caption date coordinates inquest burial title cause coroner article_title place verdict image_name
samarkand hotel in september 2008 1970 09 18 51.5125 -0.207 dms type : landmark title september 28 , 1970 , in london , england october renton , washington , us 1 , 1970 , at greenwood cemetery , death of jimi hendrix asphyxia intoxication due to aspiration of vomit due to barbiturate gavin thurston death of jimi hendrix
 samarkand , london , england hotel , 22 lansdowne crescent , notting hill open samarkandhotel1.jpg
death of jimi hendrix

on september 18 , 1970 , the american musician jimi hendrix died in london , aged 27 years .
one of the most influential guitarists of the 1960s , the rock and roll hall of fame describes him as `` arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music . ''
in the days before his death , hendrix had been in poor health , due in part to fatigue caused by overworking , a chronic lack of sleep , and an illness assumed to be influenza-related .
insecurities about his personal relationships and disillusionment with the music industry had also contributed to his frustration .
although the details of his final hours and death are disputed , hendrix spent much of his last day with monika dannemann .
during the morning of september18 , she found him unresponsive in her apartment at the samarkand hotel , 22lansdowne crescent , notting hill .
she called for an ambulance at 11:18 a.m. and he was taken to st mary abbot 's hospital where an attempt was made to resuscitate him .
he was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. .
the post-mortem examination concluded that hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates .
at the inquest , the coroner , finding no evidence of suicide and lacking sufficient evidence of the circumstances , recorded an open verdict .
dannemann stated that hendrix had taken nine of his prescribed vesparax sleeping tablets , 18 times the recommended dosage .
on october 1 , 1970 , hendrix was interred at greenwood cemetery in renton , washington .
in 1992 , his former girlfriend kathy etchingham asked uk authorities to reopen the investigation into his death .
a subsequent inquiry by scotland yard proved inconclusive , and in 1993 , they decided against proceeding with the investigation .
