These Folks Are The Greatest American Rock Bands Ever

Jimi Hendrix

GettyImages-84893052.jpg

Photo Credit: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images

He wasn’t one of the headliners of Woodstock for nothing. On many occasions, Hendrix flipped the guitar upside down, paving the way for the next generation of guitarists to put amps on overdrive.

The Seattle native was everything a music fan wanted in a guitarist, singer, writer and flamboyant rock musician.