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"It's a tragedy": Watch a shocked Led Zeppelin react to news of the death of Jimi Hendrix in rare 1970 interview footage
By Liz Scarlett published
Immediately after the death of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, a mourning Led Zeppelin got hounded by journalists asking about links between illicit substances and rock music

10 great heavy metal songs that came before Black Sabbath
By Joe Daly published
Black Sabbath may have been the official ground zero for metal, but these heavy-as-lead bangers all predate that classic first album

Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd went on tour: knife-throwing, guitar smashing and acid breakdowns followed
By Glenn Povey published
Syd Barrett was catatonic. Jimi Hendrix was encouraging Keith Emerson to throw knives at him. Lemmy was one of the roadies. Welcome to the cosmic variety show

Elvis Presley's grand-daughter Riley Keough credits Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix for inspiring her portrayal of fictional rock star Daisy Jones
By Paul Brannigan published
When Riley Keough wanted inspiration for her character Daisy Jones, she looked to some true icons of '70s music

Mick Fleetwood: What Jimi Hendrix means to me
By Henry Yates published
Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood on the genius of Jimi Hendrix: "He could fly into the stratosphere, but he would take the other players there with him"

Billy F Gibbons: What Jimi Hendrix means to me
By David Sinclair published
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons on touring with Jimi Hendrix, playing Hendrix covers, and his favourite Hendrix songs

Jimi Hendrix at Monterey: "as if some alien from a hyphenated galaxy had zapped me with a ray gun"
By David Dalton published
Jimi At 50 Monterey, California, June 18, 1967: Pete Townsend smashes his guitar, but it's what Jimi Hendrix does that goes down in history

Listen to Zayn Malik, ex-One Direction, cover Jimi Hendrix's Angel to celebrate guitar legends' 80th birthday
By Louder published
JIMI AT 80 Zayn Malik covers Jimi Hendrix classic with estate's approval

The story of the historic night Jimi Hendrix "killed god"
By Kris Needs published
Jimi at 80 It was Jimi Hendrix vs Eric Clapton, and there was only ever going to be one winner

"Everybody was dumbstruck" - how Jimi Hendrix's arrival in London changed everything, as told by Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and more
By Johnny Black published
Jimi at 80 When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966, he not only blew the minds of fellow rock legends-in-making: he'd help spark a whole new form of electric blues
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