Pete Townshend claims that many guitarists of the counterculture age found themselves in Jimi Hendrix's shadow. The Who ...

Jimi Hendrix’s arrival in London in September ... which until then had been dominated by players like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend As Townshend told Guitar Player, Hendrix sent ...

Pete Townshend, the band’s primary songwriter ... There was only one problem: Jimi Hendrix would also introduce himself to West Coast audiences that same night in Monterey.

A look at Jimi Hendrix's impact on the London blues scene, and how the friendship between Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend was born of their shared fear of him.

Pete Townshend watched Otis Redding work his magic on Saturday ... “The Who paid my fare home,” says Keith Altham, who covered the festival for New Musical Express, “but Jimi Hendrix paid for my ...

Pete Townshend wasn’t the only guitar player who found themselves intimidated by the late great Jimi Hendrix. Fellow British guitarist Jeff Beck had a similar experience to Townshend—both as a ...

Pete Townshend has been known to give journalists juicy soundbites throughout his now-60-plus-year career. He once said “Jimi Hendrix was a great player, but he wasn't really creative.” ...

Pete was getting all these funny noises, banging his guitar against the speakers. Basically, the act that [Jimi] Hendrix is famous for came from Townshend, pre-‘I Can’t Explain.’ ...

If asked what songs Pete Townshend writes ... and although I hadn't been belted round the chops by Jimi Hendrix yet, I definitely didn't want to be competing with those players." ...

Whether smashing guitars or popularizing the concept album, the Who’s Pete Townshend ... At the same time, Townshend takes the opportunity to point out that Jimi Hendrix wasn't doing anything ...

Fifty-four years on from Jimi Hendrix’s death at the age of 27 ... Paul McCartney, and Pete Townshend. The tapes, which include “Up From the Skies,” “Ain’t No Telling,” “Little ...