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“I think every guitar player spends a fair amount of time trying to figure out how the hell he did that”: The eternal power and strange magic of Jimi Hendrix’s debut album – explored by modern blues star Samantha Fish

Beginning with this album, Hendrix reinvented guitar

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"Everybody was leaning over the banisters to listen to this guy sitting in the corner of the club playing. They were enthralled.” This is what happened when Jimi Hendrix landed in London for the first time

When Hendrix arrived in the UK in 1966, the rock world tilted on its axis and he shot from unknown to superstar and changed everything

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“He would do a fill where you’d think, 'Oh no, there's no way he's going to land on 1' – Jimi would just laugh because they were so silly”: The magic of Mitch Mitchell, the drummer who landed a spot in Hendrix’s band on a coin toss

On what would've been his 79th birthday, we explore the legacy of one of history's most underrated drummers

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“They’re a lot tighter and smoother. You can hear more guitar, and these are far superior to all the other versions of these tracks”: Never-before-heard Jimi Hendrix demos are up for auction – and expected to sell for $260,000

The rare tape includes demos of key tracks from The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s sophomore album, Axis: Bold as Love – alongside other documents like dry-cleaning bills and tour itineraries

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Newly found Jimi Hendrix tapes give fans chance to own song only they can listen to

Four never-before-heard demos will be sold at auction along with documents rescued by former PA to the star’s manager

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“Jimi was a genius guitarist, but the recording sessions were chaos, and onstage, it was getting ridiculous”: Why Noel Redding quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience

After a show in Denver on June 29, 1969, bassist Noel Redding brought an end to one of rock's greatest trios

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Court rules Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell estates can sue for Jimi Hendrix Experience album royalties

The decision by London’s High Court means that estates of Hendrix’s rhythm section can now sue Sony Music Entertainment for album royalties that were signed away in the 1970s

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Estates of Jimi Hendrix bandmates can sue over royalties dispute

London’s high court rules that companies representing bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell can seek a copyright change, after signing away rights in 1970s

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"The sheer firepower of the Jimi Hendrix Experience is palpable throughout." The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Live At The Hollywood Bowl, August 18, 1967

An early onslaught in the US finds The Jimi Hendrix Experience establishing their credentials on Hollywood Bowl August 67

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Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd went on tour: knife-throwing, guitar smashing and acid breakdowns followed

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

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