His mother was 17-year-old Lucille Jeter. Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27th, 1942, in Seattle.
In essence, Hendrix channeled the music of the cosmos, anchoring it to the earthy beat of rock and roll. Yet the songs and sounds generated by Hendrix were original, otherworldly and virtually indescribable. Free jazz, Delta blues, acid rock, R&B, soul, hardcore funk, and the songwriting of Bob Dylan and the Beatles all figured as influences. Many musical currents came together in his playing. More than any other musician, Jimi Hendrix realized the fullest range of sound that could be obtained from an amplified instrument. Hendrix helped usher in the age of psychedelia with his 1967 debut, Are You Experienced?, and the impact of his brief but meteoric career on popular music continues to be felt. His boundless drive, technical ability and creative application of such effects as wah-wah and distortion forever transformed the sound of rock and roll. He expanded the range and vocabulary of the electric guitar into areas no musician had ever ventured before. Jimi Hendrix was arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music.
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