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In 1969, the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix, then at the height of his career, was arrested, tried, and acquitted in Canada for drug possession.On May 3, 1969, customs agents at Toronto International Airport detained Hendrix after finding a small amount of what they suspected to be heroin and hashish in his luggage.
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.
Drug overdose Leader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat: 27 years, 61 days [47] Jimi Hendrix: November 27, 1942: September 18, 1970: Asphyxia due to drug use Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys: 27 years, 295 days [59] Janis Joplin: January 19, 1943: October 4, 1970 ...
[92] [nb 22] [nb 23] Stickells said he received a phone call regarding a problem with Hendrix "between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m." [89] Mitchell said he waited for Hendrix at the Speakeasy Club until they closed at 4 a.m., and a couple of hours after his hour and a half drive home, he received a phone call from Stickells, who told him Hendrix had died. [96]
For some stars, abstaining from alcohol and drugs comes after overcoming addiction. Bradley Cooper, Tom Holland, Jessica Simpson, and more stars have spoken about their sobriety. Some celebrities ...
Drug use in music has been a topic of discussion and debate since at least the 1930s, ... the deaths of prominent musical artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, ...
This article details the events surrounding Jimi Hendrix's 1969 arrest, trial, and acquittal for drug possession. We are nominating it for FAC because we believe the article is well-written, well-researched, and comprehensive. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 18:31, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
In his debut memoir Source Code — which will be published on Tuesday, Feb. 4 — Bill Gates shared candid stories about his first experiences with alcohol and drugs, including LSD "It's all Paul ...