How about some great photos of Jimi Hendrix? That sounds like a good way to start your day. Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942, and died on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.

• Jimi Hendrix

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  Rock guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) caught mid guitar-break during his performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• EMI Gathering

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  circa 1967: Rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970), centre, with, from left to right; disc jockey Jonathan King, Godfrey Winn of EMI and Noel Redding (1945 - 2003) and Mitch Mitchell of his band The Experience. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• Jimi Waves

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  1968: Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience wave goodbye as they board an aeroplane at London Airport, with assorted members of the Byrds, the Soft Machine and the Alan Price Set. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/Getty Images)
• Jimi At Festival

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  American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) in concert at the Isle of Wight Festival, his final UK performance. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• Hitching Hendrix

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  circa 1970: Innovative rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix jokingly thumbs for a lift while waiting with his baggage at Heathrow Airport, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

• The Experience

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  21st August 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience at London Airport, from left to right; bass player Noel Redding (1945 - 2003), legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell. (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
• Hendrix Experience

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  circa 1968: Portrait of the rock group Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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  American guitarist, singer and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) arrives at Heathrow Airport, London, 27th August 1970. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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