jimi hendrix
IS DEAD
Last Updated: Friday, February 05, 2021
DATE OF BIRTH
11.27.1942
BEST KNOWN FOR
WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ELECTRIC GUITARISTS IN THE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC; THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME DESCRIBES HIM AS "ARGUABLY THE GREATEST INSTRUMENTALIST IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC"
CAUSE OF DEATH
accidental drug overdose
Death Statistics
jimi hendrix died on 09/18/1970 at the age of 27.
jimi was prominently known as
a singer,
and is remembered fondly by family, friends, and fans.
Digging into our profile records, among our musician class of profiles,
jimi hendrix is one of
2 singers
who has died as a result of accidental drug overdose .
Within the broader landscape of our profiles, jimi hendrix
was one of 17 individuals who had succumbed
out of a total death count in our database of 1004
individuals. (excluding fictional characters)