Cool Jimi Hendrix Facts

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1. The most influential guitarist of all time, according to Rolling Stone magazine, is Jimi Hendrix.
2. Jimi Hendrix failed his high school music class.
3. Jimi Hendrix was a paratrooper.

4. Jimi Hendrix was unable to read or write music.
5. In the U.S., the band Creed has sold more records than Jimi Hendrix.
6. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison were all 27 years old when they died.

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