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Jimi Hendrix Biopic Gets Bourne Director Paul Greengrass

Legendary Pictures has secured cooperation from Jimi Hendrix's estate for a new biopic, which will include all of his classic songs.

May 7, 2015

Hendrix Is Reborn in Jimi: All Is by My Side Trailer

12 Years a Slave writer John Ridley makes his directorial debut with Jimi: All is By My Side, starring Outkast's Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix.

Jul 3, 2014

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James Marshall Jimi Hendrix born Johnny Allen Hendrix November 27 1942 September 18 1970 was an American guitarist and singer songwriter He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in musical history and one of the most influential musicians of his era across a range of genres After initial success in Europe with his group The Jimi Hendrix Experience he achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival Later Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival He often favored raw overdriven amplifiers with high gain and treble and helped develop the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier feedback 9 Hendrix popularized the use of the wah wah pedal in mainstream rock As a record producer Hendrix also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas Hendrix was influenced by blues artists such as B B King Muddy Waters Howlin Wolf Albert King and Elmore James rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield and Steve Cropper and the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery Hendrix who was then known as Maurice James began dressing and wearing a moustache like Little Richard when he performed and recorded in his band from March 1 1964 through to the spring of 1965 In 1966 Hendrix stated I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice Hendrix won many of the most prestigious rock music awards in his lifetime and has been posthumously awarded many more including being inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 An English Heritage blue plaque was erected in his name on his former residence at Brook Street London in September 1997 A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6627 Hollywood Blvd was dedicated in 1994 In 2006 his debut US album Are You Experienced was inducted into the United States National Recording Registry and Rolling Stone named Hendrix the top guitarist on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time in 2003 18 He was the first person inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame