In 1969, Los Angeles represented an endless sense of possibilities and modeled itself as the city of the future. The vast open sprawl, under expansive blue skies, interconnected by a dynamic network ...
The concert performance was captured five days before the U.S. release of Are You Experienced, the debut album of the group led by the iconic guitarist and vocalist. According to an album description, ...
Such is the towering legacy of Jimi Hendrix that it can become all too easy to forget his struggle in establishing his talents. Be it racism, bad management or his own uncompromising vision, Hendrix’s ...
This article originally appeared in Issue 14/15 of Crawdaddy on March/April 1968. I have a friend named Tiny, a fine musician, who I imagined was Jimi Hendrix incarnate. I mean, everything he does is ...
If you asked those fortunate enough to see Jimi Hendrix perform live at one of his 350 or so shows during his short career to describe the experience, words like "amazing," "electrifying," ...
The archiving of Jimi Hendrix' vault has apparently reached the point where what happens on a given release is less important than when it happened. So it is with Live At The Hollywood Bowl—August 18, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) ...