Hendrix: The gigs that changed history

By Classic Rock
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One iconic guitarist, 10 live shows, jam sessions and TV performances that forever rewrote the rules of rock'n'roll. This is the story of all of them, told by the people who were there.

All our features on Jimi Hendrix, cover star of the latest issue of Classic Rock.

Inside Jimi Hendrix’s first ever live gig

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #2 The Cheetah club

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #3 Cafe Wha?

Brian May: “I paid a thousand pounds for Jimi Hendrix!”

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #4 Regent Polytechnic

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #5 Ready Steady Go!

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #6 Blaises club

“They’ll adore you,” Phil May told Jimi Hendrix

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #7 Monterey Pop Festival

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #8 Woodstock

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #9 The Harlem

Engelbert Humperdinck: “Jimi Hendrix saved my show!”

Hendrix: The Gigs That Changed History – #10 Atlanta Pop Festival 2

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