Nov 23 2011
Rolling Stone rank Jimi Hendrix as number 1 guitarist of all time.
From RollingStone.com:
Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and the stage. On songs like “Machine Gun” or “Voodoo Chile,” his instrument is like a divining rod of the turbulent Sixties – you can hear the riots in the streets and napalm bombs dropping in his “Star-Spangled Banner.”
His playing was effortless. There’s not one minute of his recorded career that feels like he’s working hard at it – it feels like it’s all flowing through him.
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/jimi-hendrix-19691231#ixzz1eY9yUG00