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 ...

Townshend may have been partly referring to how, after Hendrix became popular, Clapton began dressing more flamboyantly and started styling his hair in a similar fashion to Jimi. Pete Townshend ...

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.” ...

Back in 1990, Guitarist magazine caught up with The Who guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, who was characteristically ... off watching me You say you were belted round the chops by Jimi Hendrix.

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 ...