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Real Name: Jim Hendrix Profile: American modern electric blues guitar virtuoso; lyricist, vocalist. Born: 27 November 1942, Seattle, USA – Died: 18 September 1970, London, UK. Jim Hendrix was a self-taught guitarist who began his musical career by backing notable R&B artists such as Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard, The Isley Brothers, B.B. King, and Curtis Knight. He moved to London from New York, where he was brought by former Animals bassist, and quickly became a shining star on the progressive rock scene in late 1966. Along with a bassist and drummer, he formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience. After a landmark performance at the Monterey Pop festival, their debut album, "Are You Experienced," was released in the US in September 1967. This album, along with its 1968 successors, "Axis: Bold As Love" and the groundbreaking "Electric Ladyland," secured Hendrix's status as a premier rock instrumentalist and innovator of his generation. A greatest hits collection titled "Smash Hits" was released in 1969, followed by "Otis Redding / Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey," a live album commemorating his historic Monterey appearance, in 1970. After his untimely death, a posthumous studio album, "The Cry Of Love," was released in January 1971, followed

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