Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Hendrix (aka James Marshall Hendrix) on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. The child of impoverished parents, he began playing the guitar at 15.

Rock legend Jimi Hendrix, born on Nov. 27, 1942, dominated the music world with his talents as a singer, songwriter and guitarist during his short career in the 1960s. Hendrix backed artists like L… ...

During Hendrix’s 27 years, he lived more than “some of us could ever aspire to live,” Santos said. “And the truth is, this world could not contain Jimi,” she continued.

OLYMPIA – Jimi Hendrix, the Seattle-born guitarist, singer and songwriter widely celebrated as one of the most talented musicians of his generation, was recognized posthumously Tuesday for his ...

Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington during the final years of the Second World War, abandoned by his alcoholic mother Lucille, and raised by his single father Al.

The legendary Jimi Hendrix, , along with a group of employees serving Washington’s ecology department, has been granted one of the state’s most prestigious awards for civilians. The Seattle ...

Jimi Hendrix was also known as James Marshall Hendrix, although born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, and was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Celebrating Jimi Hendrix's 80th birthday, ... Born Nov. 27, 1942 in Seattle, Hendrix was responsible for such iconic hits as "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe" and "Voodoo Child" before he died at age 27 in ...

In the case of James Marshall Hendrix, better known as Jimi, the answer would likely be no. Born 80 years ago on Nov. 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, I doubt anyone could have predicted that this ...

Jimi Hendrix: Why his shocking ... Bologne was born in 1745 in the French colony of Guadeloupe to a wealthy plantation owner and enslaved Senegalese maid. He began studying violin at age 5, ...

Jimi Hendrix, the world-famous electric guitarist whose innovative style forever shaped the rock-music landscape, was posthumously honored with a Washington state Medal of Merit at the Capitol on ...

Jimi Hendrix, the world-famous electric guitarist whose innovative style forever shaped the rock-music landscape, was posthumously honored with a Washington state Medal of Merit at the Capitol on ...