Jimi Hendrix in London, 1960s
Jimi Hendrix lights his guitar on fire, Monterey Pop Festival 1967
Jimi Hendrix did not initially find success in his home country so he left for England in Sept. 1966 after an invitation from The Animal’s bass player Chas Chandler who saw Hendrix perform at a New York club and thought the audience in England might be more receptive to his eclectic music. While there, Hendrix formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience with a bass and drum player and released UK singles “Hey Joe” and “Purple Haze,” as well as his debut album “Are You Experienced?” Seeing that his popularity was rising, Hendrix returned to the US a year later to play at the Monterey Pop Festival. There, he performed a legendary set that ended with him lighting his guitar on fire; an act that would go on to become one of the defining moments in rock history.
This photo of Jimi Hendrix was taken the day before his death on September 17, 1970.
Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Track title: Are You Experienced
Album: Are You Experienced (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
Album - Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix in 1969 by Ed Thrasher.
Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix
(November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)
“I’m the one that has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.”
Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix
(November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
Jimi Hendrix plays his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar with his teeth at his last concert in Isle of Fehmarn, Germany, 1970
Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967
by Ed Caraeff
Jimi Hendrix
by Jan Olofsson
