Release of Are You Experienced

Date: May 12, 1967 • Location: Washington, United States

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced.

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience; the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".