Latest about Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend on how Jimi Hendrix led him to write ‘Tommy,’ the Who's 1969 breakthrough
“I realized that what I had was a bunch of gimmicks which he had come and taken away from me,” the Who guitarist told us. “I took refuge in my writing”
Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio
Dweezil Zappa laments the absence of riffs in modern music and what it means for future guitar players
He’s mused on how songwriting has changed over the years, which has come at the expense of the riff and people’s exposure to the instrument
Brian May details his disastrous experiment with a Marshall stack — and how Jimi Hendrix then showed him up with it
He tried out the amp in front of 7,000 people before Jimi Hendrix showed him how to make it sing
B.B. King on the night in 1967 when he jammed with Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
The night marked the moment King recognized his influence on the new generation of blues guitarists — but he had no bitterness for his years in obscurity
Grace Bowers on Funkadelic, Leslie West and the 10 records that changed her life
The guitar wunderkind reveals the diverse range of funk, rock and R&B albums that shaped her as a musician
Why this rare clip of Jimi Hendrix in his early years proves he was always destined for greatness
He was a mere sideman during a televised Buddy & Stacey performance in 1965, but even if the camera neglected him, his talents do not
Watch rare footage of Jimi Hendrix's final performance in 1970
Less than two weeks before his death, Jimi Hendrix took to the stage for his final — and somewhat chaotic — scheduled performance with the Experience, featuring Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell
