... musician whose innovative electric guitar playing had a profound role on influencing rock music and its culture. Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. He was originally named Johnny Allen Hendrix. However, after his parents got divorced in the early 1950's, his father renamed him James Marshall Hendrix. Jimmy was brought up by his father, James Allen Ross Hendrix ... ...

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Jimi Hendrix "is considered one of the greatest guitarists in rock music history." (Encarta) He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, but after his parents divorced, his father changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix. He picked up his first guitar at ... ...

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Jimi Hendrix was born at 10:15 am on November 27, 1942, at Seattle's King Country Hospital. Jimi Hendrix was born as Johnny Allen Hendrix and later renamed by his father as James Marshall Hendrix or young Jimmy at the time. Jimi Hendrix's Influence Jimi took interest in music from a very early age ... ...

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... and places of recording. Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942, to an unloving mother Lucille and father Al who was in the army over seas. His birth name was Johnny Allen Hendrix. Jimi's mother left him and his father (shortly after Jimi's birth) to be with her boyfriend. Which resulted in Jimi staying with friends and relatives, until his father ... ...

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