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A previously unreleased live performance of The Dawntreader, recorded by Jimi Hendrix, has been released by Joni Mitchell from her …

Jimi Hendrix‘s classic performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival will receive a cinema release around the world next month.

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All Is By My Side, the new Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Andre 3000, will feature covers of the likes of The Beatles and Muddy Waters by the Outkast musician after the estate of Jimi Hendrix denied the film any access to his own back catalogue.

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American rapper Andre 3000 will play the part of Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic about the legendary guitarist, reports IFTN.

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In one of the more unsurprising poll results we’ve seen, Jimi Hendrix has been voted ‘the greatest guitarist of all time’ by Rolling Stone magazine.

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At the end of a show in 1967, Jimi Hendrix lit his guitar on fire. It was an audacious publicity stunt, probably one of the coolest publicity stunts in rock ‘n’ roll history. Since then, there have been many more memorable moments written into rock ‘n’ roll’s history books, with …

It is a well-known fact that the recording industry has taken a turn for the worse, but judging by the latest statistics, it appears live music could be heading in the same direction.

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Eric Clapton has been named as the number one Guitar Hero amongst musicians in the UK, according to a new survey undertaken by the musical insurer Allianz Musical Insurance at this week’s Guitar Nation Live.

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A guitar said to be the favourite of Jimi Hendrix is to be put up for auction in London and has been predicted to command a price of around £120,000.

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David Gilmour‘s inimitable guitar sound on Pink Floyd‘s 1979 track ‘Comfortably Numb‘ has been named as the ‘greatest guitar tone of all time’ by Guitarist magazine.

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Muse’s cover of Nina Simones’ classic ‘Feeling Good‘, which featured on their 2001 album ‘Origin of Symmetry‘ has been named the greatest cover ever in a new poll released today, finishing ahead of The Beatles and Johnny Cash.

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R.E.M’s 1993 single ‘Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite‘ features the lyrics which are the most commonly misheard by music lovers in the UK, according to a recent survey.

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As the 1970 Isle Of Wight festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, we take a look at an incredible five days which, amidst the clash of hippy ideology, establishment and near-bankruptcy, came to define the shift of power from fans to business and the beginning of big-budget festivals.

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The London apartment resided in by Jimi Hendrix and his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham in 1968 is being granted public access to mark the 40th anniversary of the legendary guitarist’s death.

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Our latest Soundbites has the latest updates from R.E.M’s new album, a dispute involving a track worked on by the late, great Jimi Hendrix, details of an unexpected Pink Floyd reunion, while Muse ponder selling their soul to Twilight, while Arcade Fire get extremely charitable…sort of.

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Electro-rockers The Big Pink, led principally by Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell, have revealed they are already turning their attention to recording a new album, following the release of their debut LP ‘A Brief History Of Love‘ in September last year.

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