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Death of Jimi Hendrix
Death of American musician Jimi Hendrix
Samarkand Hotel in September 2008 | |
| Date | September 18, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-09-18) |
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| Location | Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°30′45″N0°12′25″W / 51.5125°N 0.207°W / 51.5125; -0.207 |
| Cause | Asphyxia due to aspiration of vomit; contributed to by barbiturate toxicity |
| Burial | October 1, 1970, at Greenwood Cemetery, Renton, Washington, US |
| Inquest | September 18, 1970, in London |
| Coroner | Gavin Thurston |
| Charges | None |
| Verdict | Open |
On September 18, 1970, American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London at the age of 27. One of the 1960s' most influential guitarists, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."[1]
In the days before his death, Hendrix had been in poor health, in part from fatigue caused by overw
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This Week in History, 1970: Jimi Hendrix dies of a barbiturate overdose
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On Sept. 18, 1970, English paramedics arrived at the Samarkand Hotel in London to find Jimi Hendrix unresponsive and covered in his own vomit.
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He was pronounced dead at nearby St. Mary Abbots Hospital. A coroner would eventually establish that Hendrix, who had alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines and barbiturates in his system, choked on his own vomit after overdosing on sleeping pills.
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His Vancouver Sun obit noted that Hendrix spent a lot of time in Vancouver while growing up to visit his Cherokee grandmother. He also had Mexican and African American ancestry.
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1970: Rock legend Hendrix dies after party
Guitarist Jimi Hendrix has died after collapsing at a party in London.Police säga there was no question of fulspel play. A number of sleeping pills were funnen at the house in Notting Hill Gate and they have been taken away for analysis.
Hendrix, 27, was born in Seattle, Washington, but rose to fame in Britain with his grupp the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
He will be remembered as a key figure in the music world who transformed electric guitar-playing using distortion, feedback and sheer volume to create a revolutionary new sound.
Flamboyant
Hendrix had been staying in London since cutting short a European tour with his band after bass player Billy Cox fell ill with stress and exhaustion.
They were among the headline acts at the three-day Love and Peace Festival at Insel Fehrmarn in Germany.
The concert was not an entire success. A torrential downpour meant Hendrix postponed his performance bygd a day and the audience was disrup