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Born
Jimi Hendrix is Born in Seattle, Washington. -
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Jimi Hendrix
The Life of Jimi Hendrix -
Leon is born
Jimi's brother, Leon, is born. -
Parents Divorce
Jimi Hendrix's parents divorce. He starts living with his father and Leon. -
Mother dies
Jimi's mother dies at age 32. Jimmy is 15. -
Electric Guitar
Jimi receives his first electric guitar as a gift from his father. -
Army
Jimi Hendrix enlists in the U.S Army and is assigned to the 101st Airborne division. -
Discharge
Jimi receives an "undesirable' discharge from the army. -
Professional
Jimi heads to New York City and starts his career as a professional guitarist. -
Winning
Jimi wins first prize in the Ameteur Night Contest at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. He begins to tour with the Isley brothers. -
Band
Jimi forms his own band called the Jimi Hendrix Experience. -
"Hey Joe"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience debuts in France and releases it's first single 'Hey Joe." -
Two?!
During 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience releases two albums called "Are you Experienced?" and "Axis: Bold as Love -
U.S Tour
The Jime Hendrix Experience launches their first U.S tour as a headline act and records its third album "Electric Ladyland." -
Rolling Stone
The Rollng Stone names Jimi Hendrix as the Performer of the Year for 1968. -
Arrest
Jimi Hendrix is arrested for possession of controlled substances. -
The Experience is Dead
Jimi announces the end of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. -
Hendrix is Dead
Jimi Hendrix dies in London.
