Years before Jimi Hendrix made it big, he backed a host of other artists, including Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, Slim Harpo, and Wilson Pickett. Footage from this period is, sadly (but ...

There isn’t a shortage of Jimi Hendrix posthumous releases, and it’s a daunting task keeping up with his sprawling catalog. During his brief career, Hendrix only released three studio albums, but it ...

After he scored a U.K. hit with his debut single “Hey Joe,” Jimi Hendrix didn’t try to repeat himself. “Purple Haze” and “The Wind Cries Mary,” the originals that were his second and third releases, ...

Jimi Hendrix did not come out of nowhere. His energy, showmanship and musical precision were crafted by backing such luminaries as Slim Harpo, Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, Sam Cooke, Jackie ...

One aspiring guitarist, one unexpected audition twist, and the chance encounter that helped create the Jimi Hendrix ...