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On September 18, 1970, American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London at the age of 27. One of the 1960s' most influential guitarists, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music." [1]
Hendrix died in London from drug-related complications on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27. He left an indelible mark on the world of rock music and remains popular to this day.
Jimi Hendrix died on Sept. 18, 1970, just two days after his last live performance and nearly two weeks after his tumultuous final concert. It was a tragic end to a difficult chapter in the...
Died. September 18, 1970 (1970-09-18) (aged 27) London, England.
On the strength of a poem written by Jimi before he died, a very stoned Eric Burdon went on British television to declare that Jimi had died by suicide which brought a stern warning from Warner Brothers to shut up or else.
L ONDON — Jimi Hendrix is dead at age 27. The exact nature of the death is still vague, and a coroner’s inquest is to be held in London September 30th. Police, however, say it was a drug...
Jimi Hendrix died in Monika Dannemann's hotel room. Roger Jackson/Getty Images. Monika Dannemann was a German figure skater who became close to Jimi Hendrix — her musical idol — after meeting him following his 1969 concert in Dusseldorf and spending subsequent days and nights together in Hendrix's European tour.
On September 18, 1970, at the fateful age of 27, Jimi Hendrix passed away, leaving a musical legacy that’s felt to this day.
Twenty seven is very young to die, even for a blues singer, and Jimi Hendrix was more than a star. He was a genius black musician, a guitarist, singer, and composer of brilliantly dramatic...
On October 1, 1970, rock legend Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is mourned at his Seattle funeral and wake and buried in Renton. Hendrix had died on September 18, 1970, at age 27 while asleep in London, not of an overdose as was often reported, but by choking on his vomit while under the influence of barbiturates and alcohol. A Private Funeral.