Jimi Hendrix first started his career as a backing guitarist for rock ‘n’ roll legends like Little Richard and The Isley Brothers. But long before he began performing as a professional guitarist, he ...

In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, former Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox recalled his first meeting with the ...

Before he owned his own real electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix had to make his own with whatever he had. As a child, Hendrix (who was known as Buster at the time) was able to electrify his acoustic guitar ...

The post How to Get the Guitar Sound from Jimi Hendrix’s Iconic “Star-Spangled Banner” Performance appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Jimi Hendrix forever changed electric guitar playing at ...

Jimi Hendrix was born 75 years ago today. He was only 27 when he died on Sept. 18, 1970. But in that short time Hendrix irrevocably changed the electric guitar — and, with it, rock ‘n’ roll — with his ...

Image Entertainment is proud to release Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero, now available on DVD. Needing no introduction, Jimi Hendrix is world renowned for changing the landscape of rock & roll and ...

The history of rock guitar — and rock music in general — can be split into two periods: before Jimi Hendrix's debut album and after. It's difficult to overstate the impact of the Jimi Hendrix ...

For those who think they are virtuosic enough, we have picked the easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar to start with. Jimi Hendrix was born in 1942 in Seattle. His first touch and introduction ...

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Two pieces of rock and roll history have hit the market.A Marshall amplifier and a Fender Jazzmaster guitar, both owned by Jimi Hendrix, have hit the online site Reverb.com.The guitar, not the type ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has expanded his collection of some of the most famous guitars in music history, this time purchasing a Jimi Hendrix guitar. Irsay recently ...