Jimi Hendrix

Thought I'd share some things you may not about the enigma, Jimi Hendrix.

Coming up on the anniversary of his birth November 27th he was born Johnny Allen Hendrix, however; when he was four years of age it changed...

Being a major musical influence like Jimi was/is guides those that choose to follow in his footsteps (in a manner of speaking) will also buy the same products that Jimi did and dealers in amps, guitars etc... love that.

After his stint in the Army, Hendrix's career started to sky rocket but not immediately after, first he was just a player in the band.

Any Hendrix fan knows it's common knowledge that he served in the Army back in the 60's, what you may not know is straight ahead...

The next album after 'Electric Ladyland' that Jimi was planning was to have a special guest on it.

...That for the Electric Ladyland album cover, Jimi wanted Linda Eastman (later McCartney) to shoot the band as the cover (?) but it turns out it didn't happen.

So far so good when it came to the album 'Axis: Bold As Love', as for Side 1, Jimi was overjoyed how the song,"If 6 Was 9" turned out after it was all mixed.

In 1969 Jimi Hendrix was the highest paid rock musician, I don't know of a single person who hasn't seen or heard some of Jimi's concert at Woodstock.

As part of a year-long celebration around Jimi's 70th birthday year, a two-hour PBS American Masters Special, Hear My Train A Comin' will air November 5th.

The words "previously unreleased" and "Jimi Hendrix" have been abused so often that they provoke a reflexive eyeroll from a lot of classic rock fans, but here's one case where they might actually be worth getting excited about.

Guitarists all over England were in awe when they saw Jimi Hendrix -- a then 24 year old prodigy -- play for the first time on their soil. Sept. 24, 1966, marks his arrival in London, an experience that would forever change rock history.