Guide Note

Kathy Etchingham was a former girlfriend of rock legend Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s. When Vivid Entertainment claimed it had a sex tape featuring the late guitarist, Etchingham denied it was Hendrix, saying he was "very shy."

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Kathy Mary Etchingham
2. Lived with Hendrix in London from 1966-69
3. Hendrix wrote "The Wind Cries Mary" after an argument with Etchingham
4. Claims Hendrix would never make a sex tape
5. Has accused another former girlfriend of role in Hendrix's death

Etchingham has accused another of Hendrix's former girlfriends, German artist Monika Dannemann, of contributing to his death. Hendrix died on September 18, 1970, and the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. Hendrix was at Dannemann's apartment when he was found, and a coroner later ruled he'd asphyxiated.

"It is not him. His face is too broad and nose and nostrils too wide for Jimi. Also the hair is too low on the forehead. He would never have allowed anyone to see that...In private he was very shy and would cover up." — Kathy Etchingham, The New York Times