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Thanksgiving Eye Candy: Hendrix

EXCUSE US WHILE WE KISS THE SKY If he were still with us Jimi Hendrix would be 66 years old today. As it is, he's been gone for 38 years but what he wrought in his short career remains blisteringly present. Within the three (yes, just three) studio albums he released in his lifetime and a series of incendiary live performances at high profile late '60s festivals like Woodstock and Isle of Wight, Hendrix laid down a musical tapestry people will spend lifetimes of their own picking over - and s...

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02:10 on November 27 2008

ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimi Hendrix

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Jimi Hendrix's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jimi HendrixGuitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born Johnny Allen Hendrix (later ch... more info

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05:45 on November 27 2008

Thanksgiving Eye Candy: Hendrix

JamBase — EXCUSE US WHILE WE KISS THE SKY If he were still with us Jimi Hendrix would be 66 years old today. As it is, he's been gone for 38 years but what he wrought in his shor... more info

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11:30 on November 27 2008

David Gulpilil - Australia Star Didnt Know Hendrix Was Dead

ContactMusic — AUSTRALIA star DAVID GULPILIL leads such a remote life in the Australian outback, he has only just discovered JIMI HENDRIX, who he befriended 38 years ago, has died. ... more info

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