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'''Jimi Hendrix''' (1942-1970) was a Seattle-born rock guitarist, who pioneered the modern sound of the [[electric guitar]].

[[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"]]  

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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/]

==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]].  

==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==

==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.

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==

==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).

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."

See: [[Hippies]]

==See also==

*[[Hippies]]

[[Category:Musicians|Hendrix, Jimi]]

[[Category:Musicians|Hendrix, Jimi]]