Who is Jimi Hendrix?

Johnny Allen Hendrix was born on  November 27, 1942.  He met a soldier named Billy Cox who was originally a bass player. Both of them formed a band together named King Kasuals and performed regularly at a club in Nashville, Tennessee. By this time, he had drawn popularity as a renowned guitarist and emulated the late rocker Little Richard on-stage. Hendrix performed with the Isley Brothers and also with saxophonist King Curtis, and later with friend Curtis Knight. He then signed a contract with Knight’s manager, Ed Chalpin and later formed his own group, Jimmy James & the Blue Flames, and shifted base to New York. In September 1966, Hendrix came to London with the help of Chas Chandler, who was a member of the rock band the Animals. Michael Jeffery helped him manage the band and Chandler helped him form the new band The Jimi Hendrix Experience along with Noel Redding as the bass player and John “Mitch” Mitchell on the drums. The group then performed its first hit single, titled “Hey Joe” in a stage show in London. Jimi died at the age of 27 on 18th September 1970 in London due to an overdose of sleeping pill.

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