Talk:Jimi Hendrix/Archive 9

RfC: Adding acid rock as a genre in the article's infobox (second discussion)
Should the infobox include acid rock in its genre parameter? The previous RfC was closed with votes split evenly and no consensus determined, although the closer recommended opening another RfC to include a broader poll of editors. Please keep in mind the Jimi Hendrix Experience article includes "acid rock" in the infobox, with the Chris Potash source below cited. Many sources say acid rock is a style Jimi Hendrix played or was known for, some of which are... Dan56 (talk) 01:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Potash, Chris, ed. (1996). The Jimi Hendrix Companion: Three Decades of Commentary. Schirmer Books. p. 66: "With drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding [Jimi Hendrix] formed the Jimi Hendrix Experience. They were the first of the super high energy bands — the epitome of acid rock."


 * Davis, Ronald L. (1980). A History of Music in American Life: The modern era, 1920-present. R. E. Krieger Publishing Company. pg. 388: "By 1967 he had largely abandoned the blues in favor of a highly amplified acid rock."


 * Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen (1996) Metalheads: Heavy Metal Music And Adolescent Alienation. page 43: "Acid rock, played by performers such as Jimi Hendrix,"


 * Time magazine (1974): "Bursting on the rock scene in 1967 at the height of the acid-rock movement, Hendrix was a sensation"


 * Music journalist and author Roger St. Pierre in Jimi Hendrix: recorded poems (1986), pg. 98: "Hendrix not only spearheaded the whole psychedelic acid rock movement, he..."


 * Writer Frank N. Magill: "Rock music was changed when the heavy psychedelic blues and guitar virtuousity of Jimi Hendrix became a huge success, creating 'acid rock' and pointing the way to fusion and heavy metal."


 * the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is used in this article as a source, says "acid rock" was an influence along with blues and jazz


 * history professors Timothy P. Maga in this reference book on the 1960s and Neil A. Hamilton in his reference book on the 1970s both characterized Hendrix's unique sound as acid rock


 * music professor James E. Perone


 * contemporary sources in Ebony and Jet magazine


 * music critic Clinton Heylin, who called Hendrix one of the "uncrowned kings of acid rock"


 * According to writer and musician Michael Campbell, Hendrix was associated with acid rock.


 * HP Newquist wrote, "[Hendrix's] acid rock was appropriately frenetic".


 * Votes
 * Support as the editor proposing this change. Dan56 (talk) 01:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose, and similarly oppose all the other hairsplitting genres people try to cram into these infoboxes. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 02:16, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Support provided that there is a referenced discussion in the article. Infoboxes are to be summaries of the article's content. Good work on sourcing the genre! Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:07, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose: I personally think that the current appearance of the infobox, with "psychedelic rock" as the first genre given, is sufficient; however, I would not be strongly or even moderately opposed to adding "acid rock" as well. Michael Barera (talk) 04:20, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose: An infobox should present key points of an article without going into too much detail. The Hendrix article already includes four genres – the guideline genres for musician infoboxes states "Aim for generality ... and preferably use 2-4."  Hendrix is one of the most written about 1960s rock musicians and is it easy to find sources for a wide range of genres, including pop, jazz rock, funk rock, funk, soul, etc.  Although appropriate for discussion in the body of the article, they are not suitable for an infobox, because they don't represent Hendrix's overall body of work.  It could be argued that psychedelic rock, hard rock, (and acid rock) are really just subgenres and that "rock" is a more appropriate genre (the Beatles FA includes two genres – pop and rock). The Jimi Hendrix Experience debut album uses a source (no author) who "credited Are You Experienced with introducing acid rock, classic rock, and the guitar aesthetic of heavy metal."  It well-documented acid rock was introduced before AYE was recorded and before Hendrix began his rock career.  —Ojorojo (talk) 15:41, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Ojorojo. --Richhoncho (talk) 22:32, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - if you go to the Wikipedia article Acid Rock there is only one artist pictured there. Yep, it's Jimi Hendrix. As I said, the last time, above, either put it in the infobox, or be wrong. Jus  da  fax   09:02, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - required per WP:DUE. Hendrix is closely associated with acid rock, perhaps more than any other.  Yes, for influential artists, their genre list can get a little long; so be it.  Deciding to leave off acid rock from Hendix just to keep the list arbitrarily short is just plain inaccurate.  As long as WP identifies acid rock as a genre, Hendrix is in that.  --A D Monroe III (talk) 17:07, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Either, but only one. As acid and psychedelic rock cover the same ground it would make sense to use one or the other, but not both as a general guide to the reader as to what style of music Hendrix played. Too many genres in the infobox and it starts to lose its purpose as a quick pocket guide. The research shown above is excellent, and such information could and should be incorporated into the article to give some flesh to the bones of the infobox. Currently there is no mention of acid rock in the article. Psychedelic rock is briefly mentioned. It would be worthwhile, having done the research, to put some detail into the article as to what style of music Hendrix was considered to have played. Both acid and psychedelic rock can be discussed in the article, where the similarities and differences can be shown in context. Simply putting the two genres in the box without explanation would serve to baffle readers rather than inform. If pushed to make a choice between psychedelic and acid, I would go for psychedelic rock as a quick Google search combined with some background reading suggests that psychedelic rock is used more often in association with Hendrix than acid rock. And I agree with Ojorojo that you can find references to many music genres in relation to Hendrix, especially jazz and soul. The proper place to put these genres is in the body of the article with reliably sourced explanations rather than in the infobox where they stand alone and unexplained, and so are open to edit warring.  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  09:34, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Comment The previous RfC, which was open for five months, was closed with no consensus to include the phrase. Unless new information has come to light, this second RfC looks like an attempt to force through the desired change. It would be better to withdraw this RfC and wait for a while before bringing up this subject again. Ca2james (talk) 16:03, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * If there are elements of X, Y, or Z in a musicians playing, that should be discussed in context in the body. The genre in the infobox should be restricted only to what characterizes the musicians overall output—in which case, Hendrix should just be "rock".  His roots were rock, all his playing was in some way rock, and his influence is on rock in general. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 02:16, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * According to whom does "rock" characterize his overall output? Not that I wouldn't agree, but is there a credible source that can verify that claim? Dan56 (talk) 02:23, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You mean, aside from all the sources that call him the "greatest rock guitarist"? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 02:28, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I see three copies of Rock Guitar For Dummies lol. Hendrix "acid rock" turned out more results, so I don't feel a search engine test proves anything. Dan56 (talk) 02:42, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Dan56, that was a very narrow search for "greatest rock guitarist", and turns up 1,800,000 hits on a plain Google search. It does not include the very many less precise permutations of it such as "rock guitarist", "rock musician", etc. Besides, "acid rock" is a subset of "rock"—in other words, all sources agree he was a rock musician, while a subset of those souurces are most specific and label him "acid rock".  Compare this to, say, Black Flag (band), which is labeled "hardcore punk" because every source (that isn't deliberately being a dick) labels them "hardcore punk". Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 02:51, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't agree with the idea that "acid rock is a subset of rock—in other words, all sources agree he was a rock musician". They obviously felt a need to specific "acid rock" rather than "rock", so we don't know if they would agree with characterizing him as the latter; it doesn't seem they'd find it a sufficient characterization if they chose something more specific instead. Dan56 (talk) 03:30, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You're saying that any source that calls him "acid rock" is denying he was rock? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 03:39, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm saying a source that calls him "acid rock" can only support calling him "acid rock" (WP:NOR) Dan56 (talk) 03:44, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You're saying it's OR to call "acid rock" a subgenre of "rock"?
 * You're saying you'd consider sources that refer to a "hair splitting genre"? Dan56 (talk) 03:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Come again? I can't parse this sentence. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 04:03, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You're aware of WP:SYNTH, aren't you? It would be a violation if  some sources call him "acid rock", others "psychedilc rock", others "hard rock", "blues rock", etc, and thus come to the conclusion that he was acid rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, and blues rock. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 03:50, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * No, because genres are subjective interpretations of a creative work, and we'd just be listing any prominent interpretations of him and his work. According to WP:SUBJECTIVE, "Articles should provide an overview of the common interpretations of a creative work, preferably with citations to notable individuals holding that interpretation." IMO, "acid rock" qualifies as a common interpretation. Dan56 (talk) 03:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Look at the Black Flag (band) article. Notice how it talks about heavy metal, free jazz, etc in the body, while absolutely avoiding labeling the band as anything but hardcore punk? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 04:03, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, I noticed. and...? Dan56 (talk) 09:30, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * That's about the silliest place you could whip out OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. It's a solid example of how to do things right when you've got a band that's covered a lot of genre ground.  You still haven't addressed the SYNTH violation, by the way, nor why the "World's Best Pop Musician" isn't listed as pop. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 20:54, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * According to you it's a sold example, and yes, I did respond to your comment about "SYNTH". Also, I do not understand why you're comparing one person from Mojo magazine to the numerous sources supporting "acid rock". Dan56 (talk) 05:27, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * According to you it's a sold example: and you've made no attempt to refute it.
 * It's a solid example of your preference. What would I be refuting? Dan56 (talk) 07:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I did respond to your comment about "SYNTH": with a broken sentence that cannot be parsed. My accusation of SYNTH as yet stands unchallenged.
 * I responded to your comment about "SYNTH" below it, not above it Dan56 (talk) 07:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I do not understand why you're comparing one person from Mojo magazine to the numerous sources supporting "acid rock": you're saying that's the only source that's ever called Hendrix pop? Or any number of other genres, including heavy metal ("heavy metal was a term originated in a New York Times article reviewing a Jimi Hendrix"  But that's just the New York Times, so ignore it).  Meanwhile, Britannica calls him merely "rock".  But OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and all that, right? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 06:50, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Once again, you're putting words in my mouth: "you're saying that's the only source that's ever called Hendrix pop?" You did in fact bring up one source saying he's a pop musician (Melody Maker, to correct myself) in a discussion where I have listed 12 or 13 supporting acid rock and then proceeded to say "then you'd better cram 'pop' in there, too" in response to one editor supporting acid rock's inclusion because of the number of sources supporting it. Dan56 (talk) 07:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Putting words in your mouth? What on earth was the point of that "one person" comment, then? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 08:09, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Then you'd better cram "pop" in there, too, because Melody Maker called him the "World's Best Pop Musician". What a fun game!  Let's see if we can get this infobox to reach the bottom of the page! Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 04:12, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Since we're repeating the past: None of the sources discuss what specifically in Hendrix's musical style, playing, or songs is "acid rock". They only mention acid rock in passing and several of the sources are misrepresented.  The R&R Hall of Fame lists acid rock among several influences: "Free jazz, Delta blues, acid rock, hardcore funk and the songwriting of Bob Dylan and the Beatles all figured as influences".  Listing a musician's influences is not the same as characterizing him; no one suggests that Hendrix is a free jazz or Delta blues musician.  Likewise, Newquist is addressing his guitar techniques; the sentence reads "His acid rock was appropriately frenetic; his ballad playing melodic and gentle".  Again, a single element of style doesn't define the musician; no one calls him a balladeer. Campbell's discussion points to the musician's roots as more important to his identity than the drug "overlay": "both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, who were also associated with acid rock, had deep blues roots" (genres for the Eric Clapton article don't include acid rock).  No genres for WP Hendrix song articles list acid rock.  If acid rock describes his music, then this would also be reflected in his songs.  —Ojorojo (talk) 16:05, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You're applying a double-standard for the inclusion of "acid rock"; where are the sources cited in this article that "discuss what specifically in Hendrix's musical style, playing, or songs" is hard rock, psychedelic rock, or rhythm & blues? And I don't feel you actually checked the sources listed above. Roger St. Pierre's book, for example, says Hendrix "penned 'Purple Haze' to herald the advent of acid rock", while Ronald L. Davis wrote in A History of Music in American Life, that Hendrix by 1967 began playing "highly amplified acid rock. The Jimi Hendrix Experience became noted for huge gobs of chords, spiced with feedback, fuzz tone, and whatever other distortion Hendrix could muster." In the previous RfC, you cited one author (Campbell, who is actually one of the sources verifying Hendrix's association with acid rock) that believed Jefferson Airplane heralded acid rock and you also cited another author who believed the Grateful Dead did, so how do these different opinions constitute anything "well-documented" about what or who introduced acid rock? As for the song articles, I see some of the same names in the edit histories, including yours, so that may be a reason why. Dan56 (talk) 05:27, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * If we'd just stick to "rock" we wouldn't have to waste time with this hairsplitting. Acid rock is rock.  Psychedelic rock is rock.  Hard rock is rock.  Heavy metal is rock.  With "rock" we've got our bases covered. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 06:52, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I'd actually prefer that. If the valid subgenres cant all be included, better not even trying. Dan56 (talk) 07:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Here's the point about genres in the infobox: You can say "Hendrix was a rock musician." That's impossible to refute.  On the other hand, "Hendrix was a rhythm-and-blues musician" would raise quite a few eyebrows.  Apply that to each subgenre and you'll see what's apporpriate for the infobox.  Rock itself is bastard genre—every rock musician's work incorporates a little X, Y, or Z, but that does not make them an "X, Y, or Z musician".  It's an IS-A versus a HAS-A issue.  Hendrix IS-A rock musician (therefore infobox appropriate), and HAS-A acid rock, psychedelic rock, blues, rythm & blues, hard rock, heavy metal, etc elements to his music.  Clapton has "blues" in his infobox because he didn't merely incorporate blues into his music, he also played reams of straight blues (entire albums worth). Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 08:17, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I'd support a broad "rock" genre. I don't understand, you have several GAs, but none related to Hendrix. Why are you slumming it with genres, etc.?  Axis, Electric Ladyland deserve GA treatment. —Ojorojo (talk) 23:01, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * "Slumming"? That's cute. But right, those articles do and I've contributed to them, and "acid rock" deserves a place in the infobox as much as the other genres currently listed. Dan56 (talk) 23:06, 10 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Interesting discussion. As a musical outsider, I think psychedelic rock is sufficient to cover acid rock.  I think that more than 3 musical genres defeats the purpose of summarizing a musician's style or major contributions in an infobox (unless that eclectic musical output is what makes them notable).  Add commentary about acid rock into the body of the article. If in doubt, keep it simple and leave it with the listed genres.Lucas559 (talk) 15:43, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2015
I am hereby respectfully requesting that in the "Death, post-mortem, & burial" section within Mr. Jimi's wiki page that have been removed please be urgently restored to thee original form that were/are and is the more detailed description made CLEAR by the medical professionals who were there attending to & completing thee official post-mortem diagnosis that documented their findings regarding Mr. Jimi's overall appearance, demeanor, etc, including thee unheard of amounts of red wine that they pumped & drained & drained & pumped from his stomach for what seemed to them to last for an eternity as well thee oddity of Mr. Jimi's hair on his head being almost sponge like(PLEASE NOTE: sponge like is my words for my lack of not remembering thee experts original term/words used) soaked in a pool of red wine & thee ultimate oddity of why his urine remained clear in appearance with very very little to no alcohol in his urine stream, that if had he indulged in so much red wine that they pumped out of him & that he wore should have presented different appearance. Another CRUCIAL area that I feel shall need to be urgently restored is thee entire original accounts from the medical experts stating Mr. Jimi's all around physical shape, body                                                                                         shape, physique, health, muscles, muscular appearance, strength, etc, that was detailed by <ref name=undefined & Professor Robert Donald Teare the forensic pathologist who examined Mr. Jimi. At last I will please request that thee official medical DOCS that were as I feel unjustly removed from Mr. Hendrix's Wiki Page please be urgently restored as thee information that is held within those DOCS is so very pertinent to what it is medical evidence as well as a general worldly false perception of The Man Mr. James Marshall Hendrix! Please Restore The Medical Examiner's & The Professor's findings that intravenous drug use & the tell tell all signs of how it is determined by medical professionals in documenting a post-mortem subject & THE WHO'S, & THE WHAT'S, & THE WHYS, which will allow them to classify a post mortem subject as a current and/or former intravenous drug user in their findings! PLEASE RESTORE THE MED DOCS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED THAT CLEARLY STATE BY THE DOCTOR(s)that upon a further examination of Mr. Jimi & his arms, & legs etc, that they did not observe, see, or have any reason to believe that intravenous drug use had played a role in Mr. Jimi's CAUSE OF DEATH, furthermore one of the two doctors continued to CLEARLY STATE ON & FOR THE RECORD that the signs shown on one who chooses to use drugs intravenously will commonly always show "track marks" which is scarring around thee area a user injects the drugs via the needle, rashes, bleeding, & other irritations, etc, & THE SMOKING GUN THAT MUST PLEASE BE RESTORED is when the doctor said that once drugs are used via a needle there is and will always remain scars, scarring that will never ever ever go away or be able to be hidden other than by simple choice of garments, bandages, etc! BEYOND A SHADOW OF ANY & ALL OF THE WORLD'S DOUBTERS, Mr. Jimi Hendrix ABSOLUTELY DID NOT SHOW, DID NOT HAVE, & DID NOT USE ANY DRUGS WHATSOEVER INTRAVENOUSLY IN HIS LIFETIME!

SEA206MUSIC (talk) 13:51, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: - Wikipedia is not a forum for you to air your grievances. If you can provide a diff showing where this content was removed, I will be happy to look into it. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 16:41, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Redirect from Al Hendrix to here, Jimi Hendrix
Just found out that there is a redirect from "Al Hendrix" to "Jimi Hendrix" - I wish I knew how to remove it - the redirect from "James Al Hendrix" to Jimi Hendrix would be correct BUT Al Hendrix is a totally different person and they are NOT RELATED! Al Hendrix is a Rockabilly performer from the Bakersfield, California area, who did some successful recordings in the late 50s (Monkey Bite and Rhonda Lee) - source inlay of CD "The other side of Bakersfield" Vol. 1 and 2! --151.136.146.56 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:04, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

The late Jimi Hendrix has often been named the world’s greatest guitarist, an elite acknowledgment given the stiff competition. But when asked by American reporters who his choice was, he surprised them by saying, “You believe I’m the best because you have not listened to Greek Manolis Hiotis playing his bouzouki.” Hendrix first met Hiotis and his partner, singer Mary Linda, while they were on tour around the United States back in the 1960’s. Having attended one of Hiotis’ shows, Hendrix admitted he admired him and that he discussed with Hiotis about his playing technique. Hendrix was Hiotis’ biggest backer even before then-U.S. President Lyndon Johnson invited Hiotis and Mary Linda to the White House to play on his birthday and offered them a Green Card for immigrants so they could stay in America as long as they wanted.58.165.50.212 (talk) 12:10, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2015
Hamza Brahimi

105.106.25.211 (talk) 21:06, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 21:18, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

Surname
Several books and articles I have read spelled his name "Johnny Allen Hendricks" rather than "Johnny Allen Hendrix". "Hendrix" was only adopted when his dad changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix from "Johnny Allen Hendricks" (not Hendrix) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.27.129.125 (talk) 19:38, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

First instruments discrepancy
Hello, I just read a different account of how Hendrix got the Silvertone, in Richie Unterberger's Rough Guide to Jimi Hendrix volume. The quote was - "Of more immediate concern were continuing tensions with his father, who refused to pay for a new guitar after Jimi lost his backstage at one of his early gigs. The level of his skill was already such, however, that several members of another high-school band with whom he’d started to play, The Rocking Kings, rallied around to buy Jimi a $49.95 Danelectro Silvertone so that he could continue playing with their group." At present, the article credits Al with buying the Silvertone. I'm not sure what is correct. Unterberger is certainly a reputable source. Perhaps this should be mentioned? Tidewater 2014 (talk) 16:38, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I checked a few biographies and Cross' Room Full of Mirrors is the only one that agrees with Unterberger (I find Cross often at odds with other sources). Black quotes Webb Lofton: "Walter (Harris) and I wanted to get Jimmy a new guitar. My uncle helped us with the down payment ... But when Jimmy took it home, Al told him to take it back.  So he didn't have it very long, but that's the story of Jimmy's first new guitar."  Shapiro quotes Al: " 'He came home with a new guitar and I asked where he got it and he told me that Mary [Al's sister-in-law] had told him she could get it on her credit down there at Myers [music store].  I told him to take it right back down there because I said if I can't get you one, you're not gonna have one.'  Eventually Al relented and Jimmy got another guitar, a white Danelectro which he painted red."  The rest (Shadwick, Roby, Brown) say Al finally relented and bought him a Danelectro (sold through Sears as their Silvertone brand).  Brown quotes Jimi: " 'My first was a Danelectro (this was Jimi's second guitar) which my dad bought for me".  Shadwick quotes Al: "I just felt that if I couldn't get a guitar for Jimmy, there wasn't going to be one ... I don't remember how long it took me to get him another guitar – maybe it was a month or so.' The new electric guitar was a Danelectro 3012 model." —Ojorojo (talk) 16:20, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for checking Ojorojo, looks like it's just fine the way it is then. Tidewater 2014 (talk) 21:29, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Ancestry and childhood discrepancy
Hello, in the process of getting a citation for the first sentence of the ancestry and childhood section, I noticed conflicting information in the sources. In the “Blood of Entertainers” article published by Janie L. Hendrix, it is stated that Robert Moore, Jimi Hendrix’s great-grandfather, was a freed slave. It also says that his wife Fanny was half African-American and half Cherokee. There is no mention of Irish heritage for either of them. In the wiki article, it presently states that Robert Moore was half Irish and half Cherokee, and that Fanny was African-American. Are we sure this is correct? Tidewater 2014 (talk) 04:25, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Janie Hendrix was not a blood relative, but her account of this seems just as believable as the 1995 book presently cited. Because of the disputed information, I have cleaned up the ancestry section. What is not disputed is that Hendrix’s paternal grandmother was one-quarter Cherokee. All the sources and tags have been kept. Any mention of a possible Irish background, if it belongs at all, should be a footnote. If there are any objections, let me know. Tidewater 2014 (talk) 16:59, 3 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Dear fellow editor,
 * Many thanks for improving this section of the article as you have; the Irish antecedents can be re-instated later, if a contributor is able to identify and cite one or more reliable source(s).
 * On a different topic, please may I suggest that, if you have reliable details about the connection between Al Hendrix and Janie Hendrix in the context of the creation of 'Experience Hendrix', I think that it would be useful to consider including some of that information into the article. I haven't kept informed at all about the convoluted vagaries surrounding Jimi's catalogue and unreleased recordings but, if you have access to reliable sources about the history of 'Experience Hendrix', then I would encourage you to proceed, assuming of course that you have the inclination. I am happy to assist you as an interested editor and reviewer if you might find this helpful, but I will stand aside if you'd rather focus on this single-handedly.
 * In any case, thank you for your consideration and also for your recent, excellent contributions to this article.
 * With kind regards;
 * Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 23:07, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Patrick, I don't know a lot about Experience Hendrix LLC, but I'd imagine that more information could be added to the article on it. If I come across anything that seems like a good source, I'll run it by you. It might also make sense to briefly mention Hendrix's will, and the lawsuits involving Leon, though Leon has his own article. Tidewater 2014 (talk) 21:39, 4 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Dear Tidewater,
 * Thank you very much for your prompt and positive reply. Yes, the topics and approach you highlighted seem to me to be exactly what the article needs: a complete narrative in encyclopaedic tone, so that the reader does not feel the need to go elsewhere for currently undocumented aspects of the story (as I currently do). I would be delighted to work with you on writing some good prose for this, perhaps in one of our sandboxes to begin with. When you feel ready, just let me know and we can team up at that time. Until then, please keep well and joyful.
 * With kind regards;
 * Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 22:24, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2016
75.131.140.183 (talk) 23:47, 26 March 2016 (UTC) Misinformation appears in Electric Ladyland section, last sentence of 2nd paragraph; [The album also included his first recorded song to feature the use of a wah-wah pedal, "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"] Anyone with ears knows Jimi recorded with the wah-wah 1st on the previous album release Axis: Bold As Love on the song Up From The Skies.


 * I have added the template alongside the disputed sentence, so that other editors interested in this article may follow this up to resolution.
 * With kind regards;
 * Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 00:29, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 00:29, 27 March 2016 (UTC)


 * This is not misinformation. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" was recorded in July 1967 and first released as a single in August 1967 (Shapiro & Glebeek 1990, pp. 528–529).  "Up from the Skies" was recorded October 1967 and first released on Axis: Bold as Love in December 1967 (ibid, pp. 529–530).  A simple review of the song articles or the Jimi Hendrix discography would have confirmed this.  It's bizarre that a Featured Article could be tagged with a Template:Disputed inline based on an IP's unsupported, obviously WP:OR statement, "Anyone with ears knows ...". —Ojorojo (talk) 14:01, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Dear Ojorojo; Very many thanks for your prompt and helpful assistance in bringing this request to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion. With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 16:50, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I can understand why a lay-reader would be confused, though, perhaps make a footnote explaining the situation? FunkMonk (talk) 19:19, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Added single release date with ref. —Ojorojo (talk) 20:59, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Son
It seems weird to me that the only mention of his son is in the footnotes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.86.141 (talk) 09:29, 30 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Besides a passing mention (a couple of lawsuits and a million dollar payout), he is not discussed by Hendrix biographers. In Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix, Charles R. Cross notes, "[James] Sundquist lives in Stockholm and avoids the spotlight." —Ojorojo (talk) 13:52, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Jimi Hendrix videography
The Jimi Hendrix videography is currently a Featured List candidate. You are invited to join the discussion at Featured list candidates. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:34, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 April 2016
Add a sentence after first sentence of paragraph 3 so it reads   Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues. He told DownBeat Magazine that he was influenced by Buddy Holly, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Albert King, and Elmore James.

Wild Irish Rose 2 (talk) 18:34, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

An additional source for this additional sentence is  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wild Irish Rose 2 (talk • contribs) 18:37, 10 April 2016 (UTC)


 * The introduction or lead provides a summary of the article (see MOS:LEAD). It includes "Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues" and specific artists are named (and referenced) in the "Influences" section of the article. The existing lead mention should be sufficient, since this is not given more emphasis in the body of the article.  —Ojorojo (talk) 17:14, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Edit request of April 14, 2016
Can someone add Jimi Hendrix to Category:American baritones? 108.16.6.88 (talk) 04:03, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Involvement With Little Richard
Is it actually known for certain that Hendrix’s “first and only single” with Little Richard was “I Don't Know What You Got (But It's Got Me)?" Hendrix played on that track, but according to Little Richard biographer Charles White (who published The Quasar of Rock in 1984) Hendrix was most likely on both sides of the late 1964 Little Richard Vee Jay single "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"/ "Goodnight Irene" (VJ 612). Interestingly, both sides made the “bubble under” region of the billboard pop chart, at 126 and 128 respectively. Since the early 1970’s, these tracks have been packaged repeatedly on albums purporting to feature Hendrix and Richard, though some of these albums have been described as “bogus.” To me, “Irene” certainly sounds like Hendrix’s style, though my intuition alone isn’t enough. Is there anyone more familiar with the timetable of when Hendrix first played with Richard? Tidewater 2014 (talk) 19:22, 8 June 2016 (UTC)


 * According to sources, Hendrix joined Richard in December 1964. On January 25, 1965, he sent a postcard to his father with "I'm playing with Little Richard now. We're going towards the west coast" (an October 8, 1964, postcard to Al doesn't mention Richard). Sources also put Hendrix's only recording session(s) with Richard in June 1965 or February/March 1965.  Experience Hendrix includes "Dance A Go Go" (aka Dancing All Around The World) from this session.  "Shakin'" and "Irene" are not mentioned as recordings including Hendrix in any of his bios.  If these were recorded in 1964, it is unlikely that Hendrix participated. Although maybe not meeting RS, early Hendrix.com has a lot of pre-Experience Hendrix info. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:11, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Interesting, well, I guess there's simply not enough evidence to say he was on the '64 recordings. Little Richard was quoted in the White book as saying he first met Hendrix (then wanting to be known as Maurice James) in Atlanta, GA when he was backing "Gorgeous" George O'Dell. The Shapiro book has Hendrix going on the road in Spring 1963 as O'Dell's guitarist. The history is murky, but I wonder precisely when Richard first met Hendrix. I found a source that lists Richard appearing eight times at the Domino Club in Atlanta in December 1964. This might well be where Hendrix joined him. The Shapiro book states that Hendrix was not on "Shakin'" and "Irene," but nothing about how they came to that conclusion. Similarly, White's book says "both featured the guitar work of Hendrix" without any further evidence. It appears that these recordings were made in LA in June of '64. The two sources contradict, and unless more evidence to the contrary appears, I see no reason to change anything. Tidewater 2014 (talk) 03:24, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 September 2016
Jimi Hendrix was Born James Allen Hendricks. Note the spelling? He changed the spelling on the advice of Chas Chandler...... 83.223.112.148 (talk) 19:53, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. KGirlTrucker81huh? what I'm been doing 20:04, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Peter Gunn (song)
Instead of linking to Peter Gunn, how about Peter Gunn (song)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.27.231 (talk) 15:30, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Reworded with link to song. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:53, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 November 2016
As of December 18, 2015, Jimi Hendrix is the number one guitarist of all time, not the 6th or 7th as the article states.

1. Jimi Hendrix

source: Rolling Stone.com

"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.121.163.216 (talk) 02:51, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Nashville, not Clarksville
After the Army, Hendrix moved to Nashville, not Clarksville, per every documentary I've seen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spontaneous (talk • contribs) 23:35, 3 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Tony Brown writes "[After Hendrix's discharge on July 2, 1962] Jimmy stays in Clarksville for two months waiting for Billy Cox to be discharged... Cox: 'Jimi got discharged about two months before I did and we rented a house together in Clarksville'... Jimmy and Billy Cox decide to go to Indianapolis. However, they are unable to find gigs and the money is fast running out, so after three weeks they decide to move back to Clarksville and then on to Nashville." Jimi Hendrix, p. 25. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:22, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject proposal: Psychedelic music
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Jimi MOS:NICKNAME issue
Thanx everyone. - FlightTime  ( open channel ) 16:17, 7 June 2017 (UTC) Has reverted my to remove "Jimi" per MOS:NICKNAME, rational If a person has a well-known common hypocorism used in lieu of a given name, it is not presented between quote marks following the last given name or initial. Looking for comments from other users to resolve this issue. - FlightTime Public  ( open channel ) 14:37, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * You're certainly following the letter of the MOS here, but it reads very oddly to me and I think this is a time for safely ignoring the MOS advice. I looked for the nearest analog I could think of (Stevie Ray Vaughan) and it also follows the rule but to me it's very strange that this name virtually everyone knows him by isn't right there in the lead sentence. --Spike Wilbury (talk) 15:28, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Although pronounced the same, "Jimi" is "not a common hypocorism (diminutive) of their name [James]". The unusual spelling, adopted by Hendrix in 1966, qualifies for inclusion in the opening. After all, the article title is "Jimi Hendrix". —Ojorojo (talk) 15:43, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

It has been in the " James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; " format for over 7 years, as seen here (I got bored going further back). More importantly, far wiser people than me thought it was correct when it was made a Good Article on 26 July 2013 and when they made it a Featured Article on 26 January 2014. Considering the fine tooth-combing and "nit-picking" that featured articles go through, it seems strange that this was acceptable then, but is not now. I propose that we retain the version used when it became a Featured Article, - Arjayay (talk) 15:46, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * It is very strange not to include "Jimi", when it is the title of the article - a casual reader could think they were at the wrong article.


 * I believe you are quite mistaken that the nickname should not appear in the lede, Mlpearc. The MOS guideline you are citing gives this example, "Louis Bert Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by the stage name Slim Pickens", which contradicts your contention. It strains credulity to assert that Jimi Hendrix's nickname, the only name he is known by to the general public, should not appear in the opening paragraph. This is one of the more astonishing claims I've ever seen broached concerning suggested usage on WP. Carlstak (talk) 15:48, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * "Jimi" is quite simply not a "well-known common hypocorism". I agree that the mention should be reinstated in the opening sentence.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:53, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Amen. Carlstak (talk) 15:59, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I've reverted 's change - it seems to have no support. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:01, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * While we're at it, is "born Johnny Allen Hendrix" really needed? He was renamed at age 3–4, so it was never actually used for any official records, school, early friends, etc.  It seems to be an unnecessary detail, which is more appropriate for the body of the article. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:30, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

First Paragraph Clarification
Dear Wikipedia,

I see that the first paragraph describes Hendrix's death as "...accidental...from barbiturate-related asphyxia". After further reading though, you state that it was declared an "open verdict" by forensic pathologist Robert Donald Teare. From reading this, I believe that the first paragraph should be reworded due to the fact that "Barbiturate-related" could be interpreted in many different ways, and that Hendrix's death was ultimately ruled an "open verdict".

Thanks for your time2602:306:3596:9260:BD36:7112:5EFD:78C (talk) 22:05, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Draft: BP (Band)
Could someone please check through and clean up this draft and resubmit it? (The original creator is no longer on Wikipedia.) Some of the dates are wrong and some of the citations do not substantiate, especially when there was more than one release of an album of the same title. Thank you. Softlavender (talk) 11:22, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I've done a merge and redirect to Beautiful People (band) Legacypac (talk) 21:02, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

The Isley Brothers
Should The Isley Brothers be added to the associated acts? He did do stuff with him so that's why I'm asking

Jakob9999 (talk) 14:55, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Hendrix worked in a supporting role for several artists. Prior to his own groups, he only sang and recorded his own compositions with Curtis Knight and the Squires (as documented so far). For purposes of the infobox, the most important are listed. The rest, including the Isleys, are discussed in the  body of the article. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:27, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for clearing this up! Jakob9999 (talk) 23:14, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Adding Instrument Inquiry
Should the bass be listed under the instruments section? Considering the fact that Hendrix played more bass on Electric Ladyland than anyone else and that he also played bass on several other released recordings (Robert Wyatt and Timothy Leary), I feel it's necessary to add it to the instruments section. StevieB5175 (talk) 02:46, 17 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Infoboxes are limited to key facts as presented in the article. Additionally, Template:Infobox musical artist includes "Instruments listed in the infobox should be limited to only those that the artist is primarily known for using. The instruments infobox parameter is not intended as a WP:COATRACK for every instrument the subject has ever used." (emphasis in original)  While Hendrix sometimes played bass on recordings and in jam sessions, the article only makes a brief mention:  "Redding, who had formed his own band in mid-1968, Fat Mattress, found it increasingly difficult to fulfill his commitments with the Experience, so Hendrix played many of the bass parts on Electric Ladyland.[168]"  Since his bass playing is not a key fact as presented in the article and he is not "primarily known" for it, adding it to the infobox is not necessary. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:13, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2017
Change "appended" to "apprehended" in the last paragraph of Military Service. 24.49.168.170 (talk) 02:39, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Gulumeemee (talk) 03:41, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Military Service
The whole section seems intent on presenting an anti-army Jimi Hendrix in order to resolve the cognitive dissonace of him being an icon of the anti-war movement of the 1960s. Few soldiers ever go through their training without reprimands and complaints, that is not as relevant as it's made in the section. In actual fact, Hendrix was surprinsigly conservative and right-wing. More to the point, he was not anti-war at all. In 1967, at the height of the conflict, he even recorded radio ads for the armed forces urging youngsters to enlist, and he gave interviews supporting the Pentagon's view of the war as necessary and just. He never said that his rendition of the American national Anthem was anti-war, it is others who saw it that way. (Source: "The Rought Guide to Jimi Hendrix" Unterberger, Ritchie 2009).


 * The Military service section presents Hendrix as unfit for the military due to his overriding interest in guitar and music. It includes the fact that he later made up the story about leaving the army because of an injury and doesn't appear to have an anti-war or anti-establishment stance. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:47, 24 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I noticed what appears to be a contradiction. In the middle of the last paragraph, it says “An alleged ankle injury during a parachute jump gave Hendrix the opportunity to bow out of active duty with an honorable discharge.” This is taken from source #57. Then the final sentence of the paragraph states that Hendrix “falsely stated that he had received a medical discharge after breaking his ankle during his 26th parachute jump.”


 * Is source #57 referencing the “false injury” and alleging that as a reason he was discharged, or was there any truth to the ankle injury claims? Tidewater 2014 (talk) 13:56, 21 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Ref #57 was added by on 11/11/2017 and two sentences appear to be copied exactly from the Military.com Hendrix page.  Most RSs state that Hendrix was discharged for disciplinary/behavioral-type problems and there is no Army record of an ankle or other physical injury.  Thus, they conclude that Hendrix made up the ankle injury excuse. It's revealing that Hendrix didn't try to explain his discharge in a way that blamed or reflected poorly on the Army (or himself for that matter).  Propose to restore the paragraph to the January 6, 2014, FA version. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:56, 21 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks Ojorojo, I support that proposal. Tidewater 2014 (talk) 20:02, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Brother Joseph
Seems to be born on December 21, 1948, not in 1949... https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/13354437_1469919866.2616_funddescription.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.202.21.94 (talk) 17:24, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

copyright status of Steve Banks photo
Is there some documentation that the photo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banks_Hendrix.jpg really is under CC-BY-SA? The only info I can find is that it was taken by Steve Banks and uploaded by user Kgayhart. I don't see any evidence that Banks actually intended to place it under CC-BY-SA.--Fashionslide (talk) 21:06, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Erroneous Christgau claim
Christgau's claim (from a four sentence review of the Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix: In the Beginning...) is completely wrong: "Especially on "Move Over Let Me Dance," Hendrix anticipates effects Clapton introduced on "Sunshine of My [sic] Love," but in a less inflated context."

What elements/techniques/sounds/etc. does Hendrix use with the Isleys that "anticipates" (suggests/resembles/etc.) Clapton on "Sunshine of Your Love"? What are the "effects Clapton introduced" (used for the first time) on SOYL?

Clapton doesn't employ guitar effects on SOYL (based on research for the article GA). With the volume Clapton used, his amp(s) are overloaded, producing some distortion. This is not an effect and electric blues guitarists have been producing this sound since the late 1940s (Clapton made a lot of use with it with Mayall). Clapton uses his self-described "woman tone" (a combination of guitar and amp tone-control settings, not an effect) on the opening riff and solo on SOYL, a tone he had previously used on "I Feel Free" (Cream's first single).

Hendrix references, bios, etc., don't mention any use of effects on his recordings with the Isleys (based on research for several Hendrix articles GAs, including the pre-Experience "Mercy, Mercy" recorded around the same time as his recordings for the Isleys). Except for common reverb and tube distortion, his sound on "Testify", "Move Over and Let Me Dance" and "Have You Ever Been Disappointed" is fairly straight. His technique is very rhythmic/R&B-style, quite unlike Clapton's basic riff-type approach. Is this supposed to be a "less inflated context"?

Christgau's opinion should be treated like a exceptional claim or fringe theory. Without other reliable sources that support it, it should be removed from the article. —Ojorojo (talk) 19:25, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2019
In second paragraph:

-change "in 101st Airborne Division;" to "in 101st Airborne Division at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky;" -change "moved to Clarksville, Tennessee" to "moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, just across the state line from Ft. Campbell" Kirchhatten (talk) 15:18, 7 April 2019 (UTC)


 * The introductory paragraphs just provide a summary or overview of the article without too much detail. The "Military service" section includes Fort Campbell, but I've added to the "Early years" section "... he and Hendrix moved about twenty miles across the state line from Fort Campbell to Clarksville ..." —Ojorojo (talk) 17:35, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Infobox
The infobox should be kept as person because it shows his signature and cause of death. Michael14375 (talk) 01:00, 19 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Musical artists who have significant other life accomplishments are usually the one who use Infobox Person, Jimi didn't do much, if anything, outside of music. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 01:04, 19 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Should it also show his death_place, body_discovered, resting_place, resting_place_coordinates, burial_place, burial_coordinates, criminal_charge, criminal_penalty, criminal_status, etc., etc.? —Ojorojo (talk) 13:32, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 June 2019
Please change this sentence: On June 29, 1962, Captain Gilbert Batchman granted Hendrix an honorable discharge on the basis of unsuitability.

to this: On June 29, 1962, Captain Gilbert Batchman granted Hendrix a discharge "under honorable conditions" on the basis of unsuitability.

They are two different types of discharges, not synonymous. This article explains: https://www.vetverify.org/javax.faces.resource/images/VOSB-Military-Discharge-Overview.pdf.xhtml?ln=default&v=1_0 -- if you want to add a footnote explaining it.

See page 56 of his OMPF: https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/media/57288864/content/st-louis/military/rg-319/299741/300_Hendrix_James.pdf Skylab1 (talk) 20:46, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Changed in lede and in content using this source  Orville talk 04:58, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Roby and Schreiber write: "On June 29, 1962, Jimi was approved for an honorable discharge from the army for 'unsuitability'" (p. 26), so a better source is needed. A "Special Orders Mumber 167" Extract dated 29 June 1962 that may be referring to includes "Type disch: Under Honorable Conditions" and "Rsn (disch): Unsuitability". Shouldn't there be a formal discharge certificate? —Ojorojo (talk) 17:21, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The formal certificate is just a "nicety" handed to the departing service member. P. 56 of the attachment above is the official order regarding the discharge (special order number 167). It lists type as "Under Honorable Conditions" and reason is "unsuitability." under Army Regulation 335-209.  Orville talk 01:35, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I removed the "Request for Discharge" image. Although it shows a recommendation for a discharge under AR 635-208 (undesirability), he was ultimately granted a discharge under AR 635-209 (unsuitability). [p. 56 "Auth (disch): Unsuitability"] Since a pre-discharge recommendation is not discussed in the article, there is no point in having the image. Additionally, the various types of discharges seem to confuse general readers, so it is best to keep it simple. —Ojorojo (talk) 13:44, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It was me who changed this to "honorable discharge", as I assumed it was the same as the previously worded "discharged under honorable conditions". Thanks for correcting this. As I think it's a mistake most readers will make unless we spend a lot of words explaining it, I think Orville's current, simple "discharged" is a good solution. Popcornduff (talk) 14:03, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 July 2019
File:Jimi Hendrix, Feb 1969 Royal Albert Hall Concert.png

Change the current image to the one depicted left. Suggested image is in full color, high quality, depicts Hendrix on his signature instrument, and displays his colorful personality and fashion sense that was a staple of his person.

In comparison, the current image used on Hendrix's page is significantly low-quality, in black-and-white, and it does not display much about Hendrix other than him playing guitar in comparison to his often vivid and colorful outfits, and suffers from some visual clutter in the form of background objects, made worse by the colorless nature of the image. DanZFLT (talk) 01:16, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 01:17, 23 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Ah, so should I instead give my reasoning for why it should be changed, and discuss that with other editors, rather than suggest it as a direct edit? Or am I mistaken? (Forgive me, very new to the significantly complex system of Wikipedia's editing policies!) DanZFLT (talk) 01:27, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Not a problem. Changes to infobox images need consensus as it's considered a major change. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 01:31, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I see! So -- do correct me if I may happen to be wrong here -- the appropriate course of action is to let other editors firstly agree with (or discuss with me) my reasoning for the change, and then submit the edit request, is that correct? DanZFLT (talk) 01:37, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 01:46, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Children?
I came to the page to find out if Jimi had children. The page has very little information on relationships/children despite the being a few articles in notable sources like the Washington Post and Rolling Stone about Tamika Carpenter James and James Henrik Daniel Sundquist who both claim to be his child and there being some reliable content and photos of him with their mothers. Should these not be reported neutrally? Mountain cirque 14:32, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * This came up before (Talk:Jimi Hendrix/Archive 9). Hendrix biographers have almost nothing to say about his children. If there are other reliable sources out there, maybe some info can be worked into the article (I'm not sure where though). —Ojorojo (talk) 15:29, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the link to the brief previous mention, I can't help but think that whether he has children or not is of crucial importance to the article and touches on the legal issues around his estate in recent years also. I will post some links to the most relevant and notable articles, the biography mention in your linked post above is also a good source if it can be verified. Mountain cirque 09:08, 19 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Seattle Weekly: (mentions both claimed children, one acknowledged by the Swedish legal system)
 * Rolling Stone: (details from 1972 on paternity claim, unverified)
 * From the article Death of Jimi Hendrix: The paternity suit was brought against Hendrix by Diane Carpenter after the birth of her child, Tamika James Lawrence Carpenter.. Full source: Brown, Tony (1997). Jimi Hendrix: The Final Days. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-5238-6.
 * Details of settlement for James Sundquist ($1million) from Al Hendrix and Swedish court ruling: Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross
 * Washington Post: Details of James Sundquist, changing name to Jimi Hendrix Jr. and court rulings in Sweden
 * Variety (magazine): Similar detail of court case for James Sundquist

Mountain cirque 09:54, 19 July 2019 (UTC)


 * It seems that some of the sources have conflicting information and are mostly older (7–20+ years). Whatever info that could be added may be outdated and would read like a chronology of old lawsuits. I'm not sure what would be useful for readers or where to add it. —14:02, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Infobox change: new image?
I've already made an edit request about this, which should be visible just above, but I've been informed that I should establish consensus first prior to that, so -- here's my idea! I'd like to change the image of Hendrix's infobox for the following major and minor reasons:


 * File:Jimi_Hendrix_1967.png


 * MAJOR - At 235x424 pixels, the image is relatively low quality. Not easily visible when the image is at the small size used in the infobox, but it is easy to notice just by looking at it.
 * MAJOR - The image is in black and white. Hendrix was known for his very colorful, strange aesthetics and personality (seen on album covers e.g. Are You Experienced, but most particularly shown in his clothing, as can be seen in images found here, here, and particularly here. The image being in black in white results in the loss of this part of his personality being visually displayed. Stripping the image down to its core, it simply shows nothing more than "Jimi Hendrix playing guitar on a set", which is very basic and bland.
 * INTERMEDIATE - The image suffers from visual clutter in the form of other objects on stage. Not greatly, but it still doesn't look all too good paired with the low quality of the image -- in particular, the plant on the left looks quite poor.
 * MINOR - The aspect ratio of the image is much taller than it is wide, to fit his whole body in the image -- this is a small detail, but it still detracts from the image itself. Again, very minorly, this stretches the infobox length-wise a little more.

So, all in all, I believe that this image does not work very well. It does not fit the style or personality of Hendrix well, and as an image it isn't the greatest quality. The image that I have suggested can be found below, alongside my reasons for adding it:


 * File:Jimi_Hendrix,_Feb_1969_Royal_Albert_Hall_Concert.png


 * MAJOR - This image is 564x732 pixels. While not exactly HD quality, it is still greatly better quality than the current image.
 * MAJOR - This image is in color, and it is sharp, with a well-defined outline of Hendrix against the background. While his left hand is, admittedly, a little blurry, I believe this small quirk can be excused as he is playing guitar. Because this image is in color, it displays more than just his signature instrument. At this image's core, it shows "Jimi Hendrix in signature colorful clothing playing the guitar during a concert", which is more substance than the current image. Even more, from a psychological aspect, when you first see this image, you wouldn't think "This man is a guitarist", you would think "This man is a guitarist, but image details can tell that he seems to have a colorful personality and stage presence", solely based on the color and clothing.
 * INTERMEDIATE - This image has almost no visual clutter. It is very well-defined and focused solely on Hendrix, with the most visual clutter being a blurry amp in the bottom-left.
 * MINOR - The ratio of this image is less extreme, so the image fits nicer in an infobox than the current one.

Those would be my reasons for the new image I'm suggesting -- what do you fellow editors think? Is there anything to add to this, or any disagreeing with my reasoning?

Thank you, DanZFLT (talk) 12:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, I am getting tired of the old Dutch TV performance stills used in so many Hendrix articles, but there are relatively few images of him that are in the public domain. The 1969 Royal Albert Hall concert film has been the subject of numerous lawsuits over ownership, etc., and today over 50 years later it still has not been released (your upload does not show that it is used with permission or is PD).  Many news organizations have blanket licenses to use photo collections/services (see the note in Billboard, "This photo of Jimi Hendrix performing onstage at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967 in Monterey, Calif., is one of thousands of pictures from Getty Images that The Echo Nest will integrate into its database.") Unfortunately, WP cannot use these; album and single covers may be used with a claim of fair use only in articles about the album or song. Some of the photos seen in the article (Monterey, Woodstock, etc.) use a special "irreplaceable historically significant" argument and can only be used in the sections where the concerts are discussed.  I doubt that the Royal Albert Hall concert could meet the test, since it receives only one sentence in the "Break-up of the Experience" section.  Perhaps you could contact Experience Hendrix, who takes this very seriously. Its website includes:

"Photo Licensing Authentic Hendrix, LLC administers a growing archive of color and black & white photographs of Jimi Hendrix from throughout his career. Image licensing is only offered to professional media outlets and not for private personal use. For more information about our archives and licensing opportunities, please contact:

Authentic Hendrix, L.L.C. Att: Product Licensing Dept. P.O. BOX 88070 Seattle, WA 98138-1070 Fax: (206) 241-5477 Email: licensing@jimihendrix.com"


 * —Ojorojo (talk) 14:41, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Name in opening sentence

 * I thought we settled on using James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix in a previous discussion. Do you want to re-open it? —Ojorojo (talk) 15:24, 15 September 2019 (UTC)


 * :P no, just forgot. thanx, -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 19:28, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Jimi Hendrix
@User:Hamptonian92

I refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimi_Hendrix&diff=prev&oldid=922068468

I note with thanks my honourable colleague's edit of "England" to "UK" in the linked diff, and the accompanying comment (yes, I spent most of the day listening to a crazy parliamentary debate :-)

I don't want to revert it myself; this is just to note that Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are not "legally considered countries", they are regions of the UK, which is itself a member-nation of the EU. You are treading on delicate ground here, particularly right now. Countries that are not members of the United Nations are not countries in the sense of nations; for any so-called "country", there is some legally-recognized nation that claims that they are a region of the nation in question, and not some kind of independent thing. [Edit: I believe that the place called Somaliland is a unique counter-example; it is not recognized as a state, and nobody seems to be claiming sovereignty there]

To rephrase, what some people say is "Country X" others say "that is Region Y; Country X is not a country in any meaningful sense, and if you disagree, then we in nation Z have riot troops that will prove we are right". Just check the TV news.

"Nations" is no help; many places that call themselves nations are considered regions by some other UN-recognised nation. Consider (just a simple, fairly-uncontroversial example) Catalonia. "Scotland" is not a country, in any other sense than that it receives regional grants from the EU. If that makes you a "country", then hell, Liverpool is a country.

I am not aware of any "Kensington" in Scotland, and I'm pretty sure that if there is one, Jimi never stayed there. I'm also sure that there's no place called London in Scotland; it would have been burned to the ground the moment it was named. Consider the controversy over the naming of the town variously known as Derry or Londonderry; that's been a cause of armed conflict for longer than the USA has been a state.

Why be vague, when the facts are specific? We know exactly what address in Kensington, London, England he stayed at (we even know what flat-number he stayed in).

Please consider self-reverting the changes from "UK" back to "England". MrDemeanour (talk) 21:28, 19 October 2019 (UTC)


 * I see what you mean and tbh that was my initial understanding of the matter, that England Scotland Wales and NI weren't "countries" as such in that sense but different regions within the same sovereign nation, akin to U.S. states. My main issue is with people putting "US" in biography infoboxes even though the vast majority of Wikipedia infoboxes use "U.S." with periods. I have made this edit numerous times to the Jimi Hendrix article stating my reasoning - as I feel consistency is most important in this case - and have been reverted repeatedly by the same user who seems to think he has some claim to ownership over the page.


 * By all means revert my edit to "UK" if you wish - not trying to make any statement on Brexit here, I understand the timing is unfortunate - but please leave the "U.S." as it is. "U.S." with periods and "UK" without are the preferred forms as per the government websites of each nation, are used as such in the majority of articles and in my opinion should be used accordingly on this website. Hamptonian92 (talk) 00:31, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * One of the criteria for a Featured Article is that "It follows the style guidelines" (see WP:FACR). As pointed out in the edit summary, "MOS:ACRO advises 'avoid mixing dotted and undotted within the same article; use "US" in articles with other national abbreviations, e.g. "UK" or "UAE".'" MOS:ACRO is part of the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations, a WP guideline. Similarly, MOS:US (a part of the general Wikipedia:Manual of Style guideline) includes "While, in principle, either US or U.S. may be used (with internal consistency) to abbreviate "United States" in any given article, the use or non-use of periods (full points) should also be consistent with other country abbreviations in the same article (thus the US, UK, and USSR, not the U.S., UK, and USSR)." Since both "U.S" and "UK" appear in the article, as per the guideline, "US" is used.  Even if "the overwhelming majority of Wiki bios use U.S. with dots" (are you certain that these include both "U.S." and "UK" in the same articles?), it is not sufficient justification for ignoring the established WP Manual of Style guidelines.  If you feel that the guidelines are wrong, please take it up on those talk pages rather than here.
 * Also, please see Template:Infobox musical artist "death_place", which references the note "Cities such as New York City and London may be rendered as "New York City, U.S." and "London, UK" or simply "New York City" and "London"." As points out, "England" is considered a region of the UK, rather than a country. It's unclear whether a district within a city should be included (it's probably safe to say that excessive detail, such as street address, flat number, postcode, etc., should be left to the main body if it is necessary for the article).
 * For now, the earlier version, without a link to "London" (see MOS:OVERLINK) will be restored. —Ojorojo (talk) 13:42, 20 October 2019 (UTC)


 * @Ojorojo England is a  "country", as far as I'm concerned. I'm an Englishman, not a UKian. The people who live here never refer to England as a region of anything. As a matter of fact, in EU terms, it *is* a region, because it is not a member state. But not even EU officials refer to England as a region. If you speak of a region here, the term brings to mind places like The Southwest, The Midlands, The Scottish Borders, East Anglia and so on. Or alternatively, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are very commonly referred to as regions of the UK; but England is never referred to that way. I know it seems perverse, but that is the way the language is used here.
 * So what I was actually saying is that for these purposes, although "country" is not a technical term with a precise meaning, "London, England" is natural; "London, UK" is a twisted and uncomfortable formulation - it sounds like the speech of someone who has never been here, nor ever conversed with an Englishman.
 * You refer to the Manual Of Style. That is a collection of guidelines; I do not think that Wikipedia guidelines can be used to force awkward and unnatural usages into articles. Guidelines are just guidelines, not rules, and it has been said that even Wikipedia rules are there to be broken.
 * You twisted the words that I uttered in support of "England" to support your reversion. I'm annoyed by that, because you made it seem that I said the opposite of what I actually said. That's nasty; and it looks like bad-faith editing to me.
 * Please undo your revert. MrDemeanour (talk) 13:48, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Personally, I don't care one way or the other if it says "London", "London, UK" or "London, England", so I'm not getting involved in that. But I'd like to point out that, contrary to what is misleadingly stated above, England is a country. The WP page for "England" says it is a country, and the WP page for "Country" opens by saying: "A country is a region that is identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or part of a larger state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division." Dubmill (talk) 14:02, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
 * There's a lot of odd chat going on here. Yes, England is obviously a country and this is not a matter of controversy. We should be consistent about using periods/full stops in US/UK, and we should follow Wikipedia guidelines unless we have consensus for an exception. And as someone born in London, I have no preference for "London, UK" or "London, England" and see nothing odd about either. Popcornduff (talk) 14:09, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
 * [R to ] I ask you to assume good faith that I had no intent of twisting your words; if I misread them, my apologies (to avoid any confusion, I have struck out that part of my comment). Guidelines do reflect consensus and following them is a criteria for a FA. The current "Kensington, London, UK" was added 22 July 2019. If you wish to change it, I suggest you open a RfC, although naming countries in infoboxes was already a recent RfC. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:24, 21 October 2019 (UTC)


 * And i do so assume good faith. I disagree that guidelines follow consensus; guidelines are guidelines, consensus is absolute. Well, that's how I read it. Anyhow, I don't have the headspace for warfare here or anywhere else. I surrender; there are articles I care more about. MrDemeanour (talk) 01:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)


 * England is a country, full stop. The UN has no jurisdiction to rule on this one way or another.

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2019
Delete official website. Dead people can not have official websites. Dabull114 (talk) 05:31, 18 November 2019 (UTC) Dabull114 (talk) 05:31, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Please provide a reference to a reliable source that says "dead people can not have official websites." Dead people have legal estates which exist to protect the interests of dead people and their heirs. If the executors of a dead person's estate decide to maintain an official website, then that website will be listed on Wikipedia. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  05:37, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

"Diverse"
Can we leave political buzzwords out of here and use appropriate terms instead? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.241.18 (talk) 00:00, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Add use of SUNN amplifiers.
Model “1000S” perhaps? Oldsmobuick (talk) 14:56, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Not much to say: biographer Shadwick wrote "Hendrix also used Sunn speakers and amplifiers on-stage briefly from February 1968. Electronics man Roger Mayer, who was on tour with Hendrix in the US at the time, says: 'Quite frankly the Sunn amps didn't stand up to the travelling. The transformers were falling off, and they were not very good.' Consequently, Hendrix soon dropped Sunn equipment from his live guitar set-up." [p.248] —Ojorojo (talk) 16:02, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2020
the comma after "Fanny" should be removed in this line:

"an extramarital affair between a woman named Fanny, and a grain merchant from Urbana"

it should read:

"an extramarital affair between a woman named Fanny and a grain merchant from Urbana"

I know it's minor, but it's grammatically incorrect and confusing to boot!

thx Allhq (talk) 19:54, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

✅ You were correct. Good catch! A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 20:03, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Impact on Black audiences
"But while his influence upon black music wouldn’t become apparent until the early Seventies – via acts like Funkadelic, the Ohio Players and the Isley Brothers, who drew heavily upon his freaky legacy – the oft-repeated claim that Hendrix didn’t have a black fan base during the late Sixties is far from correct. Are You Experienced not only peaked at Number Five on the Billboard 200 in the fall of 1967, but it also made it to Number 10 on the Billboard R&B chart, which was compiled from reports filed by record stores with a primarily black customer base. Hendrix would ultimately land five albums in the R&B Top 10, so it clearly wasn’t just white hippies who were buying his records."
 * Jon Caramanica's assertion that "during his [Hendrix's] life, he was not embraced by the African-American music world" reflects the conventional wisdom, but is it really true? An article in Rolling Stone includes:

His other albums were also popular on the R&B/Soul chart: Axis – #6 (vs #3 on the 200); Electric Ladyland – #5 (vs #1); Band of Gypsys – #14 (vs #5); Smash Hits – #22 (vs #6). The first two posthumous albums (1971) were also popular: Cry of Love – #6 (vs #3) and Rainbow Bridge – #9 (vs #15).

Charles Shaar Murray notes his apparent influence in "Freddie's Dead" (1972) by Curtis Mayfield and "That Lady" (1973) by the Isley Brothers. There's also "Maggot Brain" (1971) by P-Funk (see Band of Gypsys for refs).

Although there was a bit of a lag, his album sales during his lifetime to the traditional R&B/Soul market soon translated into artists in that medium who showed his influences.

—Ojorojo (talk) 15:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Former Catholic
Please add Category:Former Roman Catholics to page. His story is a bit like Bob Marley's. - 2600:1702:31B0:9CE0:5430:7225:74B8:67DE (talk) 02:10, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Sundayclose (talk) 02:40, 3 September 2020 (UTC) Sundayclose (talk) 02:51, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Lucille Hendrix death and funeral
The claim in the article that Al Hendrix refused to take the boys to the funeral and treated the boys badly when delivering the news about her death ("and instructed them that was how men should deal with loss") is totally contradicted by Leon Hendrix in his book A brothers Story. I dont have the book in English, but I will offer an excerpt: "Our father told us carefully that or mother had passed. [...] When the funeral approached in early february our father dressed us up and drank heavily, all morning. [...]" He tells the story that the father then drove around for a very long time, getting lost, until they arrived at the church. "A man in a black suit opened the church door: -What may I do for you? -Were going to the Jeter-wake. -Im sorry but that service was two o'clock. [...] Al was pie eyed drunk and had arrived six hours late. "Buster" (James or "Jimi") was so angry he wouldnt even look in Als direction.[...] "[After coming home] Al said: come on boys, lets have a toast to your mother! First we all prayed on our knees to mom, then we stood up and and Al held up a bottle of Seagrams seven. It was obvious that he was about to cry. "Here's to your mother!" he said and drank. After he took a long sip he gave the bottle to Buster who tilted his head back and drank a sizable sip. Leon goes on to finish the story about how he drank, and that he hand James began stealing small sips from his fathers bottles after that. Sorry about the wall of text, but editing the wiki has to be done with a detail I cant offer atm, so instead I offered the basis for my correction. My intentions are to edit if no-one beats me to it. Signed off by Addeps3 (talk) 21:56, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Several of Leon's stories over the years vary from other accounts. Charles R. Cross offers different details in his biography, Room Full of Mirrors, supposedly based on interviews with Leon (aged ten when Lucille died) and other relatives:

"Lucille had been taken to a funeral home in Chinatown, and Al borrowed a truck and took the children down there. Outside the funeral home, however, he had second thoughts about letting the boys see the body and made them stay in the truck while he paid his last visit... When Al came back, he offered each boy a shot of Seagram's 7... The funeral was held four days later... When it came time to begin, everyone was in attendance except Al, Jimi, and Leon... "We kept waiting," [Aunt] Delores said, "and they just never came." [pp. 58–59]"


 * Cross also quotes from Al's autobiography and Leon:

"Al explained that Jimi wanted to go to the funeral, but Al didn't have a car, so he gave Jimi bus fare and told him, "You got the fare, so you can catch the bus." Rather than take the bus to his mother's funeral by himself [at age 15], Jimi stayed in his room weeping. "We both wanted to go," Leon recalled, "but my dad wouldn't let us."... His father's choice not to let him attend the funeral stuck with Jimi as a bitter memory. "He never really forgave our dad for that," said Leon. [p. 59]"


 * Perhaps the single sentence "Al refused to take James and Leon to attend their mother's funeral; he instead gave them shots of whiskey and instructed them that was how men should deal with loss" can be rewritten to make it more neutral: "Al, Jimi, and Leon did not attend Lucille's funeral. Although she had not been much of a part of his life, his mother's death had a profound impact on Jimi. [p. 59]"
 * —Ojorojo (talk) 14:15, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Re-branding
Beginning sometime after The Jimi Hendrix Experience (album) (2000 box set), which also includes tracks with the Band of Gypsys and the post-Gypsys Cox & Mitchell lineup, subsequent live releases with Cox & Mitchell are often re-branded "Jimi Hendrix Experience". However, mixed works-in-progress studio releases with Cox & Mitchell intending to expand on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (listed as Jimi Hendrix), such as Valleys of Neptune (2010), People, Hell and Angels (2013), Both Sides of the Sky (2018) continued as "Jimi Hendrix" albums.

Concert albums & films with Cox & Mitchell:
 * Listed as "Jimi Hendrix" releases:


 * Jimi Plays Berkeley (1970 film)
 * Rainbow Bridge (1971 film)
 * Isle of Wight (1971 album)
 * Johnny B. Goode (album) (1986 album, Berkeley & Atlanta)
 * Jimi Hendrix: At the Isle of Wight (1990 film)
 * Live Isle of Wight '70 (1991 album)
 * Jimi Hendrix: At the Atlanta Pop Festival (1992 film)
 * Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight (2005 album & film)
 * Listed as "Jimi Hendrix Experience" releases:

Live albums with both Cox & Redding (& Mitchell):
 * Live at Berkeley (2003 album)
 * Live at the Isle of Fehmarn (2005 album)
 * Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival (2015 album & film)
 * Live in Maui (2020 album & film)
 * Listed as "Jimi Hendrix" releases:


 * Hendrix in the West (1972 album)
 * The Jimi Hendrix Concerts (1982 album)
 * Stages (Jimi Hendrix album) (1991 album)

Some more recent album reviews have also picked up on this trend, with previous concert releases once reviewed as "Jimi Hendrix albums" becoming "Jimi Hendrix Experience albums". To use the "Experience" moniker for releases with Cox & Mitchell may be good for marketing, but confusing to those who associate "Jimi Hendrix Experience" with the original lineup with Redding & Mitchell. For those releases with Cox & Mitchell that use the Experience tag, it may be helpful to include clarification, such as the "Jimi Hendrix Experience with Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell" or such. Any thoughts?

—Ojorojo (talk) 19:00, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

I suspect that we've got two different "experience"s going on here- the original chas chandler incarnation, & the legacy-exploitation by the estate; it probably seems like the most natural thing in the world to janey & co to refer to the whole hendrix 'theme park' business as 'experience', & they don't realise that we close followers of the history of JHE & BoG find it irritating, sloppy, inconsistent & the rest. duncanrmi (talk) 02:58, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy should be sited as a major influence since Hendrix often mentioned him as as an influence in interviews. [added 13:36 9 July 2021 by ]
 * Hendrix was a listener and was happy to talk up other guitarists. How much they actually influenced his style, technique, etc., is not always clear. To keep this section from getting too bloated with a bunch of names (like the last paragraph in the Legacy section), it would be helpful to have some specifics or at least a quote from him. The link doesn't provide much, do you have any more info? —Ojorojo (talk) 15:54, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2021
please change In September, they gave some of their last concerts at the Cafe au Go Go, as John Hammond Jr.'s backing group. to In September, they gave some of their last concerts at the Cafe au Go Go, as John Hammond's backing group.

John Hammond has never gone by "Jr.". He and his father do not have the same name, and his father is the "Junior" in their family line, as the father's name is John Henry Hammond II. The musician's name is John Paul Hammond. KCBlues (talk) 15:07, 17 July 2021 (UTC)


 * ❌ Do you have any reliable source(s)? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:12, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Have changed it to John P. Hammond anyway, although that article says "...he is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr.". Martinevans123 (talk) 15:16, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * In several Hendrix bios, he is identified as "John Hammond Jr." or "John Hammond" and not as "John P. Hammond". In a newspaper ad for the Cafe gig, he is listed as "John Hammond" (no preview). —Ojorojo (talk) 17:35, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * So, is it this guy or not? I'm unable to see Roby and Schreiber (2010), so I don't know what form they have used in that source. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:40, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, Roby uses "John Hammond Jr.", but sometimes drops the "Jr." His albums up to the 90s or so used "John Hammond". AllMusic still uses "John Hammond, Jr." —Ojorojo (talk) 17:58, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * By all means ask him what he would prefer. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:04, 17 July 2021 (UTC) p.s. Brad Schreiber gets a credit at Becoming Jimi Hendrix, but not here?

Semi-protected edit request on 21 July 2021
change

in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year

to

in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year Rightmire (talk) 15:41, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:54, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I assume you meant the one in the lead section and not the one lower down. The first instance after the lead appears in the "Influences" section, so I have linked that one as well. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2021
The present text is inconsistent regarding Hendrix military career. It states that he arrived at Ft. Campbell on November 8 1961 and a letter home Hendrix writes that two weeks later he began Airborne Training. The text says he graduated from Airborne training by January 11 1962. The existing text later states that Hendrix took 8 months to compete Airborne training. This is entirely inconsistent. Prior assignments, including Basic Training, AIT, etc are not part of Airborne training as all soldiers do that. It’s not exclusive to Airborne. It would be more accurate to either indicate how long he was in Airborne school, or write that he completed Airborne training 8 months after enlisting. What’s more, Airborne school is, and was, three weeks. It’s a one-shot deal. If you wash out for anything other than a temporary medical issue (like broken bone or laceration) you cannot ever attempt it again. In other words, no one can possible, ever take 8 months to complete Airborne training. 2603:6000:9840:E07:E83D:379D:C9F1:A626 (talk) 16:51, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:56, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Roby and Schreiber don't actually write that "Hendrix completed his paratrooper training in just over eight months" Their timeline, pp. 13–14:
 * 6/61 – Begins basic training at Fort Ord, completed in eight weeks.
 * 11/8/61 – Arrives at Fort Campbell, sent father letter "There's nothing but physical training and harassment here for two weeks, then when you go to jump school..."
 * 1/11/62 – Receives Screaming Eagle patch, writes father "I made it in eight months and eight days."
 * So it looks like eight months is the total from basic to patch, but I think the dates are more important than the elasped time. Propose to remove "in just over eight months" and leave as "Hendrix completed his paratrooper training and, on January 11, 1962, Major General C. W. G. Rich awarded him the prestigious Screaming Eagles patch." OK? —Ojorojo (talk) 18:08, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Ankle injury/ medical discharge
"Hendrix...lied that he had received a medical discharge after breaking his ankle during his 26th parachute jump.[61][nb 9]"

The source support for him "lying" about his ankle injury seems to be pretty weak. In the major Hendrix documentary "Hear My Train A' Comin'" the medical discharge for a broken ankle is presented as factual. There are other sources that say his military records mention an ankle injury as the reason for his honorable medical discharge. Unless there's conclusive evidence that he lied about the ankle injury, then the most one can say is that some sources say he did have such an injury and others say he lied about it. TheBlinkster (talk) 07:11, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello: Many biographies about Hendrix include something along the lines of "he received an honorable discharge for medical reasons because of a broken ankle he received during a parachute jump". But his military records don't seem to bear this out. One biography includes "All [Hendrix's biographers], however, had maintained that Hendrix's break from the army was due to a literal break—a broken ankle. Hendrix's army files say nothing about a broken bone but instead make clear that the army did not want him any more than he, apparently, wanted the army."
 * While Hendrix's military records may be incomplete, they show that when the discharge procedure was initiated (May 1962), the only complaints against him were behavioral related with no mention of physical injuries or disabilities. It started as an AR 635-208 general discharge as "undesireable", but was approved on 27 June 1962 under 635-209 as a general discharge under honorable conditions due to "unsuitability" (which Hendrix signed). There are many statements about his poor performance (missing bed checks, sleeping on duty, lack of interest in his equipment, etc.), but nothing about an injury.
 * Roby and Scheiber (one of the sources used in the article) write:
 * "Alphonso Johnson [a band mate while Hendrix was in the army] provided additional insight into the case against Private Hendrix: 'His friend Billy Cox was getting out soon, and Jimi didn't want to stay in the Army alone, so Jimi said he broke his ankle to get out. Jimi wore a cast for about two weeks after he was out, and then it came off. He faked that one. I used to ask him how it was doing, and he said, 'Oh, just fine.' He knew I was teasing him. He'd figured a way to get out and be with Billy. [p. 26]"
 * So, although there may be no "conclusive evidence that he lied about the ankle injury", there is no Army record that he ever sustained one or that his discharge was for anything related to a physical injury or disability. Propose to make the following change: "Hendrix later spoke of his dislike of the army and lied that he had received a medical discharge after breaking his ankle during his 26th parachute jump.[61][nb 9] However, no army records have been produced that indicate that he received or was discharged for any injuries. [Gelfand 2006, p. 32]
 * —Ojorojo (talk) 16:03, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Why "African American"? How is that Relevant
I don't see other articles with African American when it's not relevant 147.161.12.2 (talk) 18:19, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Per MOS:ETHNICITY Hendrix's race is notable in that he was a trailblazer for African-American rock musicians in particular, and one of the few African-Americans in the genre, at least at that level of fame. - CorbieVreccan  ☊ ☼ 19:11, 23 December 2021 (UTC)