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On March 31, 1967, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix kicked off a trend that he would continue for the rest of his career. Specifically, Hendrix set his guitar on fire for the very first time, something that ...

Jimi Hendrix began playing the guitar at a very young age, but would be unable to own one until he was a teenager. With a mind full of blues inspiration from the likes of B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, and ...

Jimi Hendrix had a passion for music that developed in his childhood. The first instrument he got his hands on was an old ukelele in the late 1950s. He soon was able to acquire an acoustic guitar, but ...

The Monterey International Pop Festival was held in June 1967 during the Summer of Love in sunny Monterey, California. At the time, Jimi Hendrix’s public profile had risen immensely following the ...