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Jimi Hendrix (left) and Little Richard performing onstage

A rare live recording of Jimi Hendrix and Little Richard covering The Beatles is up for auction

By Phil Weller published

Recorded at Little Richard’s show at the Back Bay Theater in Boston, in 1965, it showcases Hendrix’s developing sound in a unique context

Jimi Hendrix performs in Isle of Fehmarn, Germany on September 6, 1970

“The music I might hear, I can’t get on the guitar. It’s a thing of laying around daydreaming... If you pick up your guitar and just try to play, it spoils the whole thing”: Jimi Hendrix on translating his ideas to the guitar, and the joys of club gigs

By John Burks published

In 1970, at the peak of his stardom, Hendrix sat down with GP for a chat about songwriting, informal jams, and some of his favorite guitar players

American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. Image is part of David Redfern Premium Collection.

"He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players

By Jason Sidwell last updated

Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Here, Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, Jennifer Batten, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and more talk about his enduring legacy

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) being interviewed before his concert at the Fillmore Auditorium, on February 1, 1968, in San Francisco, California.

"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...

Fender Duo-Sonic electric guitar

The History of the Fender Duo-Sonic

By Dave Hunter published

A favorite of Jimi Hendrix, this petite powerhouse gives a taste of authentic pre-CBS Fender without the five-figure price tag

Erja Lyytinen

"Open C Tuning With a Slide Gives It a Whole New Approach": Watch Blues Rocker Erja Lyytinen’s Up-Tempo Live Rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic”

By Rod Brakes published

Video The Finnish guitarist’s latest track appears ahead of new double live album, ‘Diamonds on the Road – Live 2023’

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Gibson Flying V electric guitar and Gibson GA79-RV amplifier

The History of the Gibson Flying V

By Chris Gill published

A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars

English guitarist Pete Townshend, wearing his trademark white boiler suit, performs live on stage playing a Gibson SG Special guitar, with rock group The Who during the European leg of the band's Tommy Tour at a venue in England in October 1970.

“I’ll Never Be Able to Play the Kind of Leads I Want”: Pete Townshend Discusses Guitar Solos, Gibson SGs and More in This Fascinating Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault

By Michael Brooks published

“I was happiest listening to Jimi Hendrix – that, to me, was like heaven,” said the Who’s six-string destroyer

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs in concert during Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 16, 2023 in Manchester, Tennessee.

"Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs

By Jim Beaugez published

Video The Fender signature artist and Grammy-winning bluesman talks vital influences from Albert King and B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel

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Jeff Beck performs at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 1999.

Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind

By Rod Brakes published

Video The audience is left stunned while the presenter is rendered speechless by this awesome display of guitar-playing talent

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