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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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 ...
Louder

“There is absolutely nothing you can do with a broken soul. He sank into an abyss that he wasn’t able to dig his way out from”: He played with Traffic, Hendrix and Fre…

“He never stopped loving Jeanette, ever, and when she died, that was his tipping point,” Steph Wood explains. “There had ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Chicago’s NSFW Response When Jimi Hendrix Invited Them on Tour

It was 1969 and the band, then known as Chicago Transit Authority, was turning heads with a style that infused a dynamic horn ...
The Independent

Estates of Jimi Hendrix bandmates sue major label over streaming rights

Jimi Hendrix’s former bandmates died in “relative poverty” while record labels continue to profit from their contributions through streaming, their estates have claimed. The estates of Noel Redding ...
NME

Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates “died in relative poverty”, court told

Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967. CREDIT: Ivan Keeman/Redferns/Getty Images A court has been told that two of Jimi Hendrix‘s bandmates “died in ...
Billboard

Jimi Hendrix’s Bandmates ‘Died in Relative Poverty,’ U.K. Court Told as Trial Over Royalties Begins

The rights to three classic albums by The Jimi Hendrix Experience are on the line in a London courtroom. By Rachel Scharf Are the estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates entitled to royalties from the ...
Reuters

Hendrix classic albums under spotlight in UK rights battle with Sony

LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Jimi Hendrix's classic 1960s albums are the focus of a London lawsuit over performers' rights asserted on behalf of his British bassist and drummer against Sony Music ...
LBC

Jimi Hendrix bandmates 'died in poverty' while record companies made millions, court told

Jimi Hendrix bandmates 'died in poverty' while record companies made millions, court told The estates of bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell are taking legal action against Sony Music ...
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Engelbert Humperdinck recalls when Jimi Hendrix played in his band

Help wanted: Guitarist who knows Engelbert Humperdinck songs. Jimi Hendrix fit the bill -- and how. So it was in 1967 when Humperdinck, who is set to play three concerts in New Jersey starting with a ...