The Jimi Hendrix Experience released Purple Haze.
Jimi Hendrix . Within months , Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience : `` Hey Joe '' , `` Purple Haze '' , and `` The Wind Cries Mary '' . `` Purple Haze '' is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released as the second record single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on March 17 , 1967 . `` Purple Haze '' is one of Hendrix 's best-known songs and appears on many Hendrix compilation albums .