Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. Throughout the first few years of his childhood Johnny was shuffled from relative to relative because neither his mother Lucille, nor his father, who was in the military at the time, could properly care for him. In 1945, Al Hendrix returned to Seattle and discovered that his son had been named Johnny Allen. This news did not make Al very happy since he had not been …showed first 75 words of 970 total…

…showed last 75 words of 970 total…indescribable loss to the world of music. However, as noted by Jimi's friend Billy Cox, "It is exciting to know that the world has yet to be exposed to Jimi's genius. Maybe one day the overshadowing rumours that are used to cloud his image will be replaced by an understanding of the man I knew - a child of the universe, a guitar master, a warm and gentle soul" (Guitar Player magazine, May, 1989). Bibliography none