James Marshall Hendrix or as many people know him Jimi Hendrix was an american singer, songwriter, and known most famously for his guitar playing abilities. He was born on November 27,1942 in Seattle Washington and died on September 18, 1970. His parents divorced when he was 9 and his mother died when in 1958. Many other musicians claim him to be the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music. He gained fame after his first successes in Europe and then his popularity spread to the United States and other areas.
While researching Hendrix i found some surprising things. I found out that he was at one point in the army. It happened because he got into some trouble with the law. If many of you know anything about him and his habits its not too hard to beleive. But he got pulled over twice while driving around in stolen cars. He was given a choice of 2 years in prison or joining the military. His commanding officers later asked that he be discharged because he was "not good". He was placed in the 101st air division but was caught many times sleeping on the job and not paying attention.
Hendrix preformed with many famous people such as Tommy chong, or as people know him know cheech and chong and others. He was influenced greatly by Elvis Presley who he saw preform in Seattle in 1957. Many people say that one of Hendrix's greatest acheivements was headlining the famous Woodstock festival in the summer of 1969. Also in 2003 he was named the top guitarist on Rolling Stones top 100 guitarists of all times. He was influential to many because his unique style and the fact that he had experienced some racism early in his childhood. like his explulsion from his high school for holding hand with his white girlfriend
Sources:http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-jimi-hendrix-experience
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