Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix, born Johnny Allen Hendrix was a mix of Cherokee, African, and American blood. His mother Lucille drank often and his father Allen Hendrix was away in the army until Jimi was three.   Allen came home from the army only to find out that his wife Lucille had been cheating on him with a man named John. Allen then had Johnny’s name changed to James Marshall Hendrix in recognition of a brother whom Allen had lost. Allen had a hard time finding steady employment after the war, and his family experienced financial hardships.   Jimis parents divorced when Jimi was nine.   He grew up in foster homes and also stayed with relatives throughout his young life. Living under   these conditions, Jimi turned out to be a shy, sensitive boy, whom was deeply affected by the conditions of poverty and neglect in which he was raised in.   Jimi faced many hardships when he was a child, and hardships followed as he grew older.   Jimi’s mother died from cirrhosis when Jimi was 15. But by the time of her death, she had hardly been in his life anyways.
When Jimi was little, he loved pretending to play the guitar; so much that he would go around with a straw broom “strumming” it. By the age of fifteen, Jimi had a second hand five dollar guitar in his possession.   Jimi loved playing the guitar, and even before he had his guitar, he was composing music in his head, perfecting it before he even had anything to play on.