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Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 in the morning on November 27th, 1945 in Seatle, Washington. On September 11th, 1946, Jimis official name changed to James Marshall Hendrix. Jimis parents divorced in the early fifties, afterwards he was raised by his father, Al. Jimi was obsessed by the classic blues and jazz records in his fathers collection. A little later Jimi was consumed by the pure magic of rock n roll and R&B he heard on the local radio stations. Al recognized his son’s obsession and bought him a cheap guitar when he was 16. Jimi learned to play by playing along with the hot tunes of the day. He joined a band, the Rocking Kings, a year after he got his first guitar. Pretty soon he was playing with a variety of local bands. In May 1961 he quit Seattle to enlist in the army, only to be discharged after an injury the following year. Hendrix returned to music, becoming a side man for any band playing the chitlin circuit: the black touring network of bars,...