Essay Archive - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshal Hendrix was born on November 27th 1942, in Seatle Washington. He
was considered by many to be the greatest guitarist to have ever lived. When he
was 12 years old, his father traded his saxaphone to buy an inexpensive acoustic
guitar for Jimmi. Though he never learned to read music, he tought himself by
getting together with other local no-named bands and gigged for about 50 cents
an hour and all the pop and food they could consume. When he was 17 he had his
father sign his enlistment papers so he could join the army. While in the army
he wa....
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