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Jimi Hendrix

Acting 27 (deceased) years old Seattle, Washington, USA ★ 1.0
Born: November 27, 1942
Died: September 18, 1970

Biography

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".

Hendrix began playing guitar at age 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the US Army, but was discharged the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, then Nashville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires.

Hendrix moved to England in late 1966, after bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals became his manager. Within months, he had formed his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience (with its rhythm section consisting of bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell), and achieved three UK top ten hits: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the US after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. His third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland (1968), became his most commercially successful release and his only number one album on the US Billboard 200 chart. The world's highest-paid rock musician, Hendrix headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. He died in London from barbiturate-related asphyxia in September 1970, at the age of 27.

Hendrix was inspired by American rock and roll and electric blues. He favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain, and was instrumental in popularizing the previously undesirable sounds caused by guitar amplifier feedback. He was also one of the first guitarists to make extensive use of tone-altering effects units in mainstream rock, such as fuzz distortion, Octavia, wah-wah, and Uni-Vibe. He was the first musician to use stereophonic phasing effects in recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix pioneered the use of the instrument as an electronic sound source. Players before him had experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, fluid vocabulary every bit as personal as the blues with which he began."

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External Links

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Known For

Rockthology 2
Rockthology 2 Self (archive footage) 2004
Psych-Out
Psych-Out Jimi Hendrix 1968
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey Self - Guitar 2007
Zappa
Zappa Self (archive footage) 2020
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys Self (archive footage) 2024

Filmography

Acting Credits (96)

40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC Self (archive footage) 2024
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision Self (archive footage) 2024
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys Self (archive footage) 2024
Louder Than Rock
Louder Than Rock Self (archive footage) 2023
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Los Angeles Forum April 26, 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Los Angeles Forum April 26, 1969 2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Self (archive footage) 2022
McCartney 3, 2, 1
McCartney 3, 2, 1 Self (archive footage) 2021
This Is Pop
This Is Pop Self (archive footage) 2021
Zappa
Zappa Self (archive footage) 2020
70 Years of Youth Revolt
70 Years of Youth Revolt Self (archive footage) 2020
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live in Maui
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live in Maui Self 2020
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui Self (archival footage) 2020
The UnXplained
The UnXplained Self (archive footage) 2019
The Last 24 Hours: Jimi Hendrix
The Last 24 Hours: Jimi Hendrix Self (archive footage) 2019
Jimi Hendrix: Trapped in Amber
Jimi Hendrix: Trapped in Amber Self 2019
At Last...The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland
At Last...The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland Self 2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars Self (archive footage) 2018
27: Gone Too Soon
27: Gone Too Soon Self (archive footage) 2018
The Top Ten Revealed
The Top Ten Revealed Self (archive footage) 2018
Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC
Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC Self 2015
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church Self (archive footage) 2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall Self 2014
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited Self 2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly Self 2014
Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock Self 2014
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' Self - Musician (archive footage) 2013
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals 2010
Jimi Hendrix: Metropolis ARTE
Jimi Hendrix: Metropolis ARTE Self 2010
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions Self 2010
Are You Experienced
Are You Experienced Self 2010
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts Self (archive footage) 2009
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland Self 2008
Jimi Hendrix: The Sex Tape
Jimi Hendrix: The Sex Tape Self (archive footage) 2008
Beat Club: The 40th Anniversary Edition
Beat Club: The 40th Anniversary Edition Self (archive footage) 2008
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey Self - Guitar 2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Seven Ages of Rock Self 2007
Jimi Hendrix: American Landing
Jimi Hendrix: American Landing Self 2007
Jimi Hendrix: Feedback
Jimi Hendrix: Feedback Self (archive footage) 2005
Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock Definitive Collection
Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock Definitive Collection Self - Guitar / Self - Vocals 2005
Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker Self (archive footage) 2005
Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut Story
Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut Story Self 2004
Rockthology 2
Rockthology 2 Self (archive footage) 2004
Jimi Hendrix: The Last 24 Hours
Jimi Hendrix: The Last 24 Hours Self 2004
Jimi Plays Berkeley
Jimi Plays Berkeley Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals 2003
Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live at The Isle of Wight
Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live at The Isle of Wight Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals 2002
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment Self (archive footage) 2002
Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
Jimi Hendrix and The Blues Self 2001
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In Self 2000
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals 1999
Hendrix: Band of Gypsys
Hendrix: Band of Gypsys Self 1999
Classic Albums
Classic Albums Self (archive footage) 1997
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees Self (archive footage) 1997
Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight
Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Self 1996
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival Self 1996
TOTP2
TOTP2 Self (archive footage) 1994
Woodstock Diary
Woodstock Diary Self 1994
Woodstock Directors cut
Woodstock Directors cut Self 1994
Dusty
Dusty Self (archive footage) 1994
Jimi Hendrix - On the Road - Ultimate Experience Live!
Jimi Hendrix - On the Road - Ultimate Experience Live! Self 1994
Zakk Wylde: House of Guitars 1993
Zakk Wylde: House of Guitars 1993 Self 1993
Commercial Entertainment Product
Commercial Entertainment Product Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1992
Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Plays Monterey Self (archive footage) 1987
Video from Hell
Video from Hell Self (archive footage) 1987
Superstars in Concert
Superstars in Concert Self 1984
When the Music's Over
When the Music's Over Self (archive footage) 1983
The Abyss
The Abyss Self (archive footage) 1977
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died Self (archive footage) 1977
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix Self (archive footage) 1973
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Sound of the City: London 1964-73 Self 1973
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge Self 1972
Dynamite Chicken
Dynamite Chicken Self (archive footage) 1971
Participation
Participation Self (archive footage) 1971
Isle of Wight: Gegengesellschaft Oder Festival-Ramsch?
Isle of Wight: Gegengesellschaft Oder Festival-Ramsch? Self 1970
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert Self 1970
Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle of Wight
Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle of Wight Self - Vocals, Guitar 1970
Woodstock
Woodstock Self 1970
Popcorn
Popcorn Self 1969
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show Self 1969
Jimi Hendrix: Room Full of Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix: Room Full of Hendrix Self 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Royal Albert Hall
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Royal Albert Hall Self (Guitar and Vocals) 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live In Sweden
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live In Sweden Self 1969
Jimi Hendrix Live in Stockholm 1969
Jimi Hendrix Live in Stockholm 1969 Self 1969
Monterey Pop
Monterey Pop Self 1968
All My Loving
All My Loving Self 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
It Must Be Dusty
It Must Be Dusty 1968
Wake at Generation
Wake at Generation Self 1968
Psych-Out
Psych-Out Jimi Hendrix 1968
Jimi Hendrix: Experience
Jimi Hendrix: Experience Self 1968
Omnibus
Omnibus Self 1967
Dee Time
Dee Time 1967
Beat-Club
Beat-Club 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom Self 1965
Ready Steady Go!
Ready Steady Go! Self 1963
Lick Library Quick Licks Jimi Hendrix
Lick Library Quick Licks Jimi Hendrix Self (archive footage)
Jimi
Jimi Self (archive footage)

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