# Happy birthday, Jimi

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [November 28, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671 "2020-11-28T14:06:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LynnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671/1 "2020-11-28T14:06:30Z")

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James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix  
(born Johnny Allen Hendrix)  
**November 27, 1942** – September 18, 1970

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671/2 "2020-11-28T15:56:02Z")

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[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNuSVVorvGM)

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671/3 "2020-11-28T16:01:03Z")

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I knew when I turned 28 that I’d never be famous.