Hendrix was not born into stardom nor was it given to him by any means. He strived all throughout his life to be the very best. Johnny Allen Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to Al and Lucille Hendrix. Four years later did his father decided to change his son's name to James Marshall Hendrix. He did not lead an easy life. He changed schools quite often and to top it all off his parents divorced in 1958. To add to it all, his mother died just one year later ('Scuse Me While..., Henderson 42). Hendrix needed something to turn around his life.

Hendrix purchased his first guitar in 1958. It was a used acoustic for which he paid only five dollars. At the age of seventeen with only one year's playing experience, he joined his fi

Henderson, David. Jimi Hendrix; Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978.

Their first album reached the public in July 1967. It was a bigger hit in England than in America but spent many weeks on the charts in both countries. The album was certified platinum, and the popularity of the band sky-rocketed. Tours were rapidly booked, and the Experience ended up playing on 108 dates in 1967 alone (Cox 298). Along with the gift of fame came humility as Hendrix's life became an open book publicized by tabloids and media. Nevertheless, the band played on (Dannemann 35).

The spring of 1964 brought better luck to Hendrix. Ronnie Isley of the Isley Brothers hired him on the spot as lead guitarist after hearing him play. He lived with the group for a few months, and they actually purchased him his first Fender guitar (Hendrix 236). The band toured in 1964 and also released some albums. Hendrix was still dissatisfied with his situation. He grew tired of the group and left the Isleys to join Curtis Knight and the Squires (Hendrix 153). Not long had the group been playing in the New Jersey area when Keith Richard, guitarist for the Rolling Stones, caught a glimpse of the stand out guitarist and wanted to help the young, developing musician. He brought Hendrix to the attention of important music industry people (Carter 98). On October 15, 1965, Hendrix signed his first recording contract with Ed Chalpin and PPX Productions in which he was paid a single dollar and promised one percent royalty on all future record sales (Carter 112).

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