Sleaze Roxx: Jimi Hendrix

Birth Name: Johnny Allen Hendrix

Born: November 27, 1942 - Seattle, Washington

Died: September 18, 1970 - London, England

Cause Of Death: Inhalation Of Vomit After Barbiturate Intoxication

Albums:
1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love
1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
1970 Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys
1997 Jimi Hendrix - First Rays Of The New Rising Sun

Details:
Jimi Hendrix, one of the most famous rock guitarists, died on September 18, 1970. He was 27.
  Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington. In 1961, he began his career by touring with a variety of blues shows.
  In 1966, he moved to England and started "The Jimi Hendrix Experience", a trio that was extremely popular as soon as their first album was released. Their first singles, "Hey, Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary" rose to the top of the charts immediately. In 1967, they returned to the States, appearing in the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
  Hendrix was in the 1969 film "Monterey Pop," singing one of the most popular songs at the time, "Wild Thing". He also played at Woodstock where his version of "The Star Spangled Banner" became a classic.
  Hendrix met an untimely death on September 18, 1970, at the height of his career, when he died of a drug overdose.