The issue of Jimi Hendrix and race derives most of its richness from the fact that it's usually seen as a non-issue. Hendrix's place in the history of rock couldn't be more firmly established, but ...

Released barely six months after the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s May 1967 debut Are You Experienced, the band’s second album, Axis: Bold as Love, showcased more sophisticated songwriting and musical ...

NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with author and Village Voice staff writer Greg Tate about his soon-to-be-released book Midnight Lightning: Jimi Hendrix and the Black Experience. The book explores why some ...

Legendary producer Eddie Kramer tells UCR during a November 2025 interview how Jimi Hendrix evolved with Axis: Bold as Love.

Jimi Hendrix has been dead for a very long time, but, as Tupac Shakur has proven, death is no impediment to a healthy recording career. This March, Sony/Legacy estate will release “Valleys of Neptune, ...

When Jimi Hendrix died on 18 September 1970 he had released three studio albums, one live album and a hits collection. Since then there have been literally hundreds of Hendrix albums issued, to the ...

13 to the universe by studio dreamweaver and sonic soundscaper Jimi Hendrix remains arguably one of the greatest electric guitarists that ever lived, someone whose genius has often been likened to ...

November 27 would’ve been Jimi Hendrix’s 80th birthday if the legendary guitarist had lived to see the day rather than tragically becoming a member of the mythical 27 Club. He passed far before his ...