Jimi Hendrix Park is a

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named in honor of musician

Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

, who was from Seattle. The park was named in 2006, and the opening of the park was announced in December, 2011 at the

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, adjacent to the park, with an opening planned for 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of the musician's birth. As of summer 2013, the park design had been approved by the city, and development from a large grassy area into the planned guitar-shaped system of pathways and vegetation had not yet begun. The park opened on June 17, 2017. The park's opening was introduced by the Bellevue

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playing the classic Jimi Hendrix tune "

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." The park was funded by various city funds and donations from the

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Jimi Hendrix Park
at Seattle Parks and Recreation and Janie Hendrix, stepsister of Jimi Hendrix. The Jimi Hendrix park is the fourth public memorial to Hendrix in Seattle, the others being a plaque in

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, a bust in his high school's library, and a privately funded sidewalk statue.

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Jimi Hendrix Park FoundationJanie Hendrix interview about Jimi Hendrix Park
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