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Modify infobox

I suggest changing the infobox template from {{Infobox musical artist}} to {{Infobox person}} (with the former template embedded, similar to Mick Jagger's temp.) 83.52.79.56 (talk) 08:08, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This was proposed in 2019, but, unlike Jagger, Hendrix "didn't do much, if anything, outside of music".[1] The "signature" that was added turned out to be a logo and was removed as per this discussion. Infobox person has a lot of parameters that seem to attract unsourced miscellanea. I don't think it's worth it. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:03, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What about his (brief) military service and his death cause? That can be only added in {{Infobox person}} 83.53.68.41 (talk) 07:19, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest adding a "military service" heading and sub-info to the infobox. This allows a cursory indication to readers that may look at this article to confirm whether or not he served in the military. --31.187.2.192 (talk) 15:17, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hendrix Discography

Wikipedia should definitely include the following Hendrix recordings in his discography: his BBC Sessions, which he recorded in 1967 and 1969. 38 songs. They are not there now. 173.73.147.4 (talk) 13:56, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The guidance at Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Article guidelines § Discography section is as follows: "The discography section of the musician's primary article should ... provide a summary of the musician's major works. In most cases this is done using a simple list of their studio albums, leaving a complete listing of releases to the discography article." Tkbrett (✉) 14:39, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Both Radio One (1988) and BBC Sessions (1998) are included on the Jimi Hendrix posthumous discography. It's open for debate which of Hendrix's posthumous albums are considered "major works", which is the criteria for inclusion here. This article briefly mentions The Cry of Love (1971) and its successor First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997), but the BBC recordings are not mentioned. Without more support, there doesn't seem to be enough reason to add them. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:33, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The reference below can be resinstated as opposed using the Wayback Machine

"In memoriam Desmond C. Henley". Internet. Christopher Henley Limited 2008–2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

https://christopherhenleylimited.com/inmemoriam.htm Akidcalledjimmy (talk) 12:48, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Tollens (talk) 19:12, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stage Clothing

Many of Jimi Hendrix clothes were designed and made by Michael Braun of Michael & Toni Designs out of Tampabay Florida. The crushed velvet pants that Jimi wore at Woodstock, Michael hand crushed the velvet. An interview with Michael Braun is in the Experience Hendrix magazine. A letter exists from Jimi to Michael & Toni asking for more clothes describing that clothes should be especially made as art.The velvet patchwork jacket hanging in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame was also made by Michael as well as the flowered printed shirt shown in Life Magazine published in 1969. Shoshaana (talk) 16:17, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]