Jimi Hendrix

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Blues · R&B · Rock
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1968 Hendrix was arrested in Gothenburg, Sweden, following a drunken hotel altercation that involved a broken window and an injury to his hand. He later received a fine. Source
1969 Jimi Hendrix struck his girlfriend Carmen Borrero above the eye with a bottle, leaving her needing stitches. Source
1969 Hendrix performed at a benefit for Harlem's United Block Association, which supported neighbourhood programmes including childcare and educational activities. He also argued that major rock acts should help make live music accessible to young people who could not afford expensive concert tickets. Source
1970 Hendrix performed at the January 1970 Winter Festival for Peace, a benefit organised to raise money for the Vietnam Moratorium Committee, which opposed the Vietnam War. Source

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