1968
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"Advice? Sometimes you are going to be so frustrated you want to give up – you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’ll be rewarded.” Jimi Hendrix talks technique, songwriting, making records and more in this 1968 Guitar Player interview
By Guitar Player Staff published
Electric Ladyland was released 25 October 1968. Guitar Player interviewed Jimi Hendrix shortly before the album's release...
“We Played the Song on ‘Ed Sullivan,’ and the Next Day It Hit Number One”: Tommy James Reveals the Magic Combination Behind the Shondells’ Timeless Psychedelic Hit “Crimson and Clover”
By Joe Bosso published
Later covered by Joan Jett, Cher and Prince, the pop icon’s 1968 smash was recorded using a Fender Jazzmaster through an Ampeg Gemini amp
Here's Why José Feliciano Is a Musical Melting Pot as Well as an Amazing American Story
By Jim Campilongo published
A true “American” artist he filtered pop through Spanish Harlem roots on his 1968 debut
How Jeff Beck Threw Down the Gauntlet in 1968 With ‘Truth’
By Bill Milkowski published
His debut studio album set benchmarks for guitar heroes
Listen to Tropical F*ck Storm's Epic Cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)”
By Rod Brakes published
This 17-minute-long version of the sprawling 1968 classic pays homage to the high priest of psychedelic rock
“Every Note Is a Question”: Bill Frisell Reveals the Approach That Helped Him Become Guitar’s Most Sought After Player
By Bill Milkowski published
‘GP’ asks a few questions of our own in this essential interview with one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time
Watch Iron Butterfly’s Kaleidoscopic “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” Performance Film
By Rod Brakes, Christopher Scapelliti published
Video All 17 minutes of this acid rock epic in full lysergic glory
Listen to the Who’s Psychedelic Pop Masterpiece, “Dogs”
By Christopher Scapelliti published
A champion of psychedelia, the group’s June 1968 single was a dog on the charts
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