Rock greatest guitarist
JIMI HENDRIX (James Marhall Hendrix) (1942-1970) :
After some schoolbands and back from the US armee - he started his professional musicians career as sideman for
the likes of LITTLE RICHARD ; The ISLEY BROTHERS ; The IMPRESSIONS & The SUPREMES - only to name a few.
Some recordings exist - he also did some recordings with CURTIS KNIGHT & The SQUIRES, before starting own group:
JIMMY JAMES & The BLUE FLAMES - one of the concerts in Greenwich Village got visited by ex-ANIMALS bass player
CHAS CHANDLER who got the info from a girlfriend.
He was so impressed that he gave HENDRIX immediatley a manager & producer contract - which let that Hendrix left the
USA for the UK - where they formed the EXPERIENCE.
For a first big concert at the Paris Olympic as opener for JOHNNY HALLYDAY they practised some small concerts in a munich
(Schwabing) club named BIG APPLE.
The HEY JOE single saw a release in Dec. 1966 and entered the UK charts in early 1967.
Some big festivals in USA followed first Monterey and the biggest Woodstock - which made him world wide successful after
short but intense 4 years all was over with his death in Sept.1970.
Style : Psychedelic Bluesrock; Improvisation;
see:
Little Richard ; Curtis Knight ; Isley Brothers ; Nitro Function ; Buddy Miles Express ;
Fat Mattress ; Georgie Fame ; Riot Squad ; Impressions ; King Curtis ; Spirit ; Love ;
Traffic ; Ramatam ; Eire Apparent ; Cat Mother ; Noel Redding - Road ;
Musicians:
Jimi Hendrix - lead guitar, vocals;
Mitch Mitchell - drums, perc.; Noel Redding - bass;
1969-1970 :
Buddy Miles - drums; Billy Cox - bass;
1970 :
Mitch Mitchell - drums; Billy Cox - bass
Producer: Heaven Research Engineer : Eddie Kramer ; Design: Victor Kahn ; Photos: Jan Blom ;
Recorded Live - Ne Years Eve 69-70 at Fillmore East , New York - by: Wally Heider
Side One all songs written by J.Hendrix ..if not shown..
Who knows 9:34
Machine Gun 12:38
Side Two
Changes (B.Miles) 5:11
Power to Love 6:55
Message to Love 5:24
We gotta Live together (B.Miles) 5:51
Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:
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RECORD =
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m-
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COVER =
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vg++ to m- (gatefold sleeve, beginning rw)
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a LUDWIG MASTER & STERLING (manufactured)
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