The most original of rock guitarists, Jimi Hendrix's innovative music and flamboyant persona make him one of the great icons of 20th century music. Hendrix's career was all too brief, but he remains a pivotal artist. Whereas many other books about Hendrix concentrate on the showmanship and rock'n'roll excesses, Keith Shadwick's "Jimi Hendrix: Musician; (first published in 2003) brought a depth of analysis to Hendrix's musical legacy as a guitarist, singer and composer previously missing from other accounts of his career. It does this by placing Hendrix's work in the broadest possible musical context, encompassing rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, blues, fusion and a range of classical disciplines where they touch on his work.