Jimmy is still around so we could just ask him. But I had an interesting observation when considering this question. Jimmy Page was really the closest thing to the British white guy version of Hendrix. read more
Jimmy Page was really the closest thing to the British white guy version of Hendrix. They both had a foundation in the blues, but Jimi had the influence of soul and rhythm and blues, while JP was influenced by English folk music. read more
The only time Jimi Hendrix appears to have said anything about Led Zeppelin before his death was in an April 1970 interview with the British music journalist Keith Altham that was later published in the May 9, 1970 issue of Melody Maker. read more
From what I understand about Jimi Hendrix, he was a walking encyclopedia of knowledge about the guitar players on rock and roll, r&b and blues records. Name any record, and he could likely tell you who played guitar on it, what kind of guitar it was, the kind of amp, etc. read more