Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite.

The English band recorded a year of improvised sessions, then cut-and-pasted them into six songs. The result alienated its ...

The Legendary Musician Paul McCartney Once Claimed Was Better Than Jimi Hendrix

Paul McCartney revealed that during a live performance he was so moved by Fela Kuti that he was overcome with emotion.

“The solo is his interpretation of war. Such a brilliant piece of artistry”: Slash hails a Hendrix classic

Whenever people talk about the greatest guitar solos ever recorded, Guns N’ Roses star Slash is always in the conversation ...
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“The solo is his interpretation of war – all this screaming. It’s such a brilliant piece of artistry, such a pure form of expression”: The explosive Hendrix classic ...

Whenever people talk about the greatest guitar solos ever recorded, Guns N’ Roses star Slash is always in the conversation for what he played on classic songs such as Sweet Child O’ Mine, Welcome To ...
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Ronnie Wood Recalls Jimi Hendrix Praising Him as a Bassist While Jamming Together with Jeff Beck: 'A Feather in My Cap'

"I ended up sharing a flat with him in Holland Park for a couple of weeks when we were early gigging," Wood said in a video on his official YouTube channel Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE.
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Carlos Santana Believed Jimi Hendrix Was “Scared” of This Miles Davis Album, Which Came Out Five Months After Hendrix’s Death

Carlos Santana broke into the music industry in the late 1960s, which means he was there to witness the hotbed of creative exploration and discovery that defined the latter half of the decade. He ...
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Engelbert Humperdinck recalls when Jimi Hendrix played in his band

Help wanted: Guitarist who knows Engelbert Humperdinck songs. Jimi Hendrix fit the bill -- and how. So it was in 1967 when Humperdinck, who is set to play three concerts in New Jersey starting with a ...
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Blues Legend Buddy Guy on His Role in ‘Sinners,’ Playing With Jimi Hendrix, and Keeping the Blues Alive

Indeed, “Buddy did far more than just hold his own,” Clapton said in 2005 when he and King inducted Guy into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “There he was, standing alongside the masters of his craft, ...
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The Seattle Seahawks have dropped Jimi Hendrix-inspired gear today; Where can you buy some?

The Seattle Seahawks have teamed up with designer Ceremony of Roses to release a collection of gear inspired by Jimi Hendrix, one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Hendrix was born in ...
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Giving Thanks For Jimi Hendrix is a Long — and Ongoing — NYC Tradition

James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington, on November 27, 1942, the day after Thanksgiving. He went on to become the gold standard of rock ...
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‘He was a celebrity right here in Clarksville, Tennessee’: Jimi Hendrix’s ties to Montgomery County

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Famously known for playing electric guitar left-handed and performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix has a tie to the Clarksville area at the ...
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Kanye West Says This Jimi Hendrix Cover of a Bob Dylan Classic Is His Favorite Song of All Time

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...