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" Final Resting Place of Jimi Hendrix"

Jimi Hendrix 
27th November 1942 - 18th September 1970
Guitar Rock Legend who died of a drugs overdose.
Born Johnny Allen Hendrix, which was changed to James Marshall Hendrix in 1946, Seattle, Washington. Jimi Hendrix spent his early career as back up musician to the likes of - B.B.King, Ike & Tina Turner, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, The Isley Brothers etc. Moved to swinging London in the mid 60's where his outrageous guitar performances, on his Fender Stratocaster guitar, were watched by the Beatles & Eric Clapton. A master showman Jimi used all the tricks he had learned from watching the American greats he had worked with and soon caught the eye of Polydor. His first single "Hey Joe" reached No.6 in the charts in 1967. Jimi went on to appear at "Woodstock" and become a major album artist before his final live appearance at the "Isle of Wight Festival" watched by 250,000 people. Years of drug abuse took its toll and Jimi was pronounced dead at Kensington Hospital, London on 18th. September 1970. Without doubt Jimi Hendrix remains the most legendary rock guitarist of his generation with a vast catalogue of music still available.
Greenwood Memorial Park, Washington.

Hit singles and their chart placings in Brackets:-
"Hey Joe" 1967 (6) - "Purple Haze" 1967 (3) - "The Wind Cries Mary" 1967 (6) -
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" 1967 (18) - "All along the Watch Tower" 1968 (5) - "Voodoo Chile" 1970 (1)
Albums:- Before & After Jimi's Death.
"Are you experienced" 1967 - "Axis-Bold as Love" 1967 - "Smash Hits" 1968 - "Electric Ladyland" 1 & 2 1968 -
"Band of Gypsys" 1970 - "Cry of Love" 1971 - "Rainbow Ridge" 1971 - "Isle of Wight" 1971 - "External Fire" 1971 -
"Experience" 1971 - "Friends from the Beginning" 1971 - "In the West" 1972 - "Jimi Hendrix" 1973 - "Loose Ends" 1973 -
"Jimi Hendrix Vol. 1"  2 & 3 1973 - "War Heroes" 1973 - "The Wild One" 1973 - "Crash Landing" 1975 -
"Rare Hendrix" 1975 - "Jimi Hendrix 2" 1975 - "Midnight Lightning" 1976 - "For Real" 1976 - "The Essential" 1978 -
"The Essential Volume 2" 1978 - "More Experience" 1979 - "Recording from Jimi" 1979 - "20 Pieces Of" 1979 -
"10th Anniversary Box" 1980 - "9 to the Universe" 1980 - "Woke up this Morning and found Myself Dead" 1980 -
"Hendrix 66" 1980 - "Free Spirit" 1981 - "Cosmic Turnaround" 1981 - "Cosmic Feeling" 1982 - "Moods" 1982 -
"The Jimi Hendrix Concerts" 1982 - "Roots Of" 1982 - "Voodoo Chile" 1982 - "20 Pieces Of Vol.2" 1982 -
"The Singles Album" 1983 - "Kiss the Sky" 1984 - "Jimi Plays Monterey" 1986 - "Live at Winterland" 1987 -
"Best Of" 1987 - "Cornerstones 1967-70" 1990.  Jimi left so much material that Albums have been released and remixed
long after his death. CD's are now available of Jimi's music are still being released some 30 years after his death.