Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Death of Jimi Hendrix

Death of Jimi Hendrix

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 18, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 21:42, 2 September 2015 (UTC)



The American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London on September 18, 1970, aged 27. Hendrix, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music", was in poor health in the days leading up to his death, affected by exhaustion and possible influenza, and frustrated by his personal relationships. He spent his last day with Monika Dannemann at her apartment in Notting Hill, where 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 aspiring 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 for UK authorities to reinvestigate his death, this second investigation again proved inconclusive when it was closed the following year.
 * Most recent similar article(s): The most recent scheduled music article is to be on 17 August, Supernature (Goldfrapp album). The most recent musical biography is Eusèbe Jaojoby on 29 July. For Hendrix's era, the most recent are The Basement Tapes (21 July) and Ringo Starr (7 July).
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 * Promoted: 10 March 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: This would be my first "TFA", even though I am far from a leading contributor to the article itself, and the FA nominator has been inactive for over a year. Nominating this for September 18, the 45th anniversary of Hendrix's death.
 * Support as nominator. &#39;&#39;&#39;tAD&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 22:59, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support: one of the more creative and inspirational artists of the previous century. Note, please correct: "On September 18, 1970, [t]he American musician". Praemonitus (talk) 20:15, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * NB the bold link needs to be the first link, not the third link (otherwise automatic systems that detect what the TFA is are confused, as are readers...). I suggest something like: The American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London on September 18, 1970, aged 27.  Hendrix, ddescribed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music", had been in poor health, affected by ... (etc). Final sentence is a comma splice at present but no doubt the usual TFA magic will be worked in due course. BencherliteTalk 19:07, 20 August 2015 (UTC)