
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was a Seattle-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist who revolutionized the instrument and influenced generations of musicians. His innovative use of distortion, feedback, and string bending expanded the electric guitar's sonic potential. Hendrix's style blended blues and psychedelic influences, and his creative studio work with multitracking, stereo panning, and analog sound effects altered modern music's sonic vocabulary. Eddie Van Halen legendary guitarist