Jimi Hendrix Died 45 Years Ago Today.

In our opinion the greatest guitar icon ever – Jimi Hendrix, died in London on September 18, 1970, aged just 27. But was it accidental or murder?  In the week leading up to his death, he was in bad health, affected by exhaustion and possibly the flu, and frustrated by his band, management and girlfriends.

He spent his last day with Monika Dannemann at her apartment in Notting Hill. The next morning, she found him unresponsive, and he was confirmed dead at St Mary Abbot’s Hospital. The post-mortem examination concluded that Hendrix had died of asphyxia after choking on his vomit while intoxicated with barbiturates; Dannemann stated that he had taken 18 times his recommended dose of Vesparax. Finding no evidence of suicide, the coroner recorded his death as an open verdict.

In 1992, Hendrix’s former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham asked the UK authorities to reinvestigate his death; this second investigation again proved inconclusive when it was closed the following year. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Hendrix as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music”.

We would have loved to see what Jimi would have sounded like today if he was still alive. RIP Jimi Hendrix – from your biggest fans at My Guitar Lessons.

Here’s to you Jimi;