No one knew that Jimi Hendrix's weather-delayed gig in West Germany would be his last, and it led to a rather unfortunate ...

Jimi Hendrix (1942-70) made his presence felt on the London scene within a week of his September ’66 arrival. Before Hendrix even had a backing band, he jammed with Eric Clapton at a Cream gig. And by ...

'Wordless stories of the soul': revisiting the genius of Jimi Hendrix.

Jimi Hendrix was known around the world for his unbeatable guitar skills. And while he became a rock icon for playing the guitar (and infamously destroying some of them) at a later age, guitars were ...

After first setting his Stratocaster on fire in London, Jimi Hendrix's stunt didn't go down quite so well in the quiet ...

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Jimi Hendrix's legend no doubt skyrocketed after his tragic death at the age of 27 on September 18, 1970. In the years that ...

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 ...

Philip Norman believes there are misconceptions that still exist about the final moments of Jimi Hendrix’s life. Hendrix passed away in 1970 at age 27 following a drug overdose in London. Police at ...

Early one morning in August 1969, bassist Billy Cox was sitting on the patio of the house in upstate New York that he was ...

Jimi Hendrix’s final performance took place on September 16, 1970, just 48 hours before he passed away. The show took place at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, where Hendrix performed with Eric ...

In the eighth episode of UCR's Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Todd Rundgren shares the story of how Jimi Hendrix left him feeling initially mystified. He'd come up listening to the ...