May 1967
Events
- May 12, 1967Jimi Hendrix debuts Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix's debut album redefined the electric guitar as an expressive instrument and invented the vocabulary of rock guitar. Ranked the greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone, Hendrix achieved global rock superstardom at a time when Black artists rarely headlined rock festivals.
- May 12, 1967Jimi Hendrix Experience Releases 'Are You Experienced'
The debut album of the Jimi Hendrix Experience — Seattle-born Black guitarist backed by two British musicians — transformed rock music with its psychedelic feedback, studio innovation, and Hendrix's blues-rooted virtuosity. The album revolutionized the electric guitar as an instrument.