Birth of Jimi Hendrix
Birth of Jimi Hendrix
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Allen Hendrix Biography and Timeline
Follow John Allen Hendrix through 17 dated historical records for United States of America.
John Allen Hendrix, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1942–2005Years on this page
1942
1961
Arrest of John Allen Hendrix
Arrested for stealing a car & given a choice between spending two years in prison or joining the army, Hendrix chooses the latter and enlists
1962
Chitlin Circuit
Hendrix makes a precarious living on the Chitlin Circuit, performing in black-oriented venues throughout the South with both the King Kasuals and in backing bands for various soul, R&B, and blues musicians
1965
Chitlin Circuit
Hendrix earns a spot as the new guitarist for the The Isley Brothers band and joined their national tour, which included the southern Chitlin Circuit
Curtis Knight and the Squires
Hendrix signs a three-year recording contract with entrepreneur Ed Chalpin, receiving $1 and 1% royalty on records with Curtis Knight. Hendrix joins a New York-based band, Curtis Knight and the Squires
Testify
Hendrix plays his first successful studio session on the two-part Isley Brothers hit "Testify"
1966
Hey Joe
Hendrixs first single is a cover of "Hey Joe", crafted after folk-singer Tim Roses slower revision of the song and adapted to Hendrixs style
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Chas Chandler helps Hendrix form a new band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, with guitarist-turned-bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, both British musicians
Jimmy James and The Blue Flames
Hendrix forms his own band, Jimmy James and The Blue Flames
1967
Are You Experienced
Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love". Releases Album, "Are You Experienced"
Axis, Bold as Love
Releases Album, "Axis, Bold as Love". Releases Album, "Are You Experienced"
1968
Electric Ladyland
Releases Album, "Electric Ladyland"
1969
Concert
Hendrix headlines the Woodstock music festival, gives a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, a solo improvisation which became a defining moment of the 1960s
Band of Gypsys
Founds the Band of Gypsys
1992
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Hendrix is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2003
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone names Hendrix number 1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
2005
Hall of Fame
Hendrix is inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.