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Best guitarist Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest electric guitarist of all time.
The 'All Along The Watchtower' star topped a list compiled by Time magazine, beating renowned musicians including Slash, BB King, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Chuck
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Jimi Hendrix film 'to be produced'
A film about the life of guitar hero Jimi Hendrix could be in the pipeline, it has been claimed.
According to Variety, Legendary Pictures is to make a feature about the life of the Voodoo Child star.
This year has seen the 40th anniversary of the legendary 1969
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Hendrix was murdered, roadie alleges
A new book claims that Jimi Hendrix was murdered as part of an insurance scam.
James 'Tappy' Wright alleges in Rock Roadie that the Voodoo Child star was killed by his manager, Michael Jeffery, who confessed to him a year after the musician's death.
Wright says that
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Tarantino's Hendrix film a non-starter
The cult director dismisses press reports.
Quentin Tarantino has revealed he has no plans to helm a Hollywood production of the life of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix.
As reported last week, Tarantino was thought to be at the pre-production stage of the untitled
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Pink Floyd top greatest rock poll
The band edge out Zeppelin
Pink Floyd have beaten out competition from Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to be named the world's greatest rock act of all time.
The legendary progressive rock band were one of four British groups in the top five, voted for in a poll
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Rare Woodstock Gallery To Show In NYC
Photographic collections of the first
Woodstock Festival by famed rock photographers Henry Diltz and Elliott Landy are to go on exhibit together for the first time.
To coincide with the 35th anniversary of the legendary festival, the Morrison Hotel Gallery will play host to
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Rhythm & Blues Legend Earl King Dies
Earl King, the legendary Rhythm & Blues singer/songwriter and guitarist has died of a diabetes related illness at the age of 69. King, whose real name was Earl Silas Johnson IV, was born on the 7th February 1934 in New Orleans. He was the son of a blues pianist and became an
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Hendrix Birthday Celebration
The estate of Jimi Hendrix are planning a series of celebrations to mark the date of what would have been his 60th birthday.
A live show at B.B. King's Blues Club in LA will bring together original Jimi Hendrix Experience bass player Noel Redding and drummer Noel Redding from
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Court Action Over Hendrix Tapes
The estate of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix have initiated High Court action over recordings of the legendary guitarist before he found success.
Experience Hendrix, the US-based family firm that controls his rights, is suing PPX Enterprises over recordings from Hendrix's stint
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