OPPapers.com Essay Index >> Music and Movies >> Jimmy Hendrix
We have many free term papers and essays on Jimmy Hendrix. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
jimmy hendrix Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, USA. Named Johnny Allen Hendrix at birth by his mother, Lucille Hendrix n?e Jeter[10]
jimmy hendrix Jimi Hendrix born: 27-11-1942 birth place: Seattle, Washington, USA died: 18-09-1970 Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in Seattle in 1942, although his
Jimmy Henrix Life Long Time Line TIMELINE November 27, 1942: Johnny Allen Hendrix is born at 10:15 a.m. at Seattle's King County Hospital. His mother is Lucille
King County Hospital, was later renamed James Marshall by his father, James "Al" Hendrix. Young Jimmy (as he was referred to at the time) took an interest in music,
have made for one of the greatest rock and rollers ever that you will now read about. Jimmy Hendrix was born November 27, 1942, Seattle, Washington. His father then
Submitted by bighock80 on March 29, 2008
Category: Music and Movies
Words: 11723 | Pages: 47
Views: 397
Popularity Rank: 32,166
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, USA. Named Johnny Allen Hendrix at birth by his mother, Lucille Hendrix née Jeter[10] His mother, having difficulties, had put him in the care of a couple in California. On his release from the army his father, James Albert "Al" Hendrix, retrieved him and re-named him James Marshall Hendrix in memory of his deceased brother, Leon Marshall Hendrix.[11][12] He was known as "Buster" to friends and family, from birth.[13] Shortly after this Al reunited with Lucille. Hendrix had two brothers, Leon and Joseph, and two sisters, Kathy and Pamela. Joseph was born with physical difficulties and at the age of three was given up to state care. His two sisters were both given up at a relatively early age, for care and later adoption, Kathy was born blind and Pamela had some lesser physical difficulties. Al found it hard to gain steady employment after the Second World War, and the family experienced financial hardship. Hendrix's parents divorced when he was nine years old, and his mother died in 1958. On occasion, he was sent to live with his grandmother in Vancouver, Washington because of his unstable household, and his brother Leon was put into temporary welfare care for a period[14]. Hendrix grew up as a shy and sensitive boy, deeply affected by the conditions of poverty and neglect that he was raised in, and by the troubling family events of his childhood. In a relatively unusual experience for African Americans of his era, Hendrix' high school had a relatively equitable ethnic mix of African, European (including Jews) and Asian (Japanese, Philipino and Chinese) Americans.[15] Most American inner cities of the 1950s were heavily segregated by race, as was Seattle, so for most of his upbringing he lived in the predominantly African American Central District along with white, Asian and Native American residents.[16]
At age 15, around the time his mother died, he acquired his first acoustic guitar...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!