Welcome to the Club: Jimi Hendrix’s Mysterious Death

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No matter where he went, Hendrix always had a broom in his hand. He pretended that it was a guitar and clung to it like a security blanket. The social worker suggested that either Al or the elementary school get Hendrix a guitar, but neither could afford it. It wasn’t until he was 15 years old that Hendrix finally got his first guitar, well, sort of.

Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar in front of a parked red car when he was younger

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It was a ukulele he found in the trash, and it only had one string. The future guitar legend didn’t care. Learning by ear, he played single notes following along to Elvis Presley songs. About a year later, Hendrix finally bought an acoustic guitar, and he played that thing from night until dawn.