💣 January, 13

💣 1967.

The Experience perform at the 7 1/2 Club.

Noel: We were doing clubs like the Seven And A Half for £7.

UK NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS
Hendrix is a one-man guitar explosion, with a stage act that leaves those who think pop has gone pretty with their mouths hanging open. What this man does to a guitar could get him arrested for assault.
This is the story of his life in his own words:

Jimi: ‘Bored to death at 16 i joined the Army Airborne. A little less than a year of screaming ‘AHHHhh!’ and ‘i’m falllllliiing’ all the time, so i squeezed my way out by breaking my ankle and hurting my back. Then i tried being serious with my first love — music.

One of The Isley Brothers heard me playing in a club and said he had a job open. Sleeping between them tall tenements was hell — rats running across your chest, cockroaches stealing your last candybar — so i figured, ‘Yeah, i’ll gig.’

But i got tired of playing in the key of F all the time and turned in my white mohair silk suit and patent leather shoes.

A tour came through town with BB King, Sam Cooke, Chuck Jackson, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson and Hank Ballard. I learned an awful lot when i got a job guitar-picking behind all those names every night.

In Atlanta i auditioned with Little Richard, copped the gig and worked with him all over the US, finally landing in Los Angeles and playing more gigs with Ike & Tina Turner.

I quit Little Richard because of a money misunderstanding and to rest. But who can rest in New York? I got a job with another band. I had all these ideas and sounds in my brain and playing this ‘other people’s music’ all the time was hurting me. I jumped from the frying pan into the fire when i joined up with Joey Dee & The Starlighters. Mind you, this is an out of sight group, but..?!?!

After sucking on a peppermint twist salary i had to quit, and begin playing with a jukebox band, and finally quit that too, with nothing but a ‘wish’ sandwich (two pieces of bread — wishing I had some meat between).

Finally i formed up with three other guys under the name of The Blue Flame (no connection). I was living off sympathy until my English friend appeared from nowhere and persuaded Chas Chandler of The Animals to come down to where i was gigging and give an ear.

We came here to England, picked out two of the best musicians — Noel Redding from The Loving Kind for bass and Mitch Mitchell, an ex-Blue Flame, on drums — and formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Now i’m going to make certain i don’t fluff it all up!’”


💣 1968.
Jimi and Gerry Stickells stay at the Esso Motor Hotel, Göteborg. Jimi reports at the ‘Report Room’ of the Gothenburg police station at 14.00 hours.

💣 1969.
↪ Studio Dumont Koln, Germany Two Shows with Eire Apparent. 
Jimi attended an autograph session at Studio Du Monde Book & Record Shop. Part of the event was filmed and later featured as part of the German television program Beat Club.

↪ Köln, unknown club, West Germany
Monika Dannemann: “We went to a club at Noel’s request, and they jammed for some time, Noel playing lead guitar and Jimi bass. Afterwards, we were enjoying a Chinese meal when an old flower-lady passed through the restaurant carrying a basket full of flowers. Jimi called her over, bought a bunch of red roses and handed them to me, whispering in my ear ‘They’re for you - a symbol of my love...”