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"The truly terrifying voice of a psychotic Republic": How Jimi Hendrix's iconic Woodstock performance was an expression of national nervous breakdown
By David Dalton published
Bethel, New York, August 18, 1969: Most of the crowd hasd gone home, but those who remained bore witness to one of the most famous live performances ever

How Jimi Hendrix became an unlikely influence upon Irish folk-punk legends The Pogues
By Paul Brannigan published
Shane MacGowan and Spider Stacy loved Jimi Hendrix, but The Pogues were never going to sound like Seattle's legendary guitar hero

The mysterious story of the unknown band who let Jimi Hendrix stay on their sofa
By Brian Southall published
In September 1966, English freakbeat rockers Les Fleur De Lys gained a mysterious new housemate at their London digs… Or did they?

A rare tape of unknown versions of several Jimi Hendrix classics is coming up for auction
By Fraser Lewry published
The rare Jimi Hendrix tape, recorded in 1968, is expected to fetch up to £200,000 next month

The epic story of Jimi Hendrix’s Axis: Bold As Love, the heart of the guitarist‘s Holy Trinity
By Bill DeMain published
The story of Axis: Bold Of Love, Hendrix’s “science fiction rock’n’roll” masterpiece

The night Jimi Hendrix saved Engelbert Humperdinck
By Fraser Lewry published
Crooner Engelbert Humperdinck reveals how Jimi Hendrix became his guitarist – for one night only

Watch a man playing Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) on a whammy clavinet
By Fraser Lewry published
Australian keyboardist Lachy "The Hendrix of the keyboard" Doley does things we've never seen done before

Five days after releasing Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix played a casino in a hotel basement
By Chris Welch published
In late 1966 writer Chris Welch saw The Who play at a tiny East London club. Later that day, he saw Jimi Hendrix in an even smaller venue
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