Título: Jimi Hendrix
Seção: First instruments
Background: James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15.

Conteúdo: At Horace Mann Elementary School in Seattle during the mid-1950s, Hendrix's habit of carrying a broom with him to emulate a guitar gained the attention of the school's social worker. After more than a year of his clinging to a broom like a security blanket, she wrote a letter requesting school funding intended for underprivileged children, insisting that leaving him without a guitar might result in psychological damage. Her efforts failed, and Al refused to buy him a guitar.  In 1957, while helping his father with a side-job, Hendrix found a ukulele amongst the garbage that they were removing from an older woman's home. She told him that he could keep the instrument, which had only one string. Learning by ear, he played single notes, following along to Elvis Presley songs, particularly Presley's cover of Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog". By the age of thirty-three, Hendrix's mother Lucille had developed cirrhosis of the liver, and on February 2, 1958, she died when her spleen ruptured. Al refused to take James and Leon to attend their mother's funeral; he instead gave them shots of whiskey and instructed them that was how men were supposed to deal with loss. In 1958, Hendrix completed his studies at Washington Junior High School and began attending, but did not graduate from, Garfield High School.  In mid-1958, at age 15, Hendrix acquired his first acoustic guitar, for $5. He earnestly applied himself, playing the instrument for several hours daily, watching others and gettin

user: What was the first instrument he learned to play

assistant: Hendrix found a ukulele amongst the garbage

user: did he teach himself to play it?

assistant: Learning by ear, he played single notes, following along to Elvis Presley songs,

user: what was the next instrument he learned to play

assistant: Hendrix acquired his first acoustic guitar, for $5.

user: Did he teach himself that too

assistant: He earnestly applied himself, playing the instrument for several hours daily, watching others and getting tips

user: did he ever get any lessions

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: when did he get his first electric guitar

assistant: In mid-1959, his father relented and bought him a white Supro Ozark.

user: Did he ever play any other instruments

assistant: Al bought him a red Silvertone Danelectro.

user: When did he first start playing for the public

assistant: Hendrix's first gig was with an unnamed band in the Jaffe Room of Seattle's Temple De Hirsch Sinai,

user: When did he first gain fame for his playing

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: is there anything else interesting about this time

assistant: Hendrix's habit of carrying a broom with him to emulate a guitar gained the attention of the school's social worker.