10 Greatest Blues Rock Guitarists

Jimi Hendrix is one of the greatest blues interpreters of the music industry. Coming from Seattle in the mid 60's, Hendrix became a massive hit in England with his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Throughout his short career, Hendrix took the guitar to its absolute sonic brink.

The solos found on each Hendrix song are intense events as Jimi creates a sonic tapestry with his guitar breaks. Each of these feel like feats of genius, but they are effortless when put into Hendrix's hands. These solos would become even more mind-bending during Hendrix's live shows, where he would employ tricks like playing the guitar behind his head and with his teeth.

Hendrix also helped open new doors by incorporating material that transcended the typical scale patterns that blues was known for. After Hendrix, there was a new musical vocabulary to be learned. Unfortunately, Hendrix's flame burned too bright, as he died at the dawn of the 70's. With the time that Hendrix had with us, he created sonic colors with his music that you didn't even know you could see. A true rock idol and a blues rock legend whose records will live on long after we depart from this plain of existence.