Are You Experienced dropped on this day May 12, 1967

As a young Black fan of rock and roll, discovering Jimi Hendrix was a revelation. Prior to finding out that one of the greatest guitarists to ever grace a fret was Black, I felt slightly guilty for liking rock music. With the bulk of my exposure to the genre coming from MTV and pop radio from the late 90s and early 2000s, I rarely saw any artists- outside of Lenny Kravitz- who looked like me and were under 30. — Read the rest