A fascinating and innovative musical career was cut short when Jimi Hendrix died in 1970. Today on Soundcheck: a biographer delves into the mystery surrounding Hendrix's final hours and challenges the guitar great's long-accepted cause of death. Later: a live performance from the Jupiter String Quartet.
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Jupiter String QuartetScuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
It has long been acknowledged that Jimi Hendrix died under suspicious circumstances in 1970. Now, David Henderson's sprawling 1978 biography "Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky," has been published in a revised edition that presents never-before-published information about the hours leading up to Hendrix's death. The new information challenges ...
The Jupiter String Quartet
Earlier this year, the Jupiter String Quartet was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. In residence at Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two, the rising young group includes a married couple and two sisters. The foursome performs live in advance of ...
Jimi Hendrix's Death: A Classic Whodunnit
The world’s most famous guitarist. The girlfriend who wanted to be his wife. The famous rock singer. The rock singer’s wife who wanted to be the guitarist’s girlfriend. The guitarist’s manager, who mysteriously “misplaced” a fair amount of money. The manager’s associates, both of them angling to take over as ...