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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
16 September 1970: Jimi Hendrix jams with Eric Burdon and War at Ronnie Scott's Club. It was his last ever performance.
Audio: this is the last recording that Jimi Hendrix made
18 September 1970: Jimi Hendrix dies in his sleep at the Samarkand Hotel in London. He was 27.
Hendrix is best celebrated in the music he left behind, but sometimes his words are worthy too: "Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar," he admitted. "But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded."
Jimi Hendrix: still the greatest guitarist ever? IMAGE Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis
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