November 27

 

Guitar's most revolutionary voice Jimi Hendrix was born today in 1942 in Seattle, destined to transform the electric guitar into an entirely new instrument through his innovative techniques, feedback mastery, and psychedelic vision before his tragic death at 27 ended the most explosive career in rock history…

 

Counterculture experimentation reached new heights today in 1965 when author Ken Kesey and his band of "Merry Pranksters" held the first "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" with the Grateful Dead providing the soundtrack, launching the psychedelic movement that would define San Francisco's Summer of Love…

 

George Harrison emerged from the Beatles' shadow today in 1970 with the release of his triple album 'All Things Must Pass,' the Phil Spector-produced masterpiece featuring "My Sweet Lord" that proved the Quiet Beatle had been sitting on a treasure trove of brilliant songs…

 

Singer-songwriter introspection deepened today in 1976 with the release of Jackson Browne's 'The Pretender,' the melancholic album that confronted mortality and disillusionment while cementing Browne's reputation as Southern California's most thoughtful troubadour.