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Jimi Hendrix By Ian Auerbach 4/3/12

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Jimi Hendrix. By Ian Auerbach 4/3/12. About Jimi. Jimi Hendrix is widely considered the greatest guitarist that ever lived He was born in 1942 and died in 1970 Hendrix completely changed the face of Rock and Roll music and has been a major influence on guitarists all around the world. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Jimi Hendrix

By Ian Auerbach4/3/12

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About Jimi•Jimi Hendrix is widely considered the greatest guitarist that ever lived

•He was born in 1942 and died in 1970

•Hendrix completely changed the face of Rock and Roll music and has been a major influence on guitarists all around the world

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Interesting Facts

• Hendrix died in his sleep at the age of 27 because of

heavy doses of drugs and alcohol

• His first name was actually Johny Allen but it was later

changed by his father

• He could play the guitar left handed or right but primarily

played with his left

• Although his primary popularity was in the USA, Hendrix

spent much of his life in the UK with his girlfriend

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The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceBand Member

Instrument Member. Length

Birth Place

Death

Jimi Hendrix Guitar/Vocals

1966-1970 USA 9/18/1970

Noel Redding

Bass Guitar 1966-1969 England 5/11/2003

Billy Cox Bass Guitar 1970 USA ALIVEMitch Mitchell

Drums 1966-1970 England 11/12/2008