Jimi Hendrix original composition, "Purple Haze", and in 2001, for his recording of Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". Hendrix's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was honored with a Grammy in 2009. The United States Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring Hendrix in 2014. On August 21, 2016, Jimi Hendrix was officially inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys Posthumous albums Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned
Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix album) in all, your basic rock concert as act of flawed genius. Does this kind of thing happen any more? Not on such a scale for sure." Although "Live at Woodstock" (1999) was later released as a more comprehensive record of Hendrix's performance, Christgau felt the "condensed reconfiguration" offered by the 1994 album magnified the concert's "aura". AllMusic's Jason Anderson was less enthusiastic, deeming it "very significant" but not very well recorded, with fairly dull versions of "Fire" and "Purple Haze". Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix album) Woodstock is a live album by Jimi Hendrix released posthumously on August 20, 1994. The album