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12 May 1967, Are You Experienced by the Jimi Hendrix Experience was released in the UK. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock music. The album features Jimi Hendrix’s innovative approach to songwriting and electric guitar playing which soon established a new direction in psychedelic and hard […]
Thanks to Barry Robinson on his Classic Rock video channel for his review on a selection of our The Day I Was There books. https://youtu.be/lFrZTvXr3M0 The Day I Was There: Jimi Hendrix | Black Sabbath | Led Zeppelin Read the full article at The Day InMusic!: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10166018820190167
18 Jan 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded an appearance on UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing a live version of “Hey Joe”. They also played a show at the Seven and a Half Club in Mayfair, London during the evening. https://youtu.be/JbSlhCj2Wyg The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe (Top of the Pops […]
26 Dec 1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played an afternoon show at The Uppercut Club, London, (where he was billed as “The American Top soul Singer – Jimi Hendrix”). Hendrix also wrote the lyrics to Purple Haze in the dressing room on the same day. https://youtu.be/zSsjtiky9xI The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze – LIVE […]
16 Dec 1966, The first Jimi Hendrix Experience single ‘Hey Joe’, was released in the UK on Polydor records, the track had been rejected by the Decca label. It went on to be a No.6 hit in the UK, but failed to chart in America. Chas Chandler, who was now managing Hendrix had seen Folk […]
13 Dec 1966, Jimi Hendrix made his TV debut on ITV’s ‘Ready Steady Go!’ (Marc Bolan was also on the show). The Jimi Hendrix Experience also recorded ‘Foxy Lady’ on this day. The United States version of Are You Experienced listed the song with a spelling mistake as ‘Foxey Lady’ and this is how it […]
1 Dec 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their second studio album Axis: Bold as Love. Hendrix expressed dismay regarding the album cover art, which depicts him and the Experience as various forms of Vishnu, incorporating a painting of them by Roger Law, from a photo-portrait by Karl Ferris. Hendrix stated that the cover would […]
27 Nov 1942, born on this day, Jimi Hendrix, guitarist, singer, songwriter who had the 1967 UK No.6 single ‘Hey Joe’, the 1970 UK No.1 single ‘Voodoo Chile’, and the 1968 US No.1 and UK No.6 album ‘Electric Ladyland’. Hendrix who is widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in musical history made appearances at […]
