On this day in 1967, Jimi Hendrix first started his schtick of lighting his guitar on fire... and playing it with his teeth.

Jimi Hendrix Plugs In “When I was 17 I formed this group with some other guys, but they drowned me out,” he would say to Guitar Player in 1968 (via The Guardian ).

The annual event celebrates the art and legacy of Jimi Hendrix with an all-star line-up of guitar heroes — just a few of the names included on this edition are Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Zakk Wylde, ...

Jimi Hendrix, the world-famous electric guitarist whose innovative style forever shaped the rock-music landscape, was posthumously honored with a Washington state Medal of Merit at the Capitol on ...