Celebrate Black History Month by listening to these Black musicians with WA connections
Here’s some history of musicians who were Washingtonians, or got famous on the Washington state music scene, for Black History Month.
The remarkable untold story of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios – from the man that helped him build it
Founded by Hendrix just months before his death, Electric Lady Studios was a mind-expanding creative mothership where his ...
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The Time Jimi Hendrix Recorded a Joni Mitchell Concert
Jimi Hendrix sat in the front row of a Joni Mitchell concert to record her performance. But his tapes were stolen and thought to be lost forever. Decades later, they surfaced in a private collection ...
Jimi Hendrix copyright dispute to proceeds to trial as Sony losses appeal
Sony Music's attempt to block a copyright claim by the estate of Jimi Hendrix has been blocked again after the Court of Appeal dismissed their claim ...
Soft Machine founding member Mike Ratledge dead at 81
Soft Machine founding member Mike Ratledge dead at 81 following a brief illness, who formed the group in 1966 before ...
Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio ...
The guitarist Pete Townshend knew he could never match no matter how hard he tried
Rock and roll was already changing by leaps and bounds every week in the 1960s, but Pete Townshend wasn't afraid of healthy ...
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New Pete Townshend Box Set Gathers Together All of The Who Guitarist/Songwriter’s Solo Studio Albums
A new Pete Townshend box set will feature CD versions of all of The Who guitarist/songwriter’s solo studio albums.