11/27/1942
Jimi Hendrix is born.

06/09/1947
John 'Mitch' Mitchell drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience was born on this day.

10/18/1966
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played its debut concert in Paris.

11/25/1966
The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its London performance debut at the Bag O' Nails Club.

12/13/1966
Jimi Hendrix recorded 'Foxy Lady'.

12/16/1966
Jimi Hendrix released his first single, 'Hey Joe'.

01/11/1967
Jimi Hendrix recorded 'Purple Haze'.

03/31/1967
Jimi Hendrix began his British tour with Cat Stevens.

03/31/1967
At London's Finsbury Park Astoria, The Jimi Hendrix Experience were on stage when Hendrix squirted his cigarette lighter fuel over his solid-body guitar, which he then set on fire with resulting audio and visual effect, not to mention contravention of the theatre's fire regulations.

05/20/1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience signed their first American record deal on this day in 1967. Their first album 'Are You Experienced' went on to peak at number 5 on the US charts.

06/17/1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its debut performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in California.

08/26/1967
Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze' was released.

12/23/1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 'Foxy Lady' was released.

01/11/1968
The Daily Mirror of London reported that Jimi Hendrix had moved into the London townhouse where George Frederick Handel was believed to have composed 'Water Music' and 'Messiah'.

02/12/1968
Jimi Hendrix returned home to Seattle where he received the key to the city and an honorary high school diploma. He also played for the students of Garfield High School from which he had dropped out.

03/15/1968
LIFE magazine called Jimi Hendrix 'the most spectacular guitarist in the world'.

09/21/1968
'All Along the Watchtower' was released by Jimi Hendrix.

10/12/1968
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in London.

02/24/1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played its last British concert before breaking up.

05/03/1969
Jimi Hendrix was busted at Toronto International Airport for possession of narcotics, but was released on $10,000 bail.

06/20/1969
Jimi Hendrix earned the largest paycheck (to that time) for a single show when he earned $125,000 for a single set at the Newport Jazz Festival.

07/02/1969
Bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchel quit Jimi Hendrix Experience.

12/08/1969
Testifying at his trial for possesion of hashish and heroin in the Toronto Supreme Court, Jimi Hendrix claimed that he had now 'outgrown' drugs. The jury found him not guilty after eight hours of deliberations.

12/31/1969
Jimi Hendrix introduced his new Band of Gypsys at a show that was recorded and later released as the live album 'Band of Gypsys'.

07/28/1970
Jimi Hendrix played his final gig in his home town of Seattle.

08/25/1970
Jimi Hendrix opened his recording studio in New York City.

08/26/1970
Jimi Hendrix made his last public appearance at the Isle of Wright Pop Festival in England.

08/30/1970
Jimi Hendrix played his last gig in Britain.

09/16/1970
Jimi Hendrix made his final public appearance. He appeared with Eric Burdon and War at a club in London. The opening performance was Samuel Barber's 'Antony and Cleopatra'.

09/18/1970
Jimi Hendrix tragically succumbs to a life of excess at the age of 27.

11/04/1991
Jimi Hendrix is elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

04/25/1994
At Sotheby's auction house in London, Jimi Hendrix's 1968 white Fender Stratocaster guitar that he used during his appearance at Woodstock sold for over $300,000. The guitar was later sold to the Microsoft co-founder and renowned Hendrix collector, Paul Allen in 1993 in a private sale believed to be worth $1.3 million.

09/12/2000
The family of Jimi Hendrix released 56 rare tracks in a 4-CD boxed set, 'The Jimi Hendrix Experience'.

07/05/2002
Jimi Hendrix's family won an injunction against a New York-based music production company from releasing recordings that Hendrix had performed.

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