Scholars of Jimi Hendrix know two essential books exist on the guitar great: David Henderson's sprawling Scuse me While I Kiss the Sky and Charles Shaar Murray's Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and ...

This piece, excerpted and condensed from the first six chapters of “Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix,” by Charles R. Cross (Hyperion Books, August 2005), tells the story of Jimi’s ...

Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix’s innovative style of ...

Rock legend Jimi Hendrix, born on Nov. 27, 1942, dominated the music world with his talents as a singer, songwriter and guitarist during his short career in the 1960s. Hendrix backed artists like ...

May 26, 2022 • John Morrison talks about how important Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced was, how it happened and what its legacy has been for the culture at large.

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born Johnny Allen Hendrix (later changed to James Marshall) on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. Learning to play guitar as a teenager, Hendrix grew up to ...