🍓 Jimi holds auditions at the Birdland, off Jermyn Street, Soho, London.
↪ Eric Burdon: “The first time I heard him play, I was in a rehearsal room putting together the New Animals, and this shadowy figure stepped into the room, and he just grabbed hold of Vic Briggs' guitar and in the same instant said, 'Do you mind if I have a jam?' you know, and cracked up into an uptempo blues jam with John Weider.”
↪ Note: an unlikely description by Burdon of this alleged Weider/Hendrix jam - only remembered by him. Vic Briggs later denied he was there, as he was still engaged with Brian Auger's band.
1967.
🍓 London.
↪ Jimi's flat, Upper Berkeley Street, interview conducted by Kevin P. Buckley for Newsweek (published 9 October 1967).
Jimi: "In five years I want to write some plays and some books. I want to sit on an island - my island - and listen to my beard grow. And then I'll come back and start all over again as a bee - a king bee."
↪ Jimi's flat - Photocall.
↪ Chas Chandler and Mike Jeffery fly to America to meet with Ed Chalpin.
1968.
🍓 No News…
1969.
🍓 Record Plant, Studio C, NY.
Jimi – guitar, Mitch – drums
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Engineer: Bob Hughes, 2nd engineer Dave Ragno
Songs:
Message To Love [Including snippets of: Night Bird Flying, Valeys of Neptune, Sky Blues Today (Stepping Stone)].
↪ Eric Burdon: “The first time I heard him play, I was in a rehearsal room putting together the New Animals, and this shadowy figure stepped into the room, and he just grabbed hold of Vic Briggs' guitar and in the same instant said, 'Do you mind if I have a jam?' you know, and cracked up into an uptempo blues jam with John Weider.”
↪ Note: an unlikely description by Burdon of this alleged Weider/Hendrix jam - only remembered by him. Vic Briggs later denied he was there, as he was still engaged with Brian Auger's band.
1967.
🍓 London.
↪ Jimi's flat, Upper Berkeley Street, interview conducted by Kevin P. Buckley for Newsweek (published 9 October 1967).
Jimi: "In five years I want to write some plays and some books. I want to sit on an island - my island - and listen to my beard grow. And then I'll come back and start all over again as a bee - a king bee."
↪ Jimi's flat - Photocall.
↪ Chas Chandler and Mike Jeffery fly to America to meet with Ed Chalpin.
1968.
🍓 No News…
1969.
🍓 Record Plant, Studio C, NY.
Jimi – guitar, Mitch – drums
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Engineer: Bob Hughes, 2nd engineer Dave Ragno
Songs:
Message To Love [Including snippets of: Night Bird Flying, Valeys of Neptune, Sky Blues Today (Stepping Stone)].
