Jimi Hendrix before he was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1940s-1950s Cheap Seattle rooms

   His family moved between cheap Seattle hotels and apartments.

   Grew up poor, the family moving between cheap hotels and apartments around Seattle. Source

2. 

   1958 Losing Lucille, 1958

   In February 1958 he lost his mother, Lucille.

   Bought his first acoustic guitar for five dollars at fifteen. Source

3. 

   1961 Army, 1961

   Caught in stolen cars, he enlisted; 101st Airborne, Fort Campbell.

   Enlisted in the United States Army after being caught riding in stolen cars, and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell. Source

4. 

   1965 Fired in 1965

   Little Richard's touring band fired him for tardiness and stage antics.

   Was fired from Little Richard's touring band over tardiness and stage antics. Source

5. 

   1966 Greenwich Village, 1966

   In 1966 he formed Jimmy James and the Blue Flames.

   Formed Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in Greenwich Village. Source

6. 1942

   Was born Johnny Allen Hendrix in Seattle, Washington, and renamed James Marshall Hendrix four years later. Source

7. 1957

   Found a one-string ukulele in the rubbish while helping his father clear a house, and learned to play it by ear. Source

8. 1958

   Lost his mother Lucille in February 1958. Source

9. 1962

   Was granted a general discharge under honourable conditions in June 1962. Source

10. 1964

    Joined the Isley Brothers' backing band and left it that October. Source

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