Fans of Jimi Hendrix were utterly heartbroken when the Purple Haze hitmaker died on September 18, 1970. More than 50 years ago, the legendary musician tragically asphyxiated on his own vomit, leading ...

For decades, music fans have toiled over the question of who the greatest guitar player of all time truly is. There have been several names thrown into discussion over the years, from Prince to Eric ...

If there’s one question that Eric Barrett is asked more than any other, it’s ‘what was Jimi Hendrix really like?’ Barrett should know. He was Hendrix’s roadie from 1968 to 1970, working in a tight ...

If the stories that have made the rounds about Jimi Hendrix’s journey to Woodstock are true, we came pretty close to being robbed of his legendary performance at the 1969 music festival. Neil Young, ...

It was supposed to be another stop on the road for Jimi Hendrix — but a festival marred by violence and chaos would become the rock legend’s final official concert performance. Eric Barrett, who was ...

Jimi Hendrix and Marshall amplifiers are almost inseparable pieces of rock history. Sixty years after Hendrix first plugged into a Marshall in 1966, the company has decided to honor the legend with an ...

Marshall x Hendrix 60th Anniversary celebrates six decades of partnership with limited-edition designs. The collection spans the Acton III speaker and 1959 JMH Half Stack amp, reimagined with ...

Jeff Cornell is a veteran music and entertainment writer, who has contributed to Variety, Billboard, Loudwire, The Hollywood Reporter, and MTV. Jimi Hendrix revolutionized the electric guitar in the ...

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. Those are in my ...

So who was atop the pecking order at Reno’s annual chicken wing festival this year? Many chicken wing purveyors took part in the 12th annual Biggest Little City Wing Fest over the weekend, cooking up ...

New York City’s W. 8th Street has a new name in honor of one of the city’s myriad musical luminaries: Jimi Hendrix Way. An unveiling ceremony was held today, June 10. The newly-minted street is ...