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Portrait of Jimi Hendrix wearing a blue shirt and dark jacket indoors.

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Hendrix’s Secret Sauce: Steal Everything, Copy Nothing

Jimi Hendrix said he was influenced by everything at once. Here’s what that really means and how to turn chaos into a personal sound.

Bonnie Raitt with red hair plays an acoustic guitar onstage under warm red lighting.

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Bonnie Raitt’s Badass Guitar Education: The Women & Records That Raised Her

Bonnie Raitt did not learn blues from YouTube or guitar bros. She stole licks from records, worshipped women like Memphis Minnie and Sippie Wallace, and never asked permission.