Jimi Hendrix: A list of the best songs by the iconic guitarist

James Marshall ''Jimi'' Hendrix was an American rock musician who is widely regarded as one of greatest guitarists of all time. He has also written various songs throughout his career, and is considered as " greatest instrumentalist in history of rock music". He began playing guitar at a very young and was inspired by rock and roll, and electric blues. Hendrix died at a very young but has left a huge legacy behind him. 

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Best songs by Jimi Hendrix

1. Purple haze

Penned by Jimi Hendrix, song was released as second record single by band Jimi Hendrix Experience, in year 1967. It introduced many fans of rock genre to experimental genre of that era — psychedelic rock. song talks about psychedelic experiences of writer. In an interview, he h mentioned that re were over a thousand words in song when it was in developmental st.

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2. All Along Watchtower

All Along Watchtower is written by one of most revered artists in American music, Bob Dylan. It is considered to be one of best songs by Dylan. Just six months after song was released, Jimi Hendrix’s version of song was released, and it became one of top 20 songs of year 1968. song has been used in several Hollywood movies.

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3. Hey Joe

Hey Joe was one of most popular rock songs that h become a rock standard, and it has been covered by many artists. Jimi Hendrix's version is still widely popular among fans. song h faced several controversies and American singer Tim Rose claimed to have penned song. Hendrix's guitar work on song has widely been praised by critics. 

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