Hendrix voted greatest guitar player

LEGENDARY musician Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitar player in history by Rolling Stone magazine.

“Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and the stage,” said Grammy-winning guitarist Tom Morello in the magazine, citing Hendrix’s Purple Haze and The Star-Spangled Banner as key tracks.

Hendrix is joined by the likes of Eric Clapton, BB King, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend among the top 10 in a list laden with rock ‘n’ roll icons.