Ed Caraeff: Jimi Hendrix Burning Guitar Monterey Pop Archive

Ed Caraeff: Jimi Hendrix Burning Guitar Monterey Pop Archive

On June 18, 1967, seventeen-year-old high school student Ed Caraeff stood at the edge of the stage at the Monterey International Pop Festival as Jimi Hendrix knelt over his burning Stratocaster, summoning flames with his fingertips. Caraeff's photograph became Rolling Stone's most famous cover and the defining visual symbol of rock history.

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