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Ellen McIlwaine, slide guitarist with a power voice, dies at 75 Early in her career she played with Jimi Hendrix. She went on to record several well-regarded albums. But she remained under the radar. Neil Genzlinger (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- In the mid-1960s Ellen McIlwaine spent about a month playing in New York with a fellow guitarist whose musical tastes she shared, an undiscovered talent named Jimi Hendrix. They made an unusual pair — a white woman working on her slide-guitar skills and a Black guy developing his own flamboyant style. It was going pretty well, and she thought about formalizi...

National News Slide guitarist, singer Ellen McIlwaine, dies In the mid-1960s Ellen McIlwaine spent about a month playing in New York with a fellow guitarist whose musical tastes she shared, an undiscovered talent named Jimi Hendrix. They made an unusual pair, a white woman working on her slide-guitar skills and a Black guy developing his own flamboyant style. It was going pretty well, and she thought about formalizing the partnership. by New York Times News Service Jun. 29 2021 @ 8:11pm In the mid-1960s Ellen McIlwaine spent about a month playing in New York with a fellow guitarist whose musi...