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Biography of Jimi Hendrix, 5th of 5

By the time of the Woodstock Festival of 1969, Jimi Hendrix is at the peak of his career, but his hedonistic lifestyle inevitably leads to tragedy. 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"