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Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Despite a relatively brief mainstream career spanning four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1963, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the chitlin' circuit, eventually moving to England in late 1966 after being discovered by bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals. Within months, Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the US after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968 his third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the US. The world's highest-paid performer, he headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 before dying from barbiturate-related asphyxia on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27. (Full article...)
6 points – 2 for "widely covered" and 4 for "vital article". GabeMc(talk|contribs) 17:45, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
4 points for vital article, as you don't get multiple points from the same category. Blurb is vastly too long - 3,145 characters (including spaces) when the maximum is 1,200. Can you have a go at trimming it, please? BencherliteTalk 17:54, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Educational and encyclopedic. Important to subjects including history, music, and popular culture. — Cirt (talk) 18:06, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
