Rock legend Jimi Hendrix rose to fame in the late 1960s with his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience. He had been working hard as a guitarist in the years leading up to his breakout, and was a talented musician who earned the respect of his peers. The song that got him discovered, however — his debut single “Hey Joe” — wasn’t actually his song in the first place.
Jimi Hendrix started playing guitar as a child
Jimi Hendrix didn’t grow up with much, but from an early age, he had an interest in playing music. As a result of his father falling behind on mortgage payments, the family moved into a boarding house, where Jimi found an old acoustic guitar that their landlady was willing to sell for $5.
