# Linda Keith: The Rolling Stones muse who discovered Jimi Hendrix

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/linda-keith-the-rolling-stones-muse-who-discovered-jimi-hendrix/
- Published: 2026-11-08T22:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T22:24:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/linda-keith-rolling-stones-muse-who-discovered-jimi-hendrix/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Linda Keith recognised Hendrix’s talent in New York.
- She introduced him to Chas Chandler.
- Chandler’s interest helped launch Hendrix’s career.

## Summary

Linda Keith, a London-born model and blues fan, helped bring Jimi Hendrix to the attention of the music industry after seeing him perform in New York in the mid-1960s. Though dating Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, she was struck by Hendrix’s playing and set out to secure him recognition and a record deal, a turning point in his career.

Keith first invited Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham and music executive Seymour Stein to see Hendrix, but neither encounter immediately led to a breakthrough. At one performance Hendrix smashed a Fender Stratocaster that belonged to Richards, angering Keith; later, she took former Animals guitarist Chas Chandler to see him at Cafe Wha?, where his performance of “Hey Joe” impressed Chandler and began their professional relationship.

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