When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Chris Morphet/Redferns Years before Jimi Hendrix made it big, he backed a host of other ...

Few musicians can be said to have caused a seismic shift in the landscape of music, let alone a single genre. Yet, in the rock world, few would argue that James Marshall Hendrix, who went by Jimi, ...

Jimi Hendrix’s professional music career kicked off in the early 1960s. In the early days of his career, he played backup guitar for artists under the name Jimmy James. These acts included Sam Cooke, ...

Most people know Jimi Hendrix as one of the greatest — if not the greatest — guitarists of all time. During his short but generation-defining musical career, he changed the way people see the electric ...

Years before Jimi Hendrix made it big, he backed a host of other artists, including Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, Slim Harpo, and Wilson Pickett. Footage from this period is, sadly (but ...