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Junior Marvin saw Jimi Hendrix blow away the Beatles – but says the guitar hero was too shy to speak to him
By Matt Parker published
The Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist says Hendrix was “like two different people” on and offstage
Jason Momoa has been ripping through Metallica, Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix hits with his raucous new band
By Matt Owen published
Öof Tatatá have played alongside the likes of Jack Black and Gibson's Cesar Gueikian, and have curated a live setlist that also features The Stooges, Stevie Nicks and Led Zeppelin covers
Rare pre-fame Jimi Hendrix recording from his short stint as Little Richard's guitarist is now up for auction
By Janelle Borg published
The recording is a rare glimpse of pre-fame Jimi Hendrix's guitar skills when he was still in Little Richard's backing band
In June 1968, Jack Bruce came close to forming a band with Jimi Hendrix
By Nick Wells published
Speaking in 2003, the late Cream bassist Jack Bruce recalled his first encounters with Jimi Hendrix
'Scuse me while I hit this guy: Why Jimi Hendrix punched Television's Richard Lloyd – and why he didn’t mind
By Charles M. Young last updated
"I didn’t care that he hit me. He gave me something that I’ve carried to this day. It was a gift." In 1969, Jimi Hendrix slugged Richard Lloyd. 40 years later, Lloyd punched back with a hard-hitting tribute album to Mr. Purple Haze himself...
Buzz Osborne thinks Jimi Hendrix is one of the best guitarists of all time – but says his technique was “wrong”
By Matt Owen published
“Hendrix played weird!” says the Melvins maestro
The Experience Hendrix Tour is returning for the first time in 5 years
By Phil Weller published
The all-star lineup will tour the US later this year, marking the 20th anniversary of the multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix’s trailblazing guitar-playing
King Crimson’s Robert Fripp on a memorable meeting with Jimi Hendrix
By Janelle Borg published
Robert Fripp recalls Jimi Hendrix calling King Crimson “the best band in the world”
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