In early 1967, the American guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, took London by storm.
His flamboyant style and new ways of playing the electric guitar enthralled everyone from the Beatles to Eric Clapton.
His English girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham, recalls her relationship with a man who would become a musical legend.
PHOTO: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
Published on Friday, 25th January 2013.
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