Jimi Hendrix


James Marshal Hendrix was born on November 27th 1942, in Seatle Washington. He
was considered by many to be the greatest guitarist to have ever lived. When he
was 12 years old, his father traded his saxophone
to buy an inexpensive acoustic
guitar for Jimmi. Though he never learned to read music, he tought himself by
getting together with other local no-named bands and gigged for about 50 cents
an hour and all the pop and food they could consume. When he was 17 he had his
father sign his enlistment papers so he could join the army. While in the army
he was a paratrooper, and on his 26th jump, he hurt his back and his foot. Jimi
formed his own New York band in 1965, they called themselves "Jimi James and The
Blue Flames" After a few gigs they played, Jimi began to make a name for himself.

This led to a visit from Bryan "chas" Chandler (formerly the bass guitarist for
"The Animals") After arranging for passports, Chas presented Jimi with a ticket,
some money, and a......

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