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The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an American-English rock band that formed in London, England, in 1966. The band comprised of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, drummer Mitch Mitchell, and bassist Noel Redding.

They were highly influential in popularizing hard and psychedelic rock. All of the band's albums, Are You Experienced (1967) , Axis: Bold as Love (1967) , and Electric Ladyland (1968), were featured in the top 100 of Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Jimi Hendrix Experience in Fenklup
The Jimi Hendrix Experience performing on Fenklup, a Dutch television show.


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  • Bertran Philander Ross Hendrix and Zenora "Nora" Rose Hendrix

    Hendrix's paternal grandparents, Ross and Nora Hendrix, pre-1912

  • A black and white photograph of five men wearing Army uniforms and standing together as a group

    Hendrix in the US Army, 1961

  • A black and white photograph of three men, one is sitting on the floor.

    The Experience in 1968

  • Jimi Hendrix 1967 uncropped

    Hendrix on stage in 1967

  • Banks Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix May 10, 1968

  • A color image of three men standing together wearing psychedelic clothing.

    The cover of the US edition of Are You Experienced, by graphic designer Karl Ferris

  • A color photograph of a man kneeling over a guitar that is on fire

    Author Michael Heatley wrote: "The iconic image by Ed Caraeff of Hendrix summoning the flames higher with his fingers will forever conjure up memories of Monterey for those who were there and the majority of us who weren't."

  • A color photograph of the Experience painted in Hindustani style

    The cover of Axis: Bold as Love

  • A color photograph of two adjacent buildings, the one on the left is white and the on the right is dark brown.

    The white building (left) is 23 Brook Street; the building on the right is the Handel House Museum.

  • Jimi Hendrix performing "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock, August 18, 1969

    Hendrix flashed a peace sign at the start of his performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock, August 18, 1969.

  • A color photograph of a white, multi-story building.

    The Samarkand Hotel, where Hendrix spent his final hours

  • A color image of a 1968 King Vox Wah pedal. The foot pedal is black with chrome accents and has a "King Vox Wah" label on the top.

    A 1968 King Vox-Wah wah-wah pedal similar to the one owned by Hendrix

  • A color photograph of a bronze statue of a man holding an electric guitar.

    Hendrix statue outside Dimbola Lodge, Isle of Wight

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