Jimi Hendrix

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Seattle to London and back. James Marshall Hendrix. The greatest electric guitarist who ever lived, full stop, no notes, end of conversation. 'Are You Experienced' (1967), 'Axis: Bold as Love,' 'Electric Ladyland' — three records in three years that completely rewrote what an electric guitar could do. Monterey Pop, the Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock, gone at 27 in September 1970. Eight decades on, every guitar player alive is still figuring out what he meant.