Before he owned his own real electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix had to make his own with whatever he had. As a child, Hendrix (who was known as Buster at the time) was able to electrify his acoustic guitar ...

Jimi Hendrix was born 75 years ago today. He was only 27 when he died on Sept. 18, 1970. But in that short time Hendrix irrevocably changed the electric guitar — and, with it, rock ‘n’ roll — with his ...