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Hendrix Jimi

By Reverend Keith A. Gordon, About.com

Blues-rock guitarist Hendrix Jimi

Blues-Rock Guitarist Jimi Hendrix

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Definition:

Jimi Hendrix: Influential blues-rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix was born in 1942 in Seattle, Washington. With his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the guitarist released three ground-breaking collections of blues, rock, and psychedelic music that would change the way that people looked at playing the guitar.

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