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James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Despite a limited mainstream exposure of four years, he is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. After the second time law enforcement authorities had caught Hendrix riding in stolen cars, they gave him a choice between spending time in prison or serving in the US military: he chose the latter and enlisted in the Army in May 1961. Inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues, during his service Hendrix formed a band called the Casuals. In June 1962 he was granted an honorable discharge on the basis of unsuitability, and in 1963, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and formed the King Kasuals, playing numerous gigs on the Chitlin' circuit. By early 1964 he had moved to Harlem, where he earned a spot in the Isley Brothers' backing band. Later that year he found work with Little Richard, whom he played with through mid-1965. He then joined Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after having been discovered by bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals. Following his initial success in Europe with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, he achieved fame in the US after his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. He headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, before dying from barbiturate related asphyxia at the age of 27. Instrumental in developing the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier feedback, Hendrix favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain. He helped to popularize the use of the wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and pioneered experimentation with stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Hendrix was the recipient of several music awards during his lifetime and posthumously; the Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked his three non-posthumous studio albums, ''Are You Experienced'', ''Axis: Bold as Love'' and ''Electric Ladyland'' among the 100 greatest albums of all time. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him as the greatest guitarist of all time and the sixth greatest artist of all time.

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Fire: The Jimi Hendrix Collection Compilation 2010-06-07 itunes amazon
Valleys of Neptune Album 2010-03-08 itunes amazon
Bleeding Heart Single 2010-03-01 itunes amazon
Live At l'Olympia Paris Live 2009 itunes amazon
The Shadow of Jimi Hendrix Compilation 2008-03-25 itunes amazon
Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated… Other 2007-09-03 itunes amazon
10 Tracks at the Albert Hall from the… Compilation 2006-09-10 itunes amazon
In the Studio, Volume 3 Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
In the Studio, Volume 10 Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
20th Century Masters: The Millennium… Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
LA Forum 26th April 1969 Live 2004-06-22 itunes amazon
Jimi Hendrix Compilation 2004-06-07 itunes amazon
Groove Maker Compilation 2001 itunes amazon
Rare as Love unknown 2000-04-18 itunes amazon
The Complete PPX Studio Recordings Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
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