New Jimi Hendrix Biopic

Work on a new Jimi Hendrix biopic, or biographical movie, "All Is By My Side" is apparently under way. Although a release date has not been scheduled, there is already a lot of buzz surrounding the film.

ISBN: 978-0-7660-2449-6

Jimi Hendrix fans might enjoy reading our biography, "Jimi Hendrix: 'Kiss the Sky'" from our American Rebels series while they wait for the movie to hit theaters.

Today is the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock-n-roll music. By experimenting with the electronic elements of the guitar, he created a signature style that was unmistakable—one that has not been matched since his untimely passing at age twenty-eight in 1970. In Jimi Hendrix: "Kiss the Sky", author Edward Willett examines the life and career of this legendary pioneer of contemporary music.

On this day in 1967

The three-day Monterey International Pop Music Festival - which catapulted Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Janis Joplin to stardom - opened in northern California.