Jimi Hendrix Death Announcement September 18, 1970

Announced by Walter Cronkite.

[@julianG1212]

God the quality of the video

[@charlieoviatt1671]

well he definetely died young and far before i was born. i am 13 years old and i l;istenn to his music and he is like a rock legend. i really wish he would have lived longer

[@wazeeki2945]

charlie oviatt ur old now

[@shadracer2838]

@@wazeeki2945 You're a moron.

[@annacabis04]

Charlie, I am a 64 old female from Germany! I Listen to jimi's music every day since 50 years!! I really feel the same Like you young Guy! Keep on playing jimi's music!!

[@sambradley1968]

He was 27 at the time, still the greatest guitarist of all time. 🎸🎼

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

No in 1978 Edward Van Halen took that position from hendrix and evh still holds the title in 2023

[@willg54]

​@@BlueberryStinkFinger62Greatness is in the eye of the beholder, my friend.😊

[@gilval808]

Anybody watching this announcement from 50 years ago 1970- 2020 Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970

[@FEEDIDDLYDEE]

I remember hearing the news, but not from Walter Cronkite. I was 12.

[@slomp1471]

I taped this broadcast live that night, just audio, still.have it,, 9 18 1970, I was 16, 50 years ago today.

[@pieandapple]

he was 27 not 24

[@haileyparker2086]

Right he was 27

[@wcorowitz]

most of the papers had it wrong, they also had the OVERDOSE part wrong.

[@Aldebaron9]

I still cry on this day

[@ekop1778]

VIDEO NEEDS A REHAUL CANT SEE SHIT

[@tedquinn]

Walter Cronkite was hardly a fascist or a dumbass. The early reports were confused and they had some wrong information. The fact that he ended his evening broadcast with the death of Jimi Hendrix seems to prove that Walt found Jimi to be relevant and noteworthy.

[@tedquinn]

i love my friends.

[@ZLProductionsOfficial]

It has been 50 years since his death, His Spirit will live on.

[@sambradley2975]

48 years ago today, the rock world lost an innovative pioneer who did things with a guitar that no one thought was possible.

[@deborahearle4151]

I learned last week that a young Freddie Mercury, who was a fan of his was devastated by the news, and had trouble working that day, although he and future Queen bandmate Roger Taylor still managed to put up the stall where they sold antique clothes in a special section of the open market in London that honored Jimi.Of course 21 years later, it would be Mercury's own death that would rock London and the world in equal measure.

[@lesbiangroupbikinideath8892]

I’m 13 and have watched this.

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

@DaveyJakKay777: Hendrix was 27 in 1970, as he died September the 18th 1970. He was in facT one week from his 28th birthday.

[@mcleanartists]

Cronkite the master, wrong.

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

@ceapacufasole: I understand Bro... We need Jimi back today as the music nowadays sucks.... Anyawy peace :)

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

@ceapacufasole: I never said he wasn't born on the 27 of November. But he was 27 years of age...

[@ceapacufasole]

@seanblessing "He was in facT one week from his 28th birthday." That's what I was telling you, there are two months to his birthday as he died on September the 18th.

[@psychokidz1252]

I've watched another where they say he was 28 so these people not know!!! RIP Hendrix👏🏻

[@bumcheek7]

@DaveyJakKay777 1970, jim morrison joined the '27' club in '71.

[@ceapacufasole]

@seanblessing Yep, I haven't stopped listening his music since I first heard of him. Peace.

[@luvpinas123]

The other video says he's twenty-eight xD

[@churchboy58]

he was 27 for sure!!!!!

[@Jim856796]

Jimi Hendrix was not 24, he was aged 27 ((not going to say 27 years old because 1970 was the calendar year of his 28th birthday).

[@ceapacufasole]

@seanblessing Actually he was born on 27 November 1942, so 2 months +.

[@trieck]

“Harsh voice”?

[@RODNATHANIEL]

imagine if he'd lived as long as BB king or Eric Clapton...Well atleast he lived!

[@chrissystewart6268]

Woooow Jimi Hendrix died at 27 from drug overdose in London in 1970 I wasn't born when Jimi Hendrix became famous & when He died woow. I 'd like to know why did set the 🎸 on 🔥 🔥 ?

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

@ceapacufasole: Same here, I have everything he ever did on CD and old Vinyl records. Jimi is tops!! :)

[@8757kathy]

cronkite said 24 yrs old i thought he was 27 when he died

[@scott-o3345]

Is this just bad audio, or did CBS alter their audio to make Purple Haze sound awful intentionally?

[@stlmopoet]

I think this is an old VHS recording of the announcement, and the tape doesn't seem to have held up very well.

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

@Graveyardchameleon: I know :)

[@DaveyJakKay777]

Hendrix was 27 in 1971 when he died

[@charlessteenburgen]

Richard David he was 27 when he died in 1970.didnt make it to 1971

[@DJDee101]

Did Cronkite say he was 24? lmao...

[@Mangosunsplash]

Jimi M.Hendrix - further to my comments on 'Numerology'(see 'If 6 Was 9')on 1 of S.R.Vaughan's pages:was -from D.O.B. 'Numerology' :a 9! D.O.Death was an 8 -yet he was 27 yrs. old : ALSO a 9!!!!!!You can't get much 'HIGHER'..heh what???!!!!Creashonrebel

[@ceapacufasole]

@ceapacufasole To his music* ... type fail lol.

[@fromtheend4253]

Mr T.V. man jimi was 27yrs old and not 24yrs old when he died and so you like Rolling Stone Mag you also got his age wrong Boo Hoo!!