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Jimi Hendrix: a history in photos and videos
See the first film clip, hear his last recording
Michael Leonard, Thu 17 Sep 2009, 1:47 pm UTC
November 1942: Johnny Allen Hendrix (Jimi's real name) is born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
September 1957: Jimi Hendrix goes to see Elvis Presley perform.
Summer 1958: Jimi's father buys him a second-hand acoustic guitar for $5. "He strummed away on that, working away all the time, any spare time he had," remembered Al.
Summer 1959: Al Hendrix buys Jimi his first electric guitar, a Supro Ozark 1560 S.
Video: The first known footage of Jimi Hendrix playing guitar, backing Buddy & Stacey, 1965.
July 1962: Jimi is discharged from the army. Over the next four years, Hendrix plays numerous gigs and sessions with the likes of Little Richard, the Isley Brothers and Ike and Tina Turner. Living in NYC, he joins club band Curtis Knight And The Squires.
Jimi Hendrix (left) pictured as a member of Curtis Knight And The Squires. IMAGE Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis
