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
Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix song) Nash & Young's song "Ohio" and Hendrix's "Machine Gun" (titled "Ohio" / "Machine Gun") on their 1971 album "Givin' It Back"; both songs are based on the May 4, 1970 killings at Kent State University, where unarmed college students were killed and injured by members of the Ohio National Guard, during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces. Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix song) "Machine Gun" is a song written by American musician Jimi Hendrix, and originally recorded for the 1970 "Band of Gypsys" album, with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles. It is a lengthy,