1. Jimi Hendrix
It became the finest piece of rock and roll to emerge from the 1960's and even now nobody has topped it. As rock guitarist Vernon Reid recalled in a 1989 reminiscence, "At that moment he became one of the greats like Coltrane, or Parker, or Dolphy. ... In 1959, Hendrix joined his first band, the Rocking Kings. ... This young American black man who played aggressive rock and roll guitar with and sharp edge quickly became the darling of the music and tabloid presses. ... During his short career he learned more about rock and roll and the story it feeds it, the struggle over Amer...
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