This week marks the 39th anniversary of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, which is famous for a couple of reasons. First, it was such a financial disaster it put the kibosh on any further Wight fesivals for the next 32 years. Second, and more importantly, it marked the penultimate performance of one James Marshall Hendrix.
Hendrix's career barely spanned four years, but his influence continues to this day. This has led to a more or less constant stream of wannabe fret jockeys whose greatest lega
