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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
Best Guitarist Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest electric guitarist of all time.The 'All Along The Watchtower' star topped a list compiled by Time magazine, beating renowned musicians including Slash, BB King, Keith Richards of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 August 2009
Woodstock Founder Planning Anniversary Sequel
The founder of the legendary Woodstock music festival is said to be looking for sponsors to fund a 40th anniversary event.Michael Lang, who co-founded the iconic 1969 show in Bethel, New York State, is hoping...
By Contributor on 24 March 2009
Hendrix's Lost Recordings Get A Release Through New Deal
JIMI HENDRIX's lost final recordings are to be finally released thanks to a new deal between the rock legend's sister and bosses at Universal Music Publishing Group. As part of the deal with Experience Hendrix, which...
By WENN on 23 March 2009
Wood Buys Vintage Guitar For Young Love
ROLLING STONE RONNIE WOOD has reportedly splashed out on a guitar once played by JIMI HENDRIX for his girlfriend EKATERINA IVANOVA. The rocker, who has been giving Ivanova guitar lessons, spared no expense to buy...
By WENN on 08 January 2009
Perry's Mother Dated Hendrix
KATY PERRY has confessed her religious parents have not always been clean-living - her father was a drug dealer and her mother once dated guitar legend JIMI HENDRIX. The singer was recently forced to admit...
By WENN on 09 October 2008
Hendrix's Pr Talks Burning Guitar
JIMI HENDRIX'S former press officer has been talking of the first time the legendary musician decided to set fire to his guitar.Tony Garland was present the first time Hendrix set fire to his instrument –...
By Contributor on 28 August 2008
Woodstock Boss Was Snubbed By Cowboy Roy Rogers
MICHAEL LANG, the brains behind iconic 1969 music festival Woodstock, has revealed TV and film cowboy ROY ROGERS turned down the chance to end the three-day event Last night (24OCT06) in Hollywood, Lang told...
By WENN on 25 October 2006
Smith: 'Mother Saved Me From Drugs'
Legendary rocker PATTI SMITH credits the "responsibility" she felt towards her mother with saving her from drug addiction. Many of the singer's inspirations, including JANIS JOPLIN and JIMI HENDRIX, were destroyed by the lure of...
By WENN on 11 September 2006
Iron Maiden Inducted Into Hollywood Rock Walk
IRON MAIDEN has been honoured with the ultimate rock accolade - they are to be inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk Of Fame. The British metal legends, who have enjoyed a resurgence of interest since...
By WENN on 11 August 2005
Hendrix Family Win Bootleg Case
The family of guitar legend JIMI HENDRIX has triumphed in a legal wrangle over the sale of a bootleg album. The live disc - titled JIMI HENDRIX STOCKHOLM CONCERT '69 - was illegally recorded...
By WENN on 25 February 2005
Hendrix Saved Humperdinck By Playing Behind Curtain
Legendary rocker JIMI HENDRIX once filled in for ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK's unwell guitarist - but hid behind the stage curtains so the audience wouldn't realise who was playing. The late PURPLE HAZE star was touring...
By World Entertainment News Network on 24 February 2005
Prince Tops Frontmen Poll
PRINCE has topped a new poll to find the greatest rock frontmen of all time, beating off MICK JAGGER and ROBERT PLANT. The PURPLE RAIN singer was the number one pick by editors...
By WENN on 27 July 2004
Jimi Hendrix Inspired Navarro's Heroin Addiction
JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist DAVE NAVARRO took his idolatry of JIMI HENDRIX too far - when the rock god inspired him to take heroin. However, the BEEN CAUGHT STEALING musician - fiance of former BAYWATCH...
By World Entertainment News Network on 06 August 2003
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