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Jimi Hendrix Trivia
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- He was voted the 6th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
- Hendrix and Pete Townshend of The Who got into a heated argument over who was going to follow whom at the Moterey Pop Festival. Neither artist wanted to follow the other so John Phillips flipped a coin to decide who was going to go on. Townshend won, so Hendrix had to follow The Who. For the record, both bands had their breakout performances that night.
- The footage of him playing "The Star-Spangeled Banner" in the film Woodstock (1970) is one of the most studied pieces of musical film ever.
- Hendrix played left-handed, much to the chagrin of his father, who believed that playing left-handed was a sign of the Devil! As Jimi's brother witnessed, Jimi played right-handed when his dad was present. After the elder Hendrix left the room, Jimi would use his famous left hand. Jimi wrote with his right hand, however.
- For years many people thought that Hendrix's final performance was at the Isle of Wight Festival in England. However, Hendrix's final performance was at a festival in Germany that was marred by bad weather and violence, especially by the German Hell's Angels.
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