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Rock guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) caught mid guitar-break during his performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970.

Jimi Hendrix’s North Jersey Days

By Ron Hart
Chuck Berry

R.I.P. Chuck Berry, the Guitarist Who Taught Us How to Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Bill Janovitz
Josh Alan Friedman

Josh Alan Friedman: The White Guitarist Who’s ‘Blacker Than You’

By Bryn Gelbart
Twin Peaks

Chicago’s Twin Peaks Serve a Swampy, Swirly Goulash of Garage & Blues

By Justin Joffe
Jimi Hendrix

Listen to Jimi Hendrix Playing One of His Best Concerts Ever

By Ron Hart
21st August 1976: Singer Mick Jagger on stage with The Rolling Stones as the group headlines the Knebworth Festival. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

The Surprising Key Influence Behind The Rolling Stones’ ‘Blue & Lonesome’

By Ron Hart
Thelonious Monk.

As Columbia’s WKCR Radio Station Celebrates 75 Years, a Confession

By Molly McQuade
Mose Allison.

RIP Mose Allison, the Most Influential Jazz Pianist in Rock History

By Ron Hart
Chuck Bery

Chuck Berry Turns 90: The Father of Rock ‘n Roll’s Top 5 Best Albums

By Ron Hart
Shovels and Rope

The Burden of Being Human: Shovels and Rope Get Personal on ‘Little Seeds’

By Jim Farber
Lee Aaron.

Lee Aaron: From Metal Queen to Rockin’ Mom

By Bryan Reesman
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