James Marshall Hendrix also known as Jimi Hendrix was born as Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington D.C. Hendrix was a famous singer, guitarist and a songwriter who delighted the audience in the 1960s with his stunning electric guitar performing skills and one of a king experimental sound. Hendrix had rather a difficult childhood, where he lived in the care of his relatives and sometimes in acquaintances. His mother was very young when she got married and after a tough relationship with his father, left the family leaving behind two baby boys who were not big enough to take care of themselves.

Jimi Hendrix always wanted to pursue music in his life. He was extremely passionate about buying new musical gadgets and played them most beautifully. He was a huge fan of rock and roll and blues and with the support of his father learned to play guitar. When he was 16, he got his first acoustic guitar from his father and then later on a powerful electric guitar. A few years later, he started playing with a band, The Rocking Kings and started his professional musical career. But due to lack of interest in education, he got dropped out of high school in 1959 and started doing odd jobs while pursuing his dream of music.

Hendrix also tried his luck in U. S. Army just like his father and still found ample time to learn music. After serving a year in the army, he got discharged due to an injury caused by a parachute jump. Hendrix still managed to work under the name of Jimmy James as a session musician and also as a backup player. In 1966, Hendrix got an opportunity to work with the base player of British rock group who signed him as his manager. He flew to London to avail his life changing musical journey and got the chance to perform with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

The first single “Hey Joe” of Jimi Hendrix was a great hit in Britain, and soon after this release he entertained some more record breaking hits and won the hearts of his fans with his outrageous and stunning performances. The musical journey of Hendrix was not too long as on September 18, 1970, he died in London because of a drug overdose and was just 27 years old at the time of death. Jimi Hendrix is still remembered as a famous musician and has a big fan following that still wants to see him playing his crazy guitar.

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