] rock festival of August 1969, where he performed a rendition of the National Anthem, and for his singles "Purple Haze", "Crosstown Traffic", "Foxey Lady", and "All Along the Watchtower" (a remake of a Bob Dylan song). He died in a London hotel room at age 1970 on drugs, though the specific circumstances of his death are still not clear. | ||
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Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was a Seattle-born rock guitarist who pioneered the modern sound of the electric guitar. He is most famous for his performance at the infamous Woodstock rock festival of August 1969, where he performed a rendition of the National Anthem, and for his singles "Purple Haze", "Crosstown Traffic", "Foxey Lady", and "All Along the Watchtower" (a remake of a Bob Dylan song). He died in a London hotel room at age 1970 on drugs, though the specific circumstances of his death are still not clear.