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He was born as Johnny Allen Hendrix
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(No specific date) His dad, Al bought him his first acoustic guitar for $5.00.
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(No specific date) He bought his first electric guitar (a white Supro Oark 1560S)
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(no specific date) Jimi enlisted in the Army and earned the right to wear the “Screaming Eagles” patch for paratroop division
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In late 1961 Jimi formed a band with bassist Billy Cox called The King Casuals after being discharged from the Army due to an injury during a parachute jump
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(no exact date) Through out 1965 Jimi played several marquee acts, such as Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard.
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(no act date) Mid 1965- Jimi formed his own band focusing on lead guitar THe band was called, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames.
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(no exact dates) Late 1965-Early 1966, Jimi layed small venues through out Greenwich Village and other places
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September 1966-Animals’ bassist, Chas Chandler was impressed by Jimi’s performance at the Café Wha? where he signed an agreement to move to London to form a new band and Hendrix’s name now became Jimi
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(no exact date) His band, The Experience’s first single, “Hey Joe” was at No. 6 on the UK charts for ten weeks, followed by their release of the full-length album Are You Experienced, with featuring track, “Purple Haze”, and “Fire”
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June 1967-Hendrix travelled back to America to play at the Monterey International Pop Festival becoming very popular and famous
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(No exact date) Through out the year of 1968 Jimi and his band spent a lot of time in the studio.
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During the summer of 1969, Jimi played in inspirational festivals such as the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, where he performed the renegade version of “Star Spangled Banner” with the ensemble celled Gypsy.
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(no exact date) Jimi had a hectic worldwide tour, which made it hard to created new tracks
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(through out, no exact date) During 1970 ,Jimi, Mitch Mitchell, and Billy Cox recorded many new tracks for a two LP set called the First Rays of the Rising Sun.
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Jimi Hendrix suddenly died.
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Through out 1977 Jimi’s family and his bandfinally released the LP set, the First Rays of the Rising Sun in honor of Jimi's death.