Jimi Hendrix

Worried his pot dealer would get busted without a legitimate occupation, Hendrix pointed Shep Gordon toward Cooper's struggling band. More than five decades later, they're still working together.

The Rolling Stones guitarist recalls their first conversation in a London club, and explains why it’s still possible to be discovered the way his friend was

The Rolling Stones guitarist recalls how Jeff Beck’s request that he switch from six strings to four led to memorable jams with Hendrix

A 22-year-old drama student named Albert Goodman snuck onstage to film the guitar legend from just 15 feet away

From discovering Hendrix through his older brother to studying Clapton and Johnny Winter, Haynes traces the players who shaped his approach to the guitar

The guitarist reveals the moment Hendrix moved beyond his influences and discovered a voice entirely his own

Eric Barrett recalls more than two years on the road with the guitar icon. But one anecdote doesn’t add up

Clapton thought the Experience was the wrong band for Hendrix, but felt “an incredible sense of relief” to have discovered someone else as devoted to the blues as he was