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The Timelessness and Magic Behind Jimi Hendrix’s Debut Album

JIMI HENDRIX, (1968) © KING COLLECTION / RETNAUK CREDIT ALL USES Revisit the making and magic of Jimi Hendrix's debut album, 'Are You Experienced'. Learn more about why this album...

“Mitch has finally got the intro and then… crash! It's Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones. He stumbles in, and he's out...

Recorded in London and New York, Hendrix's version of the Bob Dylan track would become the Experience's best-selling single – but it took many takes to get there

From Behind the Pine Curtain: ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?

What was life as JIMI HENDRIX’s roadie like? ERIC BARRETT tells all in EXPERIENCED

From Woodstock to Isle Of Wight, Jimi Hendrix’s road manager Eric Barrett was in the wings. Experienced is a memoir of his time with Hendrix. The post What was life as JIMI HENDRI...

The story of Jimi Hendrix's unforgettable Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). "Don't forget that I had an artist who was an ab...

Voodoo Child: not to be confused with Voodoo Chile

Jimi Hendrix Plays “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” for The Beatles, Just Three Days After the Album’s Release (1...

There are many ways to celebrate a new album from a band you admire. You can have a listening party alone. You can have a listening party with friends. You can learn the title trac...

Jimi Hendrix: Showman and Sculptor

When you think of Jimi Hendrix, chances are something flamboyant or incendiary comes to mind. His Stratocaster in flames at Monterey, or kneeling before a wall of amps at Woodstock...

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE’S MAGIC BOY COMING IN OCTOBER

Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings To Release Legendary 1970 Berkeley Performance Available on 2LP Vinyl, CD and Digital Platforms Magic Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At...

"We were only a small spark on the Sunset Strip at first, but we became a wildfire." How an unlikely rock star led the p...

Arthur Lee inspired Jimi Hendrix, formed Love, gave Elektra Records their first hit and blew John Densmore's mind

"Plenty of gas in the tank, but it's content to drive along the highway well within the speed limit." Stephen Stills fin...

Surrounded by a talented group of musicians, including ex-Byrd Chris Hillman, Stephen Stills explores four musical avenues on four sides of vinyl

Guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson picks the songs that soundtrack his life: "That record was over my head. I wasn't even sure...

Texan guitarist Eric Johnson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and answers a morbid question with an even more morbid answer

“He said, ‘You sound like Jimi Hendrix!’ I said, ‘Jimi who?’” How Buddy Guy first encountered Jimi Hendrix

In 1967, Guy was not nearly as famous as the A-list blues-rock guitarists who took cues from his stinging phrases, piercing volume, and embrace of feedback

A 22-Year-Old Drama Student Filmed Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock Performance From the Stage

A Second Look reveals rare footage of the 1969 festival and new perspective on classics “Purple Haze” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”

3 Rock Voices From the 1960s You’ll Recognize in About Two Seconds

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs on stage at Woburn Pop Festival, Woburn Abbey, UK, August 1968. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) The 1960s offered fans some of the most fa...

Johnny Winter ‘The Woodstock Experience’ Reissue Incl. Live Set

Johnny Winter 'The Woodstock Experience' Reissue Incl. Live Set Floating World Records have today announced The Woodstock Experience, a 2CD compilation by the remarkable Texan guit...

Before His Work With Stevie Wonder, This Producer Inspired Pete Townshend To Break Instruments

English guitarist Pete Townshend appears in Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 13th January 1973. He is playing a Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins. (Photo by P....

3 Hall of Fame Rockers From the 1960s Whose First Bands Never Got off the Ground

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs on stage at Woburn Pop Festival, Woburn Abbey, UK, August 1968. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Even for Hall of Fame Rockers, it can be h...

New footage of Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Woodstock performance unearthed after decades

22-year-old student Albert Goodman sneaked onstage to film Hendrix's history-making performance – and the footage is finally available to watch

3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1960s That Changed Forever After One Live Performance

Guitarist Pete Townshend performing with English rock group The Who in Felixstowe, Suffolk, 9th September 1966. Behind him is drummer Keith Moon (1947 - 1978). (Photo by Chris Morp...

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1970

John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a press conference. Two years before the Beatles disbanded, Lennon and Ono began public protests against the Vietnam War. They were married in Gibraltar...

58 Years Ago, Jimi Hendrix Released the Definitive Version of a Bob Dylan Classic That Became His Only US Hit

Jimi Hendrix Fifty-eight years ago today, Jimi Hendrix released a cover of a Bob Dylan song that changed the way Dylan played it in the future. The post 58 Years Ago, Jimi Hendri...

“Around 4am, Jimi decided we should do some playing – fortunately, I had my Guild with me. It ended up as Voodoo Child”:...

Jack Casady recalls the late-night studio session that became Hendrix's legendary Electric Ladyland recording

The Beatles—Future Perfect, Part 4

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14Tuff Gong London In the weeks leading up to London, Xap had executed his strategy with pure managerial brilliance...

“He confounded his fans and his record label. Most of his band jumped ship after it”: When Arthur Lee steered Love into...

The imaginative intensity of the band’s second album broke free from established boundaries – and inspired countless other musicians