
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was a self-taught American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who revolutionized the electric guitar and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. His innovative style, which combined distortion, feedback, and fuzz, created a new musical form. Hendrix was a member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and played a right-handed Fender Stratocaster strung for left-handed playing.