“He changed the vocabulary of the guitar – made it a different instrument” ...

Rock legend Jimi Hendrix rose to fame in the late 1960s with his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience. He had been working hard as a guitarist in the years leading up to his breakout, and was a talented ...

May was learning to make the guitar “talk” when Hendrix showed him just how far the instrument’s expressive possibilities ...

Voodoo Chile' is the great song Jimi Hendrix drew his hit 'Voodoo Child' song. But who helped him write it and who played ...

Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970, and Dr Bannister, one of the doctors who treated the rock legend upon his arrival at ...

Jimi Hendrix changed the course of hard rock culture, both by his presence on stage and his innovative guitar playing. The new book, “Experienced,” gives readers insight.

It’s been 56 years since legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix died at the age of 27. Found dead at the Samarkand Hotel in ...

A chance encounter in a London club led to a career for the author that began with his job as guitar tech for Jimi Hendrix.

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 ...

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And while you're trying again, think about Jimi Hendrix, who made it halfway through his first guitar gig before being fired on Feb. 20, 1959. The show ...

Washington state native Jimi Hendrix began his music career by backing artists such as Little Richard and The Isley Brothers. Yet fans in England were more receptive to his brand of rock ‘n’ roll and ...

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