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Jimi Hendrix Coming to Next Edition of 'Guitar Hero'
Friday, July 18, 2008
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LOS ANGELES — Jimi Hendrix is coming to "Guitar Hero."
The Seattle-based company Experience Hendrix, which controls the rock icon's musical legacy, is providing Hendrix's music and likeness for the latest "Guitar Hero" video game, Aaron Grant, a spokesman for publisher and developer Activision and Red Octane, told The Associated Press on Thursday.
It's the first time Hendrix's likeness will be showcased in the game.
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An avatar of Hendrix as well as the song "The Wind Cries Mary" and a live version of "Purple Haze," which was recorded in 1969 at the San Diego Sports Arena, will be included on "Guitar Hero World Tour" — the fourth edition of the popular game franchise scheduled for release Oct. 27.
"World Tour" will be the first "Guitar Hero" to feature playable drums and a microphone.
Experience Hendrix provided Activision and Red Octane with various songs from Hendrix, who famously played the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and died of a drug overdose in 1970.
Other Hendrix tunes would be released in the future as downloadable content for the game, Grant said.
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