📚 October, 01

1966.
📚 “The Polytechnic”, Little Titchfield Street, London W1
Jimi jams with the Cream (support: The Washington D.C.’s) playing 'Killing Floor'. (see Debbie's post for details)
https://plus.google.com/109564805347348145270/posts/HWm1228do5b

Rex Collections – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 2005
"Jimi first met Eric Clapton, arguably Britain’s greatest rock and blues guitarist, at a Cream gig at the London Polytechnic on Saturday 1 October 1966. ‘Jimi came on and stole the show,’ recalls Clapton. ‘He did his whole repertoire. He did a fast Howlin’ Wolf song. Very powerful. He played the guitar behind his head, between his legs, with his teeth, slapped it round on the ground a bit. I just went, “Yeah - this is it! This guy is bound for glory.”' Chas Chandler later found Clapton with his head in his hands. Clapton looked up and said, ‘You didn’t tell me he was that fucking good!’
Clapton and Jimi became friends, but a simmering rivalry remained."

Steve Barker: “As an eighteen year old arriving in London in September of 1966, I had already seen a whole series of American Folk Blues Festivals in the UK, with the likes of Sleepy John Estes, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson and Willie Dixon. In May of that year I had sat behind an electrifying Bob Dylan and the Band at Manchester Free Trade Hall and clearly recall someone shouting a still unreported “Remember Selma Alabama!” So London was no big deal. I was there to study journalism at Regent Street Polytechnic; three of Pink Floyd were there at the same time in the Architecture School. October 1st was the event of the first term, Cream playing at the Students Union. I wasn’t a big fan of Clapton’s blues output, but Cream was different. The hall was packed. I’d broken my spectacles and couldn’t see very well, but around two thirds of the way through a special guest was brought on – someone called Jimi Hendrix!”

1967.
📚 London SW13, "Olympic Sound Studios", 117 Church Road, Barnes
Studio recordings of 'Little Miss Lover' and 'One Rainy Wish'.
Noel: "Graham [Nash] came round, did 1 number."
Jimi at the Olympic Sound Studios during the recording sessions for "Axis: Bold As Love". Photo by Eddie Kramer.

1968.
📚 Mitch and Noel return to Los Angeles. Jimi travels from Los Angeles International Airport to Honolulu, Hawaii where he is promptly interviewed by Wayne Harada for the October 3 issue of The Honolulu Advertiser.

1969.
📚 No News…

📚 Born on this day
♡ George "Wild Child" Butler
(Oct 1, 1936 – Mar 1, 2005)
Crack House Woman: https://youtu.be/c2SuRwNkefM

♡ Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres
(Oct 1, 1947 – Dec 2, 2006)
Venus: https://youtu.be/_tklTBPi2bk

📚 Gone to Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven
♡ Albert J. "Al" Jackson Jr., a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s
(Nov 27, 1935 – Oct 1, 1975)
Green Onions: https://youtu.be/WB5VD_Z5Zvg