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Topic started on 30-5-2009 @ 09:50 PM by nerbot

Jimmy Hendrix 'was murdered' by his manager, claims roadie


www.dailymail.co.uk
Rock legend Jimi Hendrix was murdered by his manager as part of an insurance scam, a new book by one of former aides claims.

Hendrix choked to death on his own vomit when he was 27 – but the exact circumstances of his death have always been a mystery.

Now James ‘Tappy’ Wright, one of the rock star’s roadies, claims that Hendrix’s manager, Michael Jeffery, confessed to killing him. Jeffery is said to have made a drunken confession a year after the star’s death in September 1970.

The book, called Rock Roadie, out next month, recalls Wright’s life with various rock stars during the Sixties, including Tina Turner and Elvis Presley.

In it, Wright claims Jeffery, who was married to actress Gillian French, made the confession at his apartment in 1971, two years before he died in a plane crash.
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[edit on 30/5/2009 by nerbot]


reply posted on 30-5-2009 @ 09:50 PM by nerbot
Hendrix isn't dead! .......he just left his body behind.

So...... a book, an alleged murder, a witness to the alleged confession and a dead confessor.

Should sell a few copies eh?

I wonder if any more details will be given without having to buy the book or whether this will turn out to be something like the Johnan Reed (Rutter) "alien in the freezer" story
LINK where it's all for the bucks and the only way to get knowledge about the case is to make a purchase of some sort.

Interesting that the author of the book, James ‘Tappy’ Wright, is probably also the author of this Daily Mail article (James Tapper). Maybe he has a friend in the office.

RIP James....they can kill rockers, but they can't kill ROCK.

www.dailymail.co.uk
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reply posted on 31-5-2009 @ 03:36 AM by Richard67
reply to post by nerbot


I noticed the names' similarity too, but I think its just a coincidence; one is an ex- roadie with a book out, living in Miami, the other is a regular contributor to the Daily Mail.
But this story doesn't totally surprise me - I saw a doco on Jimi, at the height of his fame he just wanted to relax for a while, get away from all the craziness, ride horses, swim and just recharge his over-depleted batteries. But his manager at the time appeared, with 2 goons with bulges under their jackets, and took Jimi back to the grindstone...(basically at gunpoint)
There never seemed to be any shortage of people telling him what he should do - black artists criticized him for fronting a white band, leading him to form the Band of Gypsies ... and he clearly wanted nothing more than to pursue and develop his art, not deal with all the parasites trying to suck his blood.
Some folks do both really well, eg Mick Jagger - consummate performer and savvy businessman in one - but Jimi was the pure artist


reply posted on 31-5-2009 @ 06:44 AM by FlyersFan
I like Hendrix. I like Led Zepplin better. But Hendrix is great stuff. Even my 13 year old daughter digs Hendrix.

yes .. I said 'digs' ... (I'm old)
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