James Marshall Hendrix(born Johnny Allen Hendrix); on November 27th, 1942 - September 18, 1970. The very first 8 trak cassette I bought as a young man was Jimi Hendrix, "Are you experienced". The bio of his brief time upon this Earth is anything but brief. Such a colorful history, I won't be able to cover it all, nor will I try. I will note that despite the influence he had on minor musicians(like me), and major musicians, he never received a Grammy Award in his lifetime...not even a nomination. Posthumously in 1992 he was awarded a Grammy for Lifetime achievement. This was to be followed by six more Grammy Awards for him and "the Jimi Hendrix Experience", between 1999 and 2009. A footnote if you will, Jimi was born in Seattle Washington, he was also laid to rest in Washington state. The first award Jimi won in 1967, Melody Maker Pop Musician of the Year. He said, "We were off somewhere on the road, and I was brushing my teeth, thinking about it. I started to cry because it meant so much to me, and I ended up washing my face three times to get off this mess of tears and toothpaste" The list of awards for his 4 year career is staggering. From the Rolling Stone "all-time" awards, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the UK Music Hall of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame. The National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress added, "Are you Experienced", to the "preserved for all time...(as)part of the nations audio legacy. The English Heritage blue plaque identifies his former residence at 23 Brook Street, London. It was the first that organization ever granted to a pop star. There is a lot of material on Jimi Hendrix and his influential musical style if you'd like more. Another hit of his was the song "Fire", and when I came across this image in the WIP folder it seemed appropriate(a few of the lyrics below). I have only one itching desire, Let me stand next to your fire [Let me stand next to your fire] Yeah, let me stand next to your fire [Let me stand next to your fire] Let me stand [Let me stand next to your fire] Oh, Let me stand [Let me stand next to your fire] Oh Oh, move over Rover, And let Jimi take over. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about Yeah! Get on with it baby! To the kind souls that leave their mark whether a comment, rating, or save the image as a fav, you are very much appreciated, thank you!!! Thank you all that viewed my last image below.

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