Father of guitar hero Jimi Hendrix dies at 82.

From: The Seattle Times (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: April 18, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: John Zebrowski

SEATTLE _ James Al Hendrix, the father of the Seattle guitar hero Jimi Hendrix, died Wednesday at his home of congestive heart failure. He was 82.

It was Hendrix who introduced his son to music, buying him an old ukulele, which the future rock star taught himself to play. In his lyrics, Jimi often alluded to his childhood with his father, describing the view from one of their homes, which looked out on Mount Rainier: "Well, I stand up n...

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