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Hendrix's paternal grandparents, Ross and Nora Hendrix, pre-1912. Hendrix was of African-American and alleged Cherokee descent. [nb 1] His paternal grandfather, Bertran Philander Ross Hendrix, was born in 1866 from an extramarital affair between a woman named Fanny and a grain merchant from either Urbana, Ohio or Illinois, one of the wealthiest men in the area at that time.
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American guitarist whose career spanned from 1962 to 1970. [1] His discography includes the recordings released during his lifetime. Prior to his rise to fame, he recorded 24 singles as a backing guitarist with American R&B artists, such as the Isley Brothers and Little Richard. [2]
William Cox (born October 18, 1941 [1]) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix.Cox is the only surviving musician to have regularly played with Hendrix: first when both were in the Army, then in 1969 with the experimental group that backed Hendrix at Woodstock (informally referred to as "Gypsy Sun and Rainbows"), followed by the trio with drummer Buddy Miles that ...
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American musician who recorded over 170 different songs during his career from 1966 to 1970. Often considered one of the most accomplished and influential electric guitarists, Hendrix wrote most of his own material in a variety of styles. [ 1 ]
After his discharge from the United States Army in 1962, Jimi Hendrix toured and recorded with several well-known R&B artists, including the Isley Brothers and Little Richard. By 1965, he had become more or less established in New York's Harlem neighborhood and performed with local R&B outfits Curtis Knight and the Squires and King Curtis .
Band of Gypsys is a live album by Jimi Hendrix and the first without his original group, the Jimi Hendrix Experience.It was recorded on January 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York City with R&B musicians Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, a grouping frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys.
Dagger Records is an American record label based in Seattle, Washington. [1] Dagger produces and releases, in conjunction with Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., and MCA Records , official Jimi Hendrix bootlegs and collections of rare studio recordings.
War Heroes is a compilation album [3] by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix.Released in the UK in October 1972, and in December 1972 in the US, it was the third album of mostly unreleased studio recordings to be issued after Hendrix's death.