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Jimi Hendrix Named Greatest Guitarist Of All Time
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitarist ever in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone Magazine. The axe man topped a list that included Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, THE ROLLING STONES' KEITH RICHARDS and...
By WENN on 24 November 2011
Jimi Hendrix Voted History's Greatest Guitarist
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitarist in history by Rolling Stone magazine.The revered music publication put the Purple Haze legend ahead of Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page, who came in...
By WENN on 23 November 2011
Jimi Hendrix Releases App
Jimi Hendrix's estate has released his first ever mobile application. The 'Jimi Hendrix - the Complete Experience App' is available for Apple devices, and can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store.The app...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 November 2011
Jeff Beck Envies Modern Songwriters
Jeff Beck is "jealous" of the Arctic Monkeys, Adele and Radiohead's songwriting abilities. The 67-year-old guitarist is envious of many current artists because he claims he doesn't know how to write popular songs in the...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 November 2011
Michael Jackson Tops Highest-earning Dead Stars List
Michael Jackson has been named the highest-earning dead celebrity of the past year. The late 'Thriller' hitmaker - who died in June 2009 aged 50 - has topped Forbes' annual list of the Top Earning...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 October 2011
Heavy Metal Fan Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum started off as a heavy metal fan. The jazz pianist and singer was initially drawn to an altogether darker music as a teenager, and thinks it gave him a good base to move...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2011
Amy Winehouse Believed She Would 'Die Young'
Amy Winehouse predicted she would die at the age of 27. The 'Rehab' singer - who passed away at her home in Camden, north London, on Saturday (23.07.11) - believed she would become one of...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 July 2011
John Lennon Album Sells For 23k
An album signed by John Lennon hours before he was shot dead has fetched £23,750 at auction. The record - an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' album, signed in December 1980 shortly...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2011
Keith Moon Partied Too Hard For Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper used to hide from Keith Moon because he couldn't handle how hard he partied.The 'School's Out' rocker used to be a member of a drinking club called the Hollywood Vampires, which saw him...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 June 2011
Jason Derulo Turned Down Jimi Hendrix Film Role
R&B sensation Jason Derulo snubbed the chance to play guitar legend Jimi Hendrix in a big screen biopic - because he's eager to finish off his second album.The Whatcha Say hitmaker enjoyed a stellar 2010,...
By WENN on 08 March 2011
The Monkees Surprised To Influence The Sex Pistols
The Monkees are "surprised" they influenced The Sex Pistols.The family friendly 60s group - the first ever manufactured pop band - said they are astounded by the artists who admire them, in particular the outrageous...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 February 2011
Ronnie Wood Recalls Being Evicted With Hendrix
Ronnie Wood and Jimi Hendrix were thrown out of the flat they shared because of their dog. The Rolling Stones rocker shared a flat with the legendary musician and friend Pat Arnold in London's Notting...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 January 2011
Cooper Has Hendrix To Thank For Longtime Manager
ALICE COOPER owes JIMI HENDRIX his career - because the guitar legend introduced the shock rocker to his longtime manager.The School's Out legend has been represented by Shep Gordon since the 1960s - and it...
By WENN on 16 December 2010
Hendrix Guitar For Sale
A guitar used by JIMI HENDRIX to compose several of his classic songs is expected to fetch $225,000 (£150,000) at auction next month (Dec10).The Epiphone acoustic cost the rock legend just $22.50 (£15) when he...
By WENN on 17 November 2010
Mercury Misses Out On Moustache Honour
FREDDIE MERCURY and JIMI HENDRIX's famous facial hair has been beaten to the top of a poll to find the most recognisable moustache - by artist SALVADOR DALI.The surrealist painter received 24 per cent of...
By WENN on 04 November 2010
Iconic Music Venue Destroyed By Fire
An iconic English pier that once hosted concerts by the ROLLING STONES, THE WHO, JIMI HENDRIX and PINK FLOYD has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack.Firefighters were called to Hastings Pier in East Sussex...
By WENN on 05 October 2010
Drake Pays Tribute To Hendrix At Grave Site
Hip-hop star DRAKE made an emotional stop at JIMI HENDRIX's grave in Washington state following his recent appearance at the nearby Bumbershoot festival - so he could finally pay his respects to his hero.The rapper...
By WENN on 16 September 2010
Lighter Anthem 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has been voted the greatest 'lighter in the air song of all time."The flamboyant pop group's million selling 1975 single was given the accolade by voters surveyed by lighter company Zippo, scooping...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 September 2010
Katy Perry Wanted To Be Voodoo Child
Katy Perry wishes she was Jimi Hendrix's daughter.The 'Teenage Dream' singer's mother Mary Hudson - who along with the star's father Keith is now a pastor - briefly dated the late guitarist in the 1970s...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 August 2010
Nugent: 'I Warned Hendrix To Give Up Drugs'
Rocker TED NUGENT has revealed he tried to ween guitar great JIMI HENDRIX off drugs in the months before he died in 1970.The Cat Scratch Fever star experienced the extent of his hero's drug intake...
By WENN on 21 August 2010
Ac/dc, Kiss And Slash Lead Rock Nominations
AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine, KISS and Slash are all up for two awards at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The four rock giants are all nominated for the coveted Band of the Year...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 August 2010
Hendrix And Dylan Paintings For Sale
Paintings by iconic musicians JIMI HENDRIX and BOB DYLAN are set to go under the hammer at an auction in Britain.A psychedelic image of a snake, painted by the Purple Haze hitmaker in 1967, portrays...
By WENN on 03 August 2010
Hendrix Estate Hit With Lawsuit
The estate of guitar legend JIMI HENDRIX has been hit with a lawsuit from the rocker's former collaborator, who claims one of his tracks was included on a tribute compilation without permission.Lonnie Youngblood befriended Hendrix...
By WENN on 13 July 2010
Hendrix Honoured By Fender
Rock legend JIMI HENDRIX is to be honoured by the company behind the guitars he used to play.Bosses at Fender Musical Instruments Corp. have announced the late rock star will be inducted into the Fender...
By WENN on 11 July 2010
Beck Felt Threatened By Hendrix's Talents
Guitar legend JEFF BECK had to re-evaluate his sound and style after attending a JIMI HENDRIX gig - insisting the PURPLE HAZE icon left him feeling inadequate.Along with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Beck is...
By WENN on 01 April 2010
Hendrix Sister Collates 106-Minute Royal Albert Hall Concert Film
JIMI HENDRIX's stepsister JANIE HENDRIX is hoping to resolve an ongoing dispute with British newspaper The Times over a 1969 Royal Albert Hall show in London, so she can release the accompanying DVD.Hendrix, the president...
By WENN on 02 March 2010
Stadium Rocker Paul Mccartney
Sir Paul McCartney is to embark on his first ever solo UK stadium tour.The Beatles legend has announced details of five shows to take place this summer - around the time of his 68th birthday...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 March 2010
Hendrix Rock Band Planned
Guitar great JIMI HENDRIX is to become a videogame star thanks to a new deal between his half-sister and the brains behind the Rock Band franchise.Janie Hendrix, who controls the late star's estate, has confirmed...
By WENN on 17 February 2010
Hendrix's Voodoo Child Voted Greatest Guitar Riff
JIMI HENDRIX's track VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) features the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to a new poll.The 1970 classic beat competition from Guns N' Roses song Sweet Child O' Mine and Led...
By WENN on 27 November 2009
Family To Release Unheard Hendrix Tapes
JIMI HENDRIX will continue rocking from beyond the grave for another ten years - his family plans to release boxes of previously unheard recordings.The legendary guitarist died in 1970, but his sister Janie reveals the...
By WENN on 22 September 2009
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