He played with Traffic, Hendrix and Free. But this doomed musician has been all but forgotten today

He was definitely experimental. It wasn’t as if he played just rock, blues or jazz – he foraged a different line. To me he ...
American Songwriter

Former Jimi Hendrix Bassist Billy Cox Recalls His First Meeting with the Late Guitar Legend, and the First Song They Ever Jammed On (Exclusive)

In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, former Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox recalled his first meeting with the ...

Jeff Beck’s wild tales of Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa

Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a slide, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck’s most ...
The Shot on MSN

Shinki Chen was a guitar god known as "Japan's Hendrix"—but just as he was set to become the best of all time, he walked away to become a hairdresser

Shinki Chen’s career is one of rock’s most fascinating disappearances. In the early ’70s, he was shredding with the kind of fire that made critics call him “Japan’s Hendrix.” But just as he seemed ...