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When Jimi Hendrix was found dead in a London hotel, conspiracy theorists had a field day – ABC News
Many questions remain about the life and death of Jimi Hendrix. Perhaps the most haunting, writes Mark Bannerman, is what sort of music might he have given the world had he survived?
On the evening of September 17, 1970, Eric Clapton walked up the steps to Lyceum Theatre in London. He carried with him a white, left-handed Fender Stratocaster guitar.
The guitar he held was intended as a gift for Jimi Hendrix, who he’d planned to meet at the theatre.
The meeting never took place. The guitar remained with Clapton and, several hours later, Hendrix was found dead in his girlfriend’s hotel room.
Later, in an interview with the BBC, Clapton claimed he had seen Hendrix that night…
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