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Jimi Hendrix arrested in Toronto

by Nick Bornholt / May 10th, 1969

May 3, 1969, and the Royal Mounted Police expose three big H’s: heroin, hash, and Hendrix.

A suspect bottle at an airport security checkpoint was all it took for 26-year-old Jimi Hendrix to be arrested and bonded on bail to the tune of $10,000 - just in time to play a sold out show at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens.

More to come.

Watch below Jimi Hendrix perform "Hey Joe" at the Monterey Pop Festival.