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Jimi Hendrix

Timeline

27 Nov 1942 Johnny Allen Hendrix born at 10:15 am, King County Hospital, Washington.
11 Sep 1946 Name legally changed to James Marshall Hendrix.
2 Feb 1958 Mother dies, King County Hospital.
31 May 1961 Enlists in U.S. Army.
13 Oct 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience plays their first show.
18 Jun 1967 Plays at Montery Pop.
3 May 1969 Arrested at Toronto International Airport for possession of heroin. Released on $10,000 bond. Claimed the drugs were planted; charges later dismissed.
18 Aug 1969 Plays Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock.
18 Sep 1970 Jimi Hendrix dies in London, having overdosed on a combination of barbituates and alcohol.
Oct 1970 Buried at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton WA.


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