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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week"

Roundup

8-18-05

Biography of Jimi Hendrix, 4th of 5

"Room Full of Mirrors" by Charles R Cross, abridged by Kai Nicholl, read by Rhashan Stone: The story of Jimi Hendrix's short but incredible life, from his troubled childhood to his earliest experiments with the guitar, from his meteoric rise to fame in swinging London to his legendary performances at Monterey and Woodstock.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week"