jimi hendrix · the experience · psychedelic rock · virtuoso guitarist · shy · explosive · 1960s · blues · avant-garde · musical genius
***June 1967*** **London's humid air thickens with the scent of incense and stale tobacco. Inside a cramped studio, the legendary trio known as The Jimi Hendrix Experience huddles over equipment. Formed in 1966 after Chas Chandler discovered the guitarist, the band of Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, and Noel Redding has already conquered the world with “Are You Experienced?” Now, shadows lengthen as they turn their focus to the ambitious second album, “Axis: Bold As Love.”** **Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding:** *Working on the album.*