Jimi Hendrix

USA, 1963–1970

Revolutionary of the electric guitar who redefined its sound and technique.

Influenced by

• Robert Johnson
• T-Bone Walker
• Lightnin' Hopkins
• Chuck Berry
• Muddy Waters
• B.B. King
• Little Richard
• Bob Dylan

Influenced

• The Stranglers
• Nile Rodgers
• Muse
• Blue Cheer
• Deep Purple
• Motörhead
• Patti Smith
• Prince
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• ZZ Top
• Thin Lizzy
• Scorpions
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Queen
• Parliament-Funkadelic
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Cure
• King Crimson
• Ash Ra Tempel
• Tangerine Dream
• Toto
• The Police
• Wolfmother