When veteran music journalist Philip Norman turns his attention to a musician, the word “definitive” is not an understatement. For while many of his subjects are themselves subjects of dozens—even ...

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric ...

Cross (Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain) turns his thoughtful eye toward another Seattle music icon, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970). With a storyteller's eye, he captures Hendrix's difficult, ...

On top of writing songs, playing guitar, and singing on his records, Jimi Hendrix was obsessive about the technical aspects of recording sessions. Any Hendrix biography that digs into his studio work ...

The legend of Jimi Hendrix is soaked with extreme tales of brainrocking acid trips that produced songs like “Purple Haze,” as well as drug horror stories that paint Jimi as an unrepentant junkie. In ...

“Jimi Hendrix led a very dignified life, a very full life.” “Room Full of Mirrors” is Cross’s fifth book, following his critically acclaimed bestseller “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain ...

Danny Bramson explains how the music of "Jimi: All By My Side" came together without the benefit of any Hendrix recordings. By Phil Gallo, Billboard Andre 3000 Jimi Hendrix Split - H 2012 “I was never ...

Jimi Hendrix would have been 77 years old on Nov. 27, 2019. Born at Seattle’s Harborview hospital, he is remembered by many as the greatest electric guitarist of all time. The Seattle Times has ...