One year before his death, Jimi Hendrix reached out to legendary Beatles member Paul McCartney about forming a supergroup ...

Back when the Isley Brothers scored their first hit with "Shout," lead singer Ronald Isley couldn't have imagined that the ...

When Hendrix met Monkeemania, the result was a surreal, strangely touching culture clash – and the essence of 1967's adventurous spirit ...

The small but beloved firm shaped the sound of punk and surf rock, and now it’s been revived by a firm rooted in the ...

The history of rock guitar — and rock music in general — can be split into two periods: before Jimi Hendrix's debut album and after. It's difficult to overstate the impact of the Jimi Hendrix ...

Philip Norman believes there are misconceptions that still exist about the final moments of Jimi Hendrix’s life. Hendrix passed away in 1970 at age 27 following a drug overdose in London. Police at ...

In the eighth episode of UCR's Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Todd Rundgren shares the story of how Jimi Hendrix left him feeling initially mystified. He'd come up listening to the ...

When Jimi Hendrix visited Maui in 1970 to play a concert in Olinda and take part in the “Rainbow Bridge” movie, he walked by the ocean one day with his friend and bandmate Billy Cox. “As we walked ...

Plenty of musicians and other performers have stage names. From Bono and Sting to Slash and Meatloaf, some stage names can get creative. So, it might be hard to believe that one of the most ...

Philip Norman’s 2020 book Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix detailed Hendrix’s life prior to fame as well as his career after his breakout. Hendrix’s father was born with extra ...